BATES TEST BANK (MSK + prostate + Nervous
System) Exam with Correct Answers
You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are
trying to decide whether it is inflammatory or
noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
tenderness
A) Tenderness
B) Cool temperature
C) Ecchymosis
D) Nodules
You are assessing a patient with diffuse joint pains and
want to make sure that only the joints are the
problem, and that the pain is not related to other
diseases. Which of the following is a systemic cause of
lupus joint pain?
A) Gout
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Lupus
D) Spondylosis
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A 19-year-old college sophomore comes to the clinic
for evaluation of joint pains. The student has been
back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her
holiday, she went camping. She notes that she had a
red spot, shaped like a target, but then it started
lyme disease
spreading, and then the joint pains started. She used
insect repellant but was in an area known to have
ticks. She has never been sick and takes no
medications routinely; she has never been sexually
active. What is the most likely cause of her joint pain?
An 85-year-old retired housewife comes with her
daughter to establish care. Her daughter is concerned
because her mother has started to fall more. As part
of her physical examination, you ask her to walk
across the examination room. Which of the following
foot arched
is not part of the stance phase of gait?
A) Foot arched
B) Heel strike
C) Mid-stance
D) Push-off
A 32-year-old warehouse worker presents for
evaluation of low back pain. He notes a sudden onset
of pain after lifting a set of boxes that were heavier
straight leg-raise than usual. He also states that he has numbness and
tingling in the left leg. He wants to know if he needs
to be off of work. What test should you perform to
assess for a herniated disc?
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A 33-year-old construction worker comes for
evaluation and treatment of acute onset of low back
pain. He notes that the pain is an aching located in the
lumbosacral area. It has been present intermittently
for several years; there is no known trauma or injury.
He points to the left lower back. The pain does not
mechanical low back pain
radiate and there is no numbness or tingling in the
legs or incontinence. He was moving furniture for a
friend over the weekend. On physical examination,
you note muscle spasm, with normal deep tendon
reflexes and muscle strength. What is the most likely
cause of this patient's low back pain?
A 50-year-old realtor comes to your office for
evaluation of neck pain. She was in a motor vehicle
collision 2 days ago and was assessed by the
emergency medical technicians on site, but she didn't
think that she needed to go to the emergency room at
Cervical sprain that time. Now, she has severe pain and stiffness in her
neck. On physical examination, you note pain and
spasm over the paraspinous muscles on the left side
of the neck, and pain when you make the patient do
active range of motion of the cervical spine. What is
the most likely cause of this neck pain?
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic
for evaluation of pain "all over." With further
questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse
in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back, and knees.
She denies swelling in her joints; she states that the
Fibromyalgia pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation in
her range of motion. On physical examination, she has
several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders,
and back that are tender to palpation; muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which of
the following is likely the cause of her pain?
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System) Exam with Correct Answers
You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are
trying to decide whether it is inflammatory or
noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
tenderness
A) Tenderness
B) Cool temperature
C) Ecchymosis
D) Nodules
You are assessing a patient with diffuse joint pains and
want to make sure that only the joints are the
problem, and that the pain is not related to other
diseases. Which of the following is a systemic cause of
lupus joint pain?
A) Gout
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Lupus
D) Spondylosis
,10/17/25, 4:05 AM BATES TEST BANK (MSK + prostate + Nervous System) Exam with Correct Answers Flashcards | Quizlet
A 19-year-old college sophomore comes to the clinic
for evaluation of joint pains. The student has been
back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her
holiday, she went camping. She notes that she had a
red spot, shaped like a target, but then it started
lyme disease
spreading, and then the joint pains started. She used
insect repellant but was in an area known to have
ticks. She has never been sick and takes no
medications routinely; she has never been sexually
active. What is the most likely cause of her joint pain?
An 85-year-old retired housewife comes with her
daughter to establish care. Her daughter is concerned
because her mother has started to fall more. As part
of her physical examination, you ask her to walk
across the examination room. Which of the following
foot arched
is not part of the stance phase of gait?
A) Foot arched
B) Heel strike
C) Mid-stance
D) Push-off
A 32-year-old warehouse worker presents for
evaluation of low back pain. He notes a sudden onset
of pain after lifting a set of boxes that were heavier
straight leg-raise than usual. He also states that he has numbness and
tingling in the left leg. He wants to know if he needs
to be off of work. What test should you perform to
assess for a herniated disc?
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A 33-year-old construction worker comes for
evaluation and treatment of acute onset of low back
pain. He notes that the pain is an aching located in the
lumbosacral area. It has been present intermittently
for several years; there is no known trauma or injury.
He points to the left lower back. The pain does not
mechanical low back pain
radiate and there is no numbness or tingling in the
legs or incontinence. He was moving furniture for a
friend over the weekend. On physical examination,
you note muscle spasm, with normal deep tendon
reflexes and muscle strength. What is the most likely
cause of this patient's low back pain?
A 50-year-old realtor comes to your office for
evaluation of neck pain. She was in a motor vehicle
collision 2 days ago and was assessed by the
emergency medical technicians on site, but she didn't
think that she needed to go to the emergency room at
Cervical sprain that time. Now, she has severe pain and stiffness in her
neck. On physical examination, you note pain and
spasm over the paraspinous muscles on the left side
of the neck, and pain when you make the patient do
active range of motion of the cervical spine. What is
the most likely cause of this neck pain?
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic
for evaluation of pain "all over." With further
questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse
in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back, and knees.
She denies swelling in her joints; she states that the
Fibromyalgia pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation in
her range of motion. On physical examination, she has
several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders,
and back that are tender to palpation; muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which of
the following is likely the cause of her pain?
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