NR569 Final Exam- Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Bicipital Tendon Rupture - Correct answer-Long head of bicep tendon tears from
proximal shoulder insertion, usually from lifting a heavy object. Sudden pain,
swelling, bruising. (Popeye deformity)
Lateral Epicondylitis - Correct answer-Sharp, radiating pain down outside of
elbow, Pain occurs with extension of wrist and gripping. May have weakness in
forearm or weak grip, injury of the wrist extensor muscles
Paxino's sign - Correct answer-Acromioclavicular sprain. Place hand over the
shoulder, with the fingers on the clavicle and the thumb on the back of the
shoulder, then pinch. Pain is a positive sign.
Acromioclavicular sprain - Correct answer-Pain in clavicular area after direct
trauma or excessive pushing/pulling of upper extremity. Common in young males;
typically associated with fall with arm abduction. Pain increases with lying on arm,
adduction/abduction past 90, heavy lifting
, Spinal Stenosis - Correct answer-refers to the local, segmental, or generalized
narrowing within the vertebral spinal column by bony overgrowth and
hypertrophic changes in the facet joints, intraspinal canal, lateral recess, neural
foramen as well as through a thickening of the ligamentum flavum. typically slow
and may worsen over months or years. Back pain that worsens with activity is
common. Unilateral leg numbness or paresthesias may occur.
Medial Epicondylitis - Correct answer-Sharp, radiating pain down inside of elbow,
Pain occurs with supination of forearm and gripping motions. May have weakness
in hand or wrist, numbness or tingling in ring/little fingers. overuse injury of the
wrist flexor muscles.
Most common bacteria with OM - Correct answer-Strep Pneumoniae
First line treatment for OM - Correct answer-Augmentin
OM with effusion - Correct answer-Presence of fluid in the middle ear without s/s
of acute infection. As fluid builds up in the middle ear and eustachian tube it places
pressure on the tympanic membrane.
Cholesteatoma - Correct answer-Abnormal skin growth or skin cyst trapped behind
the eardrum or the bone behind the ear.
Answers Graded A+
Bicipital Tendon Rupture - Correct answer-Long head of bicep tendon tears from
proximal shoulder insertion, usually from lifting a heavy object. Sudden pain,
swelling, bruising. (Popeye deformity)
Lateral Epicondylitis - Correct answer-Sharp, radiating pain down outside of
elbow, Pain occurs with extension of wrist and gripping. May have weakness in
forearm or weak grip, injury of the wrist extensor muscles
Paxino's sign - Correct answer-Acromioclavicular sprain. Place hand over the
shoulder, with the fingers on the clavicle and the thumb on the back of the
shoulder, then pinch. Pain is a positive sign.
Acromioclavicular sprain - Correct answer-Pain in clavicular area after direct
trauma or excessive pushing/pulling of upper extremity. Common in young males;
typically associated with fall with arm abduction. Pain increases with lying on arm,
adduction/abduction past 90, heavy lifting
, Spinal Stenosis - Correct answer-refers to the local, segmental, or generalized
narrowing within the vertebral spinal column by bony overgrowth and
hypertrophic changes in the facet joints, intraspinal canal, lateral recess, neural
foramen as well as through a thickening of the ligamentum flavum. typically slow
and may worsen over months or years. Back pain that worsens with activity is
common. Unilateral leg numbness or paresthesias may occur.
Medial Epicondylitis - Correct answer-Sharp, radiating pain down inside of elbow,
Pain occurs with supination of forearm and gripping motions. May have weakness
in hand or wrist, numbness or tingling in ring/little fingers. overuse injury of the
wrist flexor muscles.
Most common bacteria with OM - Correct answer-Strep Pneumoniae
First line treatment for OM - Correct answer-Augmentin
OM with effusion - Correct answer-Presence of fluid in the middle ear without s/s
of acute infection. As fluid builds up in the middle ear and eustachian tube it places
pressure on the tympanic membrane.
Cholesteatoma - Correct answer-Abnormal skin growth or skin cyst trapped behind
the eardrum or the bone behind the ear.
