NUR 612 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Name: Score:
45 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 45
When to order MRI
Tests for effusion / presence of excess fluid in the knee
Push patella anterior w 2-3 fingers, if it descends to trochlea and flows back
Effusion is present
Glorified x-rays. Can penetrate skull. Very widely used.
Used for head trauma, cervical spine, bleeding, aneurysm, masses, trauma, fractures.
High level of radiation
criteria used to clinically rule out a c-spine fracture/ determines if CT scan is indicated
?intoxicated
?alert
?focal deficit
?midline neck pain
?distracting injury
Cartilage injuries, soft tissue(meniscal, tendon, ligament, joints.
No radiation /uses magnetic radio waves.
Implants and metals contraindicated
,Definition 2 of 45
PRONE POSISTION ;
Flex knee 90 degrees
W pressure on heel with one hand while rotating the lower leg internally and externally,
pain or click is + for medial or lateral collateral ligament damage and meniscus injury
Apley's grind test
Lachman's Test
Tinel's Test
Phalen's test
, Term 3 of 45
When to order X-ray
Blood vessels, lymph nodes, and skin layers
Bone , some soft tissue-lungs & heart
Ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and nerves
Muscle bulk, fascia, and subcutaneous fat
Definition 4 of 45
overactive (thyroid) gland, producing an excessive amount of (thyroid) hormones,
see Low TSH
Hyper thyroidism
Hyper parathyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Hypo parathyroidism
Name: Score:
45 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 45
When to order MRI
Tests for effusion / presence of excess fluid in the knee
Push patella anterior w 2-3 fingers, if it descends to trochlea and flows back
Effusion is present
Glorified x-rays. Can penetrate skull. Very widely used.
Used for head trauma, cervical spine, bleeding, aneurysm, masses, trauma, fractures.
High level of radiation
criteria used to clinically rule out a c-spine fracture/ determines if CT scan is indicated
?intoxicated
?alert
?focal deficit
?midline neck pain
?distracting injury
Cartilage injuries, soft tissue(meniscal, tendon, ligament, joints.
No radiation /uses magnetic radio waves.
Implants and metals contraindicated
,Definition 2 of 45
PRONE POSISTION ;
Flex knee 90 degrees
W pressure on heel with one hand while rotating the lower leg internally and externally,
pain or click is + for medial or lateral collateral ligament damage and meniscus injury
Apley's grind test
Lachman's Test
Tinel's Test
Phalen's test
, Term 3 of 45
When to order X-ray
Blood vessels, lymph nodes, and skin layers
Bone , some soft tissue-lungs & heart
Ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and nerves
Muscle bulk, fascia, and subcutaneous fat
Definition 4 of 45
overactive (thyroid) gland, producing an excessive amount of (thyroid) hormones,
see Low TSH
Hyper thyroidism
Hyper parathyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Hypo parathyroidism
