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ORTHOPEDICS EXAM
1.When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse practitioner notes tenderness of the posterior
medial malleolus. This could be suggestive of:
Tibial tendinitis
2.When testing hand grip strength on a patient, the nurse practitioner asks the patient to squeeze
which finger(s)?:
Second and third fingers
3.A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near the
distal palmar crease is suggestive of:
Dupuytren's contracture
4.The forward slippage of one vertebrae resulting in spinal cord compression is referred to as:
Spondylolisthesis
5.Apatient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type
of low back pain is referred to as:
radicular low back pain
6.Thenar atrophy suggests:
A median nerve disorder
7.What test is performed when the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to hold his wrists in flexion
for 60 seconds while pressing back on his hands together to form right angles:
phalen's test
8.When inspecting the should and shoulder girdle, the rounded lateral aspect of the should appears
flattened. This finding could be associated with:
Anterior should dislocation
9.When inspecting the shoulder and shoulder girdle, an elevation of the right should was noted this
finding could be associated with:
Scoliosis
10.On examination of the foot, the nurse practitioner notes acute inflammation of the first
metatarsophalangeal joint. This finding could be consistent wit h
Gout
11.Decreased spinal mobility in the lumbar region could be suggestive of:
osteoarthritis
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ORTHOPEDICS EXAM
1.When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse practitioner notes tenderness of the posterior
medial malleolus. This could be suggestive of:
Tibial tendinitis
2.When testing hand grip strength on a patient, the nurse practitioner asks the patient to squeeze
which finger(s)?:
Second and third fingers
3.A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near the
distal palmar crease is suggestive of:
Dupuytren's contracture
4.The forward slippage of one vertebrae resulting in spinal cord compression is referred to as:
Spondylolisthesis
5.Apatient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type
of low back pain is referred to as:
radicular low back pain
6.Thenar atrophy suggests:
A median nerve disorder
7.What test is performed when the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to hold his wrists in flexion
for 60 seconds while pressing back on his hands together to form right angles:
phalen's test
8.When inspecting the should and shoulder girdle, the rounded lateral aspect of the should appears
flattened. This finding could be associated with:
Anterior should dislocation
9.When inspecting the shoulder and shoulder girdle, an elevation of the right should was noted this
finding could be associated with:
Scoliosis
10.On examination of the foot, the nurse practitioner notes acute inflammation of the first
metatarsophalangeal joint. This finding could be consistent wit h
Gout
11.Decreased spinal mobility in the lumbar region could be suggestive of:
osteoarthritis
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