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/ /
Final Exam Review Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
Janet //is //a //30-year-
old //who //has //recently //been //diagnosed //with //a //herniated //disc //at //the //level //of //L5-
S1. /
/She /
/is /
/currently /
/in /
/the /
/emergency /
/room /
/with /
/suspicion /
/of /
/cauda /
/equina /
/compression. /
/Which //of //the //following //is //a //sign //or //symptom //of //cauda //equina //compression?
A. //Gastrocnemius //weakness
B. //A //reduced //or //absent //ankle //reflex
C. //Numbness //in //the //lateral //foot
D. /
/Paresthesia /
/of /
/the /
/perineum /
/and //buttocks //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Paresthesia //of //the //perineum //and //buttocks
,Mr. //Jackson //is //a //65-year-
old /
/man /
/recently /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/osteoarthritis. /
/The /
/clinician /
/has /
/explained /
/to /
/Mr. /
/Jackson /
/that /
/the /
/goals /
/for /
/managing /
/osteoarthritis /
/include /
/controlling /
/pain, /
/maximizing /
/functional /
/independence /
/and /
/mobility, /
/minimizing /
/disability, /
/and /
/preserving /
/quality /
/of /
/life. /
/Mr. /
/Jackson /
/explains /
,/to /
/the /
/clinician /
/that /
/his /
/first /
/choice /
/would /
/be /
/to /
/use /
/complementary /
/therapies /
/to /
/control /
/his /
/condition /
/and /
/asks /
/what /
/therapies /
/are /
/most /
/effective /
/in /
/treating /
/osteoarthritis. //What //would //be //the //most //appropriate //response //from //the //clinician?
A. //"Complementary /
/therapies //should //be //considered //only //if //surgical //interventions //are //not //successful."
B. //"I /
/am /
/unfamiliar /
/with /
/the /
/available /
/complementary /
/therapies /
, /for /
/osteoarthritis /
/and /
/prefer /
/to /
/discuss /
/more /
/mainstream /
/treatments, //such //as //NSAIDs //and //physical //therapy, //to //manage //your //condition."
C. //"I /
/would /
/be /
/happy /
/to /
/discuss /
/all /
/the /
/treatment /
/options /
/available /
/to /
/you. /
/Compleme //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //"I /
/would /
/be /
/happy /
/to /
/discuss /
/all /
/the //treatment //options //available //to //you. //Complementary //therapies, //such //as //acupuncture,
//acupressure, //and //tai-
chi, /
/are /
/being //studied //for //use //in //the //treatment //of //osteoarthritis //and //have //shown //promise //when
//used //with //standard //medical //therapy."
603
/ /
Final Exam Review Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
Janet //is //a //30-year-
old //who //has //recently //been //diagnosed //with //a //herniated //disc //at //the //level //of //L5-
S1. /
/She /
/is /
/currently /
/in /
/the /
/emergency /
/room /
/with /
/suspicion /
/of /
/cauda /
/equina /
/compression. /
/Which //of //the //following //is //a //sign //or //symptom //of //cauda //equina //compression?
A. //Gastrocnemius //weakness
B. //A //reduced //or //absent //ankle //reflex
C. //Numbness //in //the //lateral //foot
D. /
/Paresthesia /
/of /
/the /
/perineum /
/and //buttocks //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Paresthesia //of //the //perineum //and //buttocks
,Mr. //Jackson //is //a //65-year-
old /
/man /
/recently /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/osteoarthritis. /
/The /
/clinician /
/has /
/explained /
/to /
/Mr. /
/Jackson /
/that /
/the /
/goals /
/for /
/managing /
/osteoarthritis /
/include /
/controlling /
/pain, /
/maximizing /
/functional /
/independence /
/and /
/mobility, /
/minimizing /
/disability, /
/and /
/preserving /
/quality /
/of /
/life. /
/Mr. /
/Jackson /
/explains /
,/to /
/the /
/clinician /
/that /
/his /
/first /
/choice /
/would /
/be /
/to /
/use /
/complementary /
/therapies /
/to /
/control /
/his /
/condition /
/and /
/asks /
/what /
/therapies /
/are /
/most /
/effective /
/in /
/treating /
/osteoarthritis. //What //would //be //the //most //appropriate //response //from //the //clinician?
A. //"Complementary /
/therapies //should //be //considered //only //if //surgical //interventions //are //not //successful."
B. //"I /
/am /
/unfamiliar /
/with /
/the /
/available /
/complementary /
/therapies /
, /for /
/osteoarthritis /
/and /
/prefer /
/to /
/discuss /
/more /
/mainstream /
/treatments, //such //as //NSAIDs //and //physical //therapy, //to //manage //your //condition."
C. //"I /
/would /
/be /
/happy /
/to /
/discuss /
/all /
/the /
/treatment /
/options /
/available /
/to /
/you. /
/Compleme //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //"I /
/would /
/be /
/happy /
/to /
/discuss /
/all /
/the //treatment //options //available //to //you. //Complementary //therapies, //such //as //acupuncture,
//acupressure, //and //tai-
chi, /
/are /
/being //studied //for //use //in //the //treatment //of //osteoarthritis //and //have //shown //promise //when
//used //with //standard //medical //therapy."
