(SUMMARY)NR667 | NR 667 VISE STUDY GUIDE 2023 - CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING

a 4 mos. old is suspected of having developmental dysplasia of the hip. what test would best assess for this? Galeazzi and Classic: limited abduction and apparent thigh length discrepancy is a better indicator of DDH than is instability after 3 months of age, Barlow and Ortolani manoeuvres are tests used to test hip instability in newborns until approx. 3 months old. Trendelenburg pelvic test is to test for walking age children to test for hip weakness and is characterized by unilateral hip dysplasia. which mitral disorder results from redundancy of the mitral valve leaflet? mitral valve prolapses. Most common. adult murmur. Valves annulus becomes enlarged in conjunction with elongated chordae tendinea (this is degeneration of the mitral tissue. serum ferritin demonstrates the amount of iron in storage. helpful in evaluating pts being treated for iron deficiency anaemia. a patient with aortic stenosis has been asymptomatic for decades and begins c/o some dizziness c activity w/o chest pain or sob.