NUR 612 Assessment II Final Exam with precise detailed answers.

NUR 612 Assessment II Final Exam with
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precise detailed answers
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Which |of |the |following |joints |is |most |likely |to |be |affected |by |OA? |

A. |Wrists

B. |Elbows

C. |metacarpophalangeal |joint

D. |DIP |Joint |- |correct |answer |D. |DIP |Joint



Clinical |finding |of |the |knee |in |a |patient |with |OA |include |which |of |the |following |(SATA)

A. |Coarse |crepitus

B. |Joint |Effusion

C. |Warm |joint

D. |Knee |often |locks |or |a |pop |is |heard

E. |redness |and |heat |over |the |anterior |and |posterior |knee |- |correct |answer |A. |Coarse |crepitus

B. |Joint |Effusion

D. |Knee |often |locks |or |pop |is |heard



Deformity |of |the |PIP |joints |found |in |an |elderly |patient |with |OA |are |knowns |as

A. |Herberdens |Nodes

B. |Bouchards |nodes

C. |Hallus |valgus

D. |Dupuytrens |contracture |- |correct |answer |B. |Bouchards |nodes



The |McMurray |test |is |performed |by

,A. |Compressing |the |knee |while |externally |or |internally |rotating |the |tibia

B. |Moving |the |knee |from |full |extension |with |hip |flexed |and |knee |externally |rotated

C. |having |the |individual |attempt |to |duck |walk

D. |Having |the |patient |stand |with |knee |fully |extended |and |then |rotate |the |trunk |- |correct |
answer |B. |Moving |the |knee |from |full |extension |with |hip |flexed |and |knee |externally |rotated



The |most |common |type |of |injury |causing |a |sport-related |meniscal |tear |involves

A. |Twisting |of |the |knee

B. |Hyperextension |of |the |knee

C. |Repetadive |striking |impact |on |the |knee

D. |Unknown |origin |- |correct |answer |A. |Twisting |of |the |knee



A |patient |with |a |complete |meniscal |tear |will |present |with:

A. |Joint |Effusion

B. |Heat |over |the |knee

C. |Inability |to |kneel

D. |Loss |of |smooth |joint |movement |- |correct |answer |C. |Inability |to |kneel



For |a |patient |with |a |suspected |meniscal |tear |with |an |xray |that |does |not |reveal |acute |changes, |
the |preferred |next |step |is: |

A. |Order |an |MRI

B. |Order |an |US

C. |Advise |that |arthroscopy |is |next |step

D. |Consider |an |alternate |DX |as |meniscal |tear |is |unlikely |- |correct |answer |A. |MRI



The |Phalen |test |is |described |as: |- |correct |answer |Reproduction |of |symptoms |with |forced |
flexion |of |the |wrists.

, The |tinel |test |is |best |described |as: |- |correct |answer |abnormal |tingling |when |the |median |nerve |
is |tapped.



With |the |straight-leg-raising |test, |the |NP |is |evaluating |tension |on |which |of |the |following |nerve
|roots?



A. |L1 |and |L2

B. |L3 |and |L4

C. |L5 |and |S1

D. |S2 |and |S3 |- |correct |answer |C. |L5-S1



You |see |a |48-year-old |woman |who |reports |LBP. |She |mentions |new |onset |of |loss |of |bowel |and |
bladder |function. |This |most |likely |indicates:

A. |Cauda |equina |syndrome

B. |Muscular |sprain

C. |Vertebral |fracture

D. |Sciatic |nerve |entrapment |- |correct |answer |Cauda |Equina |Syndrome



Immediate |diagnostic |imaging |for |LPB |should |be |reserved |for |all |the |following |except |the |
presence |of:

A. |Signs |of |cauda |equina

B. |Severe |neurological |deficits

C. |Risk |for |Cancer

D. |Moderate |pain |lasting |at |least |2 |weeks |- |correct |answer |D. |Moderate |pain |lasting |at |least |2 |
weeks



A |lumbosacral |X-ray |would |be |most |helpful |to |aid |in |diagnosis |of |new |onset-LPB |in |which |of |
the |following |patients?