NURS 611 EXAM 2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS
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What does Enthesis mean? - ANS-- The point in which ligaments, tendons, and joint capsules
are inserted into the bone
What occurs to the Enthesis with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Fibrosis, ossiciation, and
fusion of the joint
What joints are primarily impacted by Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Sacroiliac joints
- Vertebral column (axial skeleton)
What is the hallmark sign of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Enthesitis
- Chronic inflammation
What is the classic appearance of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Bamboo spine
Why does the spine look like a bamboo spine with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- due to
the calcification of spinal ligaments, appearing to become sqaure and losing their concave
anterior contour
What is the most common symptom of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Lower back pain
- Lower back stiffness
,What is the most common postural change with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS--
Hyperkyphosis
What is Hyperkyphosis? - ANS-exaggerated thoracic curvature (hunchback)
What can occur to the aorta as a complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Aortic
regurgitation
What can occur to the lungs as a complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS--
Pulmonary fibrosis
What syndrome can occur as a complication to Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Cauda
equina syndrome
What type of hip surgery can treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Total hip replacement
- What type of spine procedure can help treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Osteotomy
- What type of spinal fusion can help treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Cervical spinal
fusion
What non-pharmacological approaches can aid Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) treatment? - ANS--
regular exercise
- postural training
- physical therapy
What causes Gout? - ANS-- Build up of uric acid (UC)
,How does Uric Acid (UC) cause gout? - ANS-- due to the deposit of monosodium urate crystals
(MSUs) in the tissues)
Where does the monosodium urate crystals deposit with gout? - ANS-- In and around the joint
What forms in the joints with gout? - ANS-- insoluble preciptates of Monosodium urate crystals
What does the crystallization of the synovial fluid in gout cause? - ANS-- Release of chemokines
and interleukins
What is Gout arthritis? - ANS-- Damaged to a joint that has been exposed to prolonged
accumulation of crystallization in synovial fluid.
What is tophi? - ANS-- Small white nodules that are visible through the skin
What causes tophi to occur in Gout? - ANS-- Crystal deposition in subcutaneous tissues
What is a Gout flare? - ANS-- it is an acute inflammatory response to the deposited
monosodium urate crystals
What type of disorder is Gout? - ANS-- A purine metabolism disorder
What causes the purine metabolism disorder in Gout? - ANS-- Altered urate transport
Where is the altered urate transport in Gout located? - ANS-- The gut
- The kidneys
, What is Fibromyalgia? - ANS-A chronic musculoskeletal sybdrome characterized by chronic,
widespread musculoskeletal pain
Where can pain be impacted from Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- From head to toe
What are the two other common symptoms with Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- Fatigue (mental and
physical)
- Sleep disturbances (non-restorative sleep)
What occurs to memory with severe Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- Memory deficits can occur
What is Scoliosis? - ANS-- A rotational curvature of the spine
What plane is the most obvious note of Scoliosis? - ANS-Anteroposterior plane
Where are the earliest pathological changes with Scoliosis? - ANS-- soft tissue
What occurs to the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues with Scoliosis? - ANS-- they
become shortened
what sides does the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues become shortened on? - ANS--
on the concave side of the curve
When do vertebral deformities occur with Scoliosis? - ANS-- as asymptomatic forces are applied
to the epiphyseal center of the ossification by shortened and tight soft tissues on the concave
side of the curve
What occurs with "Rib Hump" with Scoliosis? - ANS-- Is considered to be the TRUE CURVE
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
What does Enthesis mean? - ANS-- The point in which ligaments, tendons, and joint capsules
are inserted into the bone
What occurs to the Enthesis with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Fibrosis, ossiciation, and
fusion of the joint
What joints are primarily impacted by Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Sacroiliac joints
- Vertebral column (axial skeleton)
What is the hallmark sign of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Enthesitis
- Chronic inflammation
What is the classic appearance of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Bamboo spine
Why does the spine look like a bamboo spine with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- due to
the calcification of spinal ligaments, appearing to become sqaure and losing their concave
anterior contour
What is the most common symptom of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Lower back pain
- Lower back stiffness
,What is the most common postural change with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS--
Hyperkyphosis
What is Hyperkyphosis? - ANS-exaggerated thoracic curvature (hunchback)
What can occur to the aorta as a complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Aortic
regurgitation
What can occur to the lungs as a complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS--
Pulmonary fibrosis
What syndrome can occur as a complication to Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Cauda
equina syndrome
What type of hip surgery can treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Total hip replacement
- What type of spine procedure can help treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Osteotomy
- What type of spinal fusion can help treat Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? - ANS-- Cervical spinal
fusion
What non-pharmacological approaches can aid Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) treatment? - ANS--
regular exercise
- postural training
- physical therapy
What causes Gout? - ANS-- Build up of uric acid (UC)
,How does Uric Acid (UC) cause gout? - ANS-- due to the deposit of monosodium urate crystals
(MSUs) in the tissues)
Where does the monosodium urate crystals deposit with gout? - ANS-- In and around the joint
What forms in the joints with gout? - ANS-- insoluble preciptates of Monosodium urate crystals
What does the crystallization of the synovial fluid in gout cause? - ANS-- Release of chemokines
and interleukins
What is Gout arthritis? - ANS-- Damaged to a joint that has been exposed to prolonged
accumulation of crystallization in synovial fluid.
What is tophi? - ANS-- Small white nodules that are visible through the skin
What causes tophi to occur in Gout? - ANS-- Crystal deposition in subcutaneous tissues
What is a Gout flare? - ANS-- it is an acute inflammatory response to the deposited
monosodium urate crystals
What type of disorder is Gout? - ANS-- A purine metabolism disorder
What causes the purine metabolism disorder in Gout? - ANS-- Altered urate transport
Where is the altered urate transport in Gout located? - ANS-- The gut
- The kidneys
, What is Fibromyalgia? - ANS-A chronic musculoskeletal sybdrome characterized by chronic,
widespread musculoskeletal pain
Where can pain be impacted from Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- From head to toe
What are the two other common symptoms with Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- Fatigue (mental and
physical)
- Sleep disturbances (non-restorative sleep)
What occurs to memory with severe Fibromyalgia? - ANS-- Memory deficits can occur
What is Scoliosis? - ANS-- A rotational curvature of the spine
What plane is the most obvious note of Scoliosis? - ANS-Anteroposterior plane
Where are the earliest pathological changes with Scoliosis? - ANS-- soft tissue
What occurs to the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues with Scoliosis? - ANS-- they
become shortened
what sides does the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues become shortened on? - ANS--
on the concave side of the curve
When do vertebral deformities occur with Scoliosis? - ANS-- as asymptomatic forces are applied
to the epiphyseal center of the ossification by shortened and tight soft tissues on the concave
side of the curve
What occurs with "Rib Hump" with Scoliosis? - ANS-- Is considered to be the TRUE CURVE
