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NSG500 (NSG 500) Final Exam Advanced Health |! |! |! |! |! |!
Assessment Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct
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Grade A - Wilkes |! |! |!
What is the best way to assess for joint symmetry? -
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ANSWER >>>inspection by comparing joint from one
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side to the other
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What is the correct position when performing a
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rectal/prostate exam? - ANSWER >>>side-lying |! |! |! |! |!
position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you
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palpating? - ANSWER >>>Posterior aspect
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What should a normal prostate feel like? - ANSWER
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>>>Rubbery and smooth |! |!
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How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? -
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ANSWER >>>When the patient is experiencing sliding
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of the rectum, occurs during straining
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What do external hemorrhoids look like? - ANSWER
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>>>small masses that are pink/red and beefy.
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....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern
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for a thrombus hemmroid and a bad finding!!
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What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? - ANSWER
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>>>soft masses. |!
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
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What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - ANSWER
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>>>1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in
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stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel |! |! |! |! |!
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed |!
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL) |! |! |!
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8) Chrohn's
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? -
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ANSWER >>>Bright red |! |!
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? -
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ANSWER >>>Dark red/tarry/melanotic
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Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - ANSWER
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>>>Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint
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Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
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concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability
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testing and load joint to see if joint is stable
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Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - ANSWER
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>>>decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this
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can cause instability
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What is the best way to assess for joint effusion? -
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ANSWER >>>Palpate; it will be feel soft an
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spongy (that's the fluid in the joint you are
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feeling)
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Osteoarthritis; What is the tinel test? - ANSWER >>>- |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
tapping on ulnar side and indicates if medial nerve is
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involved
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What is the phalen test? - ANSWER >>>An exam that
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assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
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-Inverse praying hands. |! |!
-Tingling will indicate compression of carpal tunnel
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nerve
Lachman test - ANSWER >>>A stability test that can
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indicate an ACL tear |! |! |!
Distinguishing characteristics of OA - ANSWER |! |! |! |! |!
>>>During inspection you visualize heberden nodes.|! |! |! |! |! |!
They will be in the distal region of extremities
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(bouchards will be more proximal) |! |! |! |!
Risk factors for OA - ANSWER >>>previous joint
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injuries, overuse injury (like older men who were
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catchers while playing baseball), old age, family hx,
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vitamin deficiency, smoking, obesity, runners
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NSG500 (NSG 500) Final Exam Advanced Health |! |! |! |! |! |!
Assessment Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct
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Grade A - Wilkes |! |! |!
What is the best way to assess for joint symmetry? -
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
ANSWER >>>inspection by comparing joint from one
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
side to the other
|! |! |! |!
What is the correct position when performing a
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
rectal/prostate exam? - ANSWER >>>side-lying |! |! |! |! |!
position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
palpating? - ANSWER >>>Posterior aspect
|! |! |! |!
What should a normal prostate feel like? - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
>>>Rubbery and smooth |! |!
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How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? -
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
ANSWER >>>When the patient is experiencing sliding
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of the rectum, occurs during straining
|! |! |! |! |!
What do external hemorrhoids look like? - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
>>>small masses that are pink/red and beefy.
|! |! |! |! |! |!
....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
for a thrombus hemmroid and a bad finding!!
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
>>>soft masses. |!
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
>>>1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel |! |! |! |! |!
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed |!
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL) |! |! |!
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8) Chrohn's
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? -
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ANSWER >>>Bright red |! |!
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? -
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ANSWER >>>Dark red/tarry/melanotic
|! |!
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |!
>>>Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint
|! |! |! |! |! |!
Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
testing and load joint to see if joint is stable
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - ANSWER
|! |! |! |! |! |!
>>>decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this
|! |! |! |! |!
can cause instability
|! |!
What is the best way to assess for joint effusion? -
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
ANSWER >>>Palpate; it will be feel soft an
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
spongy (that's the fluid in the joint you are
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
feeling)
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Osteoarthritis; What is the tinel test? - ANSWER >>>- |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
tapping on ulnar side and indicates if medial nerve is
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
involved
|!
What is the phalen test? - ANSWER >>>An exam that
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
|! |! |! |!
-Inverse praying hands. |! |!
-Tingling will indicate compression of carpal tunnel
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
nerve
Lachman test - ANSWER >>>A stability test that can
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
indicate an ACL tear |! |! |!
Distinguishing characteristics of OA - ANSWER |! |! |! |! |!
>>>During inspection you visualize heberden nodes.|! |! |! |! |! |!
They will be in the distal region of extremities
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
(bouchards will be more proximal) |! |! |! |!
Risk factors for OA - ANSWER >>>previous joint
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
injuries, overuse injury (like older men who were
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
catchers while playing baseball), old age, family hx,
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
vitamin deficiency, smoking, obesity, runners
|! |! |! |!
