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Orthopedic /
nursing exam questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Multisystem //inflammation //
extra //articular //manifestations //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔rheumatoid //arthritis
typical //diagnosis //age //and //gender //for //RA //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔40-
60 //y/o //and //females //(75%)
laxity, /
/sublaxation, /
/contractures, /
/nodules //ankylosing //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔typical //descriptors //of //the //joint //in //RA
an /
/abnormal /
/layer /
/of /
/fibrovascular /
/or /
/granulation /
/tissue //over //joint //tissue, //destroys //cartilage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Pannus
typical /
/symptoms /
/of /
/RA //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Morning /
/stiffness. /
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/Painful, /
/stiff, //
&/
/swollen /
/joints. /
/Limited /
/range /
/of /
/motion /
/of /
/joints. /
/History /
/of /
/late /
/afternoon /
/temperature, /
/with /
/temperature //spiking //up //to //105° //F. //Systemic //symptoms //include //malaise, //fatigue, //lethargy,
//anorexia, //weight //loss, //& //growth //problems.
Rheumatoid //arthritis //drug //treatment //options //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔NSAIDS //
DMARDS //
Biologic //response //modifiers //(BRMs)
Steroids
hydroxychloroquine
Levaquin
methotrexate
minocycline //
sulfasalazine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔disease-
modifying //antirheumatic //drugs //(DMARDs)
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slow //progressive //loss //of //articular //cartilage //
"not //inflammatory" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Osteoarthritis
2 //causes //of //OA //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔idiopathic //osteoarthritis- //old //age //
secondary //osteoarthritis //- //from //previous //damage
central /
/disc /
/prolapse /
/compressing /
/nerves /
/cutting //off //sensation //and //movement //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Cauda //Equina //Syndrome
Bladder /
/and /
/bowel /
/incontinence, /
/perineal //numbness, //bilateral //sciatica, //lower //limb //weakness, //crossed //straight-
leg //raisin //sign //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Symptoms //of //cauda //equina //syndrome
caused /
/by /
/weakening /
/of /
/joints /
/that /
/allows /
/for /
/forward /
/slippage /
/of /
/one /
/vertebral /
, ////////////////////////////////////
/segment /
/on /
/one /
/below /
/due /
/to //degenerative //changes, //most //common //site //is //L4/L5, //william's //flexion //exercises //may //be
//indicated /
/to /
/strengthen /
/abs /
/and //reduce //lumbar //lordosis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔degenerative //spondylolisthesis
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔herniated //disc //(slipped //disc)
// //
c //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bulging //disc
loss /
/of /
/sensation /
/restricted /
/to /
/the //buttocks, //perineum, //and //inner //thighs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔saddle //anesthesia
nursing /
/diagnosis /
/examples //of //degenerative //disc //disease //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔increased //risk //of //falls,
//risk //of //depression, //activity //intolerance //, //acute/ //chronic //pain
is //osteoarthritis //reversible? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔no
is /
/PTH /
Orthopedic /
nursing exam questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Multisystem //inflammation //
extra //articular //manifestations //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔rheumatoid //arthritis
typical //diagnosis //age //and //gender //for //RA //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔40-
60 //y/o //and //females //(75%)
laxity, /
/sublaxation, /
/contractures, /
/nodules //ankylosing //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔typical //descriptors //of //the //joint //in //RA
an /
/abnormal /
/layer /
/of /
/fibrovascular /
/or /
/granulation /
/tissue //over //joint //tissue, //destroys //cartilage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Pannus
typical /
/symptoms /
/of /
/RA //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Morning /
/stiffness. /
,////////////////////////////////////
/Painful, /
/stiff, //
&/
/swollen /
/joints. /
/Limited /
/range /
/of /
/motion /
/of /
/joints. /
/History /
/of /
/late /
/afternoon /
/temperature, /
/with /
/temperature //spiking //up //to //105° //F. //Systemic //symptoms //include //malaise, //fatigue, //lethargy,
//anorexia, //weight //loss, //& //growth //problems.
Rheumatoid //arthritis //drug //treatment //options //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔NSAIDS //
DMARDS //
Biologic //response //modifiers //(BRMs)
Steroids
hydroxychloroquine
Levaquin
methotrexate
minocycline //
sulfasalazine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔disease-
modifying //antirheumatic //drugs //(DMARDs)
,////////////////////////////////////
slow //progressive //loss //of //articular //cartilage //
"not //inflammatory" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Osteoarthritis
2 //causes //of //OA //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔idiopathic //osteoarthritis- //old //age //
secondary //osteoarthritis //- //from //previous //damage
central /
/disc /
/prolapse /
/compressing /
/nerves /
/cutting //off //sensation //and //movement //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Cauda //Equina //Syndrome
Bladder /
/and /
/bowel /
/incontinence, /
/perineal //numbness, //bilateral //sciatica, //lower //limb //weakness, //crossed //straight-
leg //raisin //sign //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Symptoms //of //cauda //equina //syndrome
caused /
/by /
/weakening /
/of /
/joints /
/that /
/allows /
/for /
/forward /
/slippage /
/of /
/one /
/vertebral /
, ////////////////////////////////////
/segment /
/on /
/one /
/below /
/due /
/to //degenerative //changes, //most //common //site //is //L4/L5, //william's //flexion //exercises //may //be
//indicated /
/to /
/strengthen /
/abs /
/and //reduce //lumbar //lordosis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔degenerative //spondylolisthesis
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔herniated //disc //(slipped //disc)
// //
c //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bulging //disc
loss /
/of /
/sensation /
/restricted /
/to /
/the //buttocks, //perineum, //and //inner //thighs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔saddle //anesthesia
nursing /
/diagnosis /
/examples //of //degenerative //disc //disease //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔increased //risk //of //falls,
//risk //of //depression, //activity //intolerance //, //acute/ //chronic //pain
is //osteoarthritis //reversible? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔no
is /
/PTH /
