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Patient Assessment Exam NP ASSESMENT Chamberlain College Nursing -Question and answers rated A+ Swelling noted 1-2 inches below the knee joint and on the medial surface of the knee would be suggestive of: - correct answer anserine bursitis A 65 year old female patient presents to the nurse p...

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Patient Assessment Exam
Swelling noted 1-2 inches below the knee joint and on the medial surface of
the knee would be suggestive of: - correct answer ✔anserine bursitis


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 answer ✔osteoarthritis


Dynamic stabilizers of the shoulder are referred to as those structures that
are: - correct answer ✔capable of movement


The structure that encloses the spinal cord is known as the: - correct answer
✔vertebral foramen


Rotation of the neck occurs primarily between the skull and: - correct answer
✔cervical vertebrae 1 and 2 (C1 and C2)


Which of the following symptoms would be suggestive of lumbar spinal
stenosis? - correct answer ✔Thigh pain after 30 seconds of lumbar
extension


When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner
instructs the patient to move his arm in front of himself and overhead. This
motion of the shoulder girdle would be an example of: - correct answer
✔flexion

, When a patient complains of joint pain as progressing from one joint to
another, the examiner should consider this pattern of involvement as
migratory. This type of involvement would most likely be observed in a patient
who has: - correct answer ✔rheumatic fever


When examining the ankle and foot, the nurse practitioner instructs the patient
to dorsiflex and plantar flex the foot at the ankle. This maneuver assesses the:
- correct answer ✔tibiotalar joint


Swelling on the posterior and medial surface of the knee would be suggestive
of: - correct answer ✔semimembranosus bursitis


The metatarsophalangeal joints are located: - correct answer ✔proximal to
the web of the toes


The hamstring muscles flex the knee and are located on the: - correct answer
✔posterior aspect of the thigh


When performing a spinal exam, the nurse practitioner noted the appearance
of poor posture and a "hump" appearance of the upper back. This finding
could be suggestive of: - correct answer ✔thoracic kyphosis


Which nerve in the arm is located in the ventral forearm and is just medial to
the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa? - correct answer ✔Median nerve


The joint that provides most of the flexion and extension of the wrist is the: -
correct answer ✔radiocarpal joint

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