Patient Assessment Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 65 year old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner
with complaints of pain in the right knee, occasional stiffness
(especially in the morning) with minimal tenderness to touch.
Examination reveals moderate swelling in the knee with a tender
bony ridge along the joint margin. These findings are consistent
with: correct answers osteoarthritis
A cartilage-like articulation between the pubic bones is known
as the: correct answers pubic symphysis
A patient complains of a sharp burning pain in the neck and
right arm with associated paresthesias and weakness. These
symptoms may be associated with: correct answers cervical
radiculopathy
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents to
the nurse practitioner with aching paracervical pain and
stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and
fatigue. These findings may be associated with: correct answers
mechanical neck pain with whiplash
A small, tuberculated eminence, curved a little forward, and
giving attachment to the radial collateral ligament of the elbow-
joint is referred to as the: correct answers lateral epicondyle of
the humerus
An example of a fibrous joint would be the: correct answers
skull
, Anserine bursitis arises from: correct answers excessive running
Dynamic stabilizers of the shoulder are referred to as those
structures that are: correct answers capable of movement
Following injury to the extremities, assessment for
neurovascular competency should include the: correct answers
skin color, temperature, movement, and sensation of the
extremity
Joints in which bones have intervening layers of fibrous tissue or
cartilage holding the bones together are referred to as: correct
answers fibrous joints
Pain and crepitus over the patella suggests: correct answers
roughening of the patellar undersurface
Restrictions of internal and external rotation of the hip are
sensitive indicators of: correct answers arthritis
Rotation of the neck occurs primarily between the skull and:
correct answers cervical vertebrae 1 and 2 (C1 and C2)
Swelling noted 1-2 inches below the knee joint and on the
medial surface of the knee would be suggestive of: correct
answers anserine bursitis
Swelling on the posterior and medial surface of the knee would
be suggestive of: correct answers semimembranosus bursitis
Solutions
A 65 year old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner
with complaints of pain in the right knee, occasional stiffness
(especially in the morning) with minimal tenderness to touch.
Examination reveals moderate swelling in the knee with a tender
bony ridge along the joint margin. These findings are consistent
with: correct answers osteoarthritis
A cartilage-like articulation between the pubic bones is known
as the: correct answers pubic symphysis
A patient complains of a sharp burning pain in the neck and
right arm with associated paresthesias and weakness. These
symptoms may be associated with: correct answers cervical
radiculopathy
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents to
the nurse practitioner with aching paracervical pain and
stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and
fatigue. These findings may be associated with: correct answers
mechanical neck pain with whiplash
A small, tuberculated eminence, curved a little forward, and
giving attachment to the radial collateral ligament of the elbow-
joint is referred to as the: correct answers lateral epicondyle of
the humerus
An example of a fibrous joint would be the: correct answers
skull
, Anserine bursitis arises from: correct answers excessive running
Dynamic stabilizers of the shoulder are referred to as those
structures that are: correct answers capable of movement
Following injury to the extremities, assessment for
neurovascular competency should include the: correct answers
skin color, temperature, movement, and sensation of the
extremity
Joints in which bones have intervening layers of fibrous tissue or
cartilage holding the bones together are referred to as: correct
answers fibrous joints
Pain and crepitus over the patella suggests: correct answers
roughening of the patellar undersurface
Restrictions of internal and external rotation of the hip are
sensitive indicators of: correct answers arthritis
Rotation of the neck occurs primarily between the skull and:
correct answers cervical vertebrae 1 and 2 (C1 and C2)
Swelling noted 1-2 inches below the knee joint and on the
medial surface of the knee would be suggestive of: correct
answers anserine bursitis
Swelling on the posterior and medial surface of the knee would
be suggestive of: correct answers semimembranosus bursitis
