NU 518 Exam 3 Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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NU 518 Exam 3 Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following synovial joints would be an example of a condylar joint?
A) Hip
B) Interphalangeal joints of the hand
C) Temporomandibular joint
D) Intervertebral joint - Answer- C
A 58-year-old man comes to your office comp...
NU 518 Exam 3 Study Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Which of the following synovial joints would be an example of a condylar joint?
A) Hip
B) Interphalangeal joints of the hand
C) Temporomandibular joint
D) Intervertebral joint - Answer- C
A 58-year-old man comes to your office complaining of bilateral back pain that now
awakens him at night. This has been steadily increasing for the past 2 months. Which
one of the following is the most reassuring in this patient with back pain?
A) Age over 50
B) Pain at night
C) Pain lasting more than 1 month or not responding to therapy
D) Pain that is bilateral - Answer- D
Marion presents to your office with back pain associated with constipation and urinary
retention. Which of the following is most likely?
A) Sciatica
B) Epidural abscess
C) Cauda equina
D) Idiopathic low back pain - Answer- C
Louise, a 60-year-old, complains of left knee pain associated with tenderness
throughout, redness, and warmth over the joint. Which of the following is least helpful in
determining if a joint problem is inflammatory?
A) Tenderness
B) Pain
C) Warmth
D) Redness - Answer- B
Pain, swelling, loss of both active and passive motion, locking, and deformity would be
consistent with which of the following?
A) Articular joint pain
B) Bursitis
C) Muscular injury
D) Nerve damage - Answer- A
You are working in a college health clinic and seeing a young woman with a red, painful,
swollen DIP joint on the left index finger. There are also a few papules, pustules, and
,vesicles on reddened bases, located on the distal extremities. This would be consistent
with which of the following?
A) Lyme disease
B) Systemic lupus erythematosus
C) Hives (urticaria)
D) Gonococcal arthritis - Answer- D
An obese 55-year-old woman went through menarche at age 16 and menopause 2
years ago. She is concerned because an aunt had severe osteoporosis. Which of the
following is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
A) Obesity
B) Late menopause
C) Having an aunt with osteoporosis
D) Delayed menarche - Answer- D
A 38-year-old woman comes to you and has multiple small joints involved with pain,
swelling, and stiffness. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
A) Rheumatoid arthritis
B) Septic arthritis
C) Gout
D) Trauma - Answer- A
Mrs. Fletcher comes to your office with unilateral pain during chewing, which is chronic.
She does not have facial tenderness or tenderness of the scalp. Which of the following
is the most likely cause of her pain?
A) Trigeminal neuralgia
B) Temporomandibular joint syndrome
C) Temporal arteritis
D) Tumor of the mandible - Answer- B
A man's wife is upset because when she hugs him with her hands on his left shoulder
blade, "it feels creepy." This came on gradually after a recent severe left-sided rotator
cuff tear. How long does it usually take to develop muscular atrophy with increased
prominence of the scapular spine following a rotator cuff tear?
A) 1 week
B) 2-3 weeks
C) 1 month
D) 2-3 months - Answer- B
Phil comes to your office with left "shoulder pain." You find that the pain is markedly
worse when his left arm is drawn across his chest (adduction). Which of the following
would you suspect?
A) Rotator cuff tear
B) Subacromial bursitis
C) Acromioclavicular joint involvement
D) Adhesive capsulitis - Answer- C
,Two weeks ago, Mary started a job which requires carrying 40-pound buckets. She
presents with elbow pain worse on the right. On examination, it hurts her elbows to
dorsiflex her hands against resistance when her palms face the floor. What condition
does she have?
A) Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)
B) Olecranon bursitis
C) Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
D) Supracondylar fracture - Answer- C
A high school football player injured his wrist in a game. He is tender between the two
tendons at the base of the thumb. Which of the following should be considered?
A) DeQuervain's tenosynovitis
B) Scaphoid fracture
C) Wrist sprain
D) Rheumatoid arthritis - Answer- B
Mrs. Fletcher complains of numbness of her right hand. On examination, sensation of
the volar aspect of the web of the thumb and index finger and the pulp of the middle
finger are normal. The pulp of the index finger has decreased sensation. Which of the
following is affected?
A) Median nerve
B) Ulnar nerve
C) Radial nerve - Answer- A
A 50-year-old woman presents with "left hip pain" of several weeks duration. There is
marked tenderness when you press over her proximal lateral thigh. What do you think
she has?
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Sciatica
D) Trochanteric bursitis - Answer- D
Sarah presents with left lateral knee pain and has some locking in full extension. There
is tenderness over the medial joint line. When the knee is extended with the foot
externally rotated and some valgus stress is applied, a click is noted. What is the most
likely diagnosis?
A) Torn anterior cruciate ligament
B) Torn posterior cruciate ligament
C) Torn medial meniscus
D) Torn lateral meniscus - Answer- C
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move
his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a Flexion.
b Abduction.
, c Adduction.
d Extension. - Answer- C
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth
when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her
hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a Flexion
b Abduction
c Adduction
d Extension - Answer- A
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a Joints.
b Bones.
c Muscles.
d Tendons. - Answer- A
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office (located in Phoenix, Arizona) for a
regular skin check-up. She has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece. She
has fair skin and reddish-blonde hair. She has a family history of melanoma. She has
many freckles scattered across her skin. From this description, which of the following is
not a risk factor for melanoma in
this patient?
A) Age
B) Hair color
C) Actinic lentigines
D) Heavy sun exposure - Answer- A
You are speaking to an 8th grade class about health prevention and are preparing to
discuss the ABCDEs of melanoma. Which of the following descriptions correctly defines
the ABCDEs?
A) A = actinic; B = basal cell; C = color changes, especially blue; D = diameter >6 mm;
E =evolution
B) A = asymmetry; B = irregular borders; C = color changes, especially blue; D =
diameter >6 mm; E = evolution
C) A = actinic; B = irregular borders; C = keratoses; D = dystrophic nails; E = evolution
D) A = asymmetry; B = regular borders; C = color changes, especially orange; D =
diameter >6 mm; E = evolution - Answer- B
You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You have
previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue, weight gain, and
hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has hypothyroidism. What is the expected
moisture and texture of the skin of a patient with hypothyroidism?
A) Moist and smooth
B) Moist and rough
C) Dry and smooth
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