MARYVILLE NURS 611 PATHO FINAL EXAM |COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
3 types of joints - (answer)1. Synovial (freely movable, knee and shoulder)
2. Cartilaginous (slightly movable, vertebral bodies, symphysis pubis, sternomanubrial joint)
3. Fibrous (immovable, skull sutures)
Types of synovial joints - (answer)1. Ball and socket (shoulder/hip)
2. Hinge (wrist, interphalangeal joints of hands/foot)
3. Condylar (knee, temporomandibular joint)
Tips for assessing joint pain - (answer)1. Point to the pain
2. Clarify onset, mechanism of injury, activity
3. Articular or extraarticular, acute or chronic, inflammatory or noninflammatory, localized
(monoarticular) or diffuse (polyarticular)
4. Clarify the attributes of each symptom including context, associations, etc.
5. Symptom analysis
Describe the following types of pain
Muscle
,Nerve root
Nerve
Sympathetic nerve
Bone
Fracture
Vascular - (answer)Muscle: dull, cramping, aching
Nerve root: sharp shooting
nerve: sharp, lightening like
Sympathetic: burning, pressure like, stinging
Bone: deep, nagging, dull
Fracture: sharp, severe, intolerable
Vascular: throbbing, diffuse
Red flags for lower back pain - (answer)Age <20 or >50
History of cancer
Unexplained weight loss, fever, or general decline in health
Pain lasting >1mo, unresponsive to treatment
Pain worse at night or present at rest
,history of IVDA, addiction, immunosuppression
Presence of active infection or HIV
Long term steroid therapy
Saddle anesthesia
Bladder or bowel incontinence
Neurological deficits
Lower extremity weakness
Shoulder pain can be two nonmusculoskeletal reasons - (answer)Referred abdominal pain
Cardiac pain
Hawkins test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Subacromial impingement
90 degree arm, 90 degree elbow flexed
Forcibly internally rotate
Positive if pain, nerve burning
, Empty can test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Impingement, rotater cuff tear
ARms elevated 90 degrees, then internally rotate 30 degrees (dumping out cans)
Resist abduction
Unable, positive
Apley's test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Rotator cuff tendonitis
REach overhead, reach behind as far as possible
Apprehension test
Indication
Movement
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
3 types of joints - (answer)1. Synovial (freely movable, knee and shoulder)
2. Cartilaginous (slightly movable, vertebral bodies, symphysis pubis, sternomanubrial joint)
3. Fibrous (immovable, skull sutures)
Types of synovial joints - (answer)1. Ball and socket (shoulder/hip)
2. Hinge (wrist, interphalangeal joints of hands/foot)
3. Condylar (knee, temporomandibular joint)
Tips for assessing joint pain - (answer)1. Point to the pain
2. Clarify onset, mechanism of injury, activity
3. Articular or extraarticular, acute or chronic, inflammatory or noninflammatory, localized
(monoarticular) or diffuse (polyarticular)
4. Clarify the attributes of each symptom including context, associations, etc.
5. Symptom analysis
Describe the following types of pain
Muscle
,Nerve root
Nerve
Sympathetic nerve
Bone
Fracture
Vascular - (answer)Muscle: dull, cramping, aching
Nerve root: sharp shooting
nerve: sharp, lightening like
Sympathetic: burning, pressure like, stinging
Bone: deep, nagging, dull
Fracture: sharp, severe, intolerable
Vascular: throbbing, diffuse
Red flags for lower back pain - (answer)Age <20 or >50
History of cancer
Unexplained weight loss, fever, or general decline in health
Pain lasting >1mo, unresponsive to treatment
Pain worse at night or present at rest
,history of IVDA, addiction, immunosuppression
Presence of active infection or HIV
Long term steroid therapy
Saddle anesthesia
Bladder or bowel incontinence
Neurological deficits
Lower extremity weakness
Shoulder pain can be two nonmusculoskeletal reasons - (answer)Referred abdominal pain
Cardiac pain
Hawkins test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Subacromial impingement
90 degree arm, 90 degree elbow flexed
Forcibly internally rotate
Positive if pain, nerve burning
, Empty can test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Impingement, rotater cuff tear
ARms elevated 90 degrees, then internally rotate 30 degrees (dumping out cans)
Resist abduction
Unable, positive
Apley's test
Indication
Movement
Positive - (answer)Rotator cuff tendonitis
REach overhead, reach behind as far as possible
Apprehension test
Indication
Movement
