NSG 6020- Orthopedics QUESTIONS &
A+ GRADED ANSWERS
Tibial tendinitis - correct answer ✔✔When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse
practitioner notes tenderness of the posterior medial malleolus. This could be suggestive of:
Second and third fingers - correct answer ✔✔When testing hand grip strength on a patient, the
nurse practitioner asks the patient to squeeze which finger(s)?:
Dupuytren's contracture - correct answer ✔✔A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of
the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near the distal palmar crease is suggestive of:
Spondylolisthesis - correct answer ✔✔The forward slippage of one vertebrae resulting in spinal
cord compression is referred to as:
radicular low back pain - correct answer ✔✔Apatient complains of shooting pains below the
knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type of low back pain is referred to as:
A median nerve disorder - correct answer ✔✔Thenar atrophy suggests:
phalen's test - correct answer ✔✔What test is performed when the nurse practitioner instructs
the patient to hold his wrists in flexion for 60 seconds while pressing back on his hands together
to form right angles:
Anterior should dislocation - correct answer ✔✔When inspecting the should and shoulder
girdle, the rounded lateral aspect of the should appears flattened. This finding could be
associated with:
, Scoliosis - correct answer ✔✔When inspecting the shoulder and shoulder girdle, an elevation of
the right should was noted this finding could be associated with:
Gout - correct answer ✔✔On examination of the foot, the nurse practitioner notes acute
inflammation of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. This finding could be consistent wit h
osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔Decreased spinal mobility in the lumbar region could be
suggestive of:
Extension - correct answer ✔✔When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse
practitioner instructs the patient to move his arm behind himself. This motion of the should
girdle would be an example of:
medial meniscus - correct answer ✔✔Passive flexion, valgus stress, and internal rotation of the
lower leg evaluate the:
rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer ✔✔A 35 year old female patient presents to the nurse
practitioner with complaints of pain in the joints of both hands accompanied by stiffness,
especially in the morning with tenderness and warmth to touch. Examination reveals swelling of
the synovial tissue and limitation of motion. These findings are consistent with:
medial meniscal tear - correct answer ✔✔With the patient in the dorsal decubitus position,
have him slowly extend the knee while maintaining the varus stress and external rotation. If a
snap on the medial joint line is palpated, this may indicate a positive test for a :
examine the clavical - correct answer ✔✔After attempting to elicit the Moro reflex in a
newborn, the nurse practitioner identifies absence of movement of the left arm. The next
assessment would be to:
A+ GRADED ANSWERS
Tibial tendinitis - correct answer ✔✔When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse
practitioner notes tenderness of the posterior medial malleolus. This could be suggestive of:
Second and third fingers - correct answer ✔✔When testing hand grip strength on a patient, the
nurse practitioner asks the patient to squeeze which finger(s)?:
Dupuytren's contracture - correct answer ✔✔A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of
the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near the distal palmar crease is suggestive of:
Spondylolisthesis - correct answer ✔✔The forward slippage of one vertebrae resulting in spinal
cord compression is referred to as:
radicular low back pain - correct answer ✔✔Apatient complains of shooting pains below the
knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type of low back pain is referred to as:
A median nerve disorder - correct answer ✔✔Thenar atrophy suggests:
phalen's test - correct answer ✔✔What test is performed when the nurse practitioner instructs
the patient to hold his wrists in flexion for 60 seconds while pressing back on his hands together
to form right angles:
Anterior should dislocation - correct answer ✔✔When inspecting the should and shoulder
girdle, the rounded lateral aspect of the should appears flattened. This finding could be
associated with:
, Scoliosis - correct answer ✔✔When inspecting the shoulder and shoulder girdle, an elevation of
the right should was noted this finding could be associated with:
Gout - correct answer ✔✔On examination of the foot, the nurse practitioner notes acute
inflammation of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. This finding could be consistent wit h
osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔Decreased spinal mobility in the lumbar region could be
suggestive of:
Extension - correct answer ✔✔When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse
practitioner instructs the patient to move his arm behind himself. This motion of the should
girdle would be an example of:
medial meniscus - correct answer ✔✔Passive flexion, valgus stress, and internal rotation of the
lower leg evaluate the:
rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer ✔✔A 35 year old female patient presents to the nurse
practitioner with complaints of pain in the joints of both hands accompanied by stiffness,
especially in the morning with tenderness and warmth to touch. Examination reveals swelling of
the synovial tissue and limitation of motion. These findings are consistent with:
medial meniscal tear - correct answer ✔✔With the patient in the dorsal decubitus position,
have him slowly extend the knee while maintaining the varus stress and external rotation. If a
snap on the medial joint line is palpated, this may indicate a positive test for a :
examine the clavical - correct answer ✔✔After attempting to elicit the Moro reflex in a
newborn, the nurse practitioner identifies absence of movement of the left arm. The next
assessment would be to:
