NUR 505-Exam 2 Questions With Verified
And Updated Answers
Arthritis, infection or ligamentous injury - answer✔localized tenderness on examination of the
ankle joint
Bone spurs - answer✔may be present on the calcaneus as bony projections and may cause
numbness, tenderness or pain
plantar faciitis - answer✔focal heel tenderness on palpation of the plantar fascia
rheumatoid arthritis - answer✔complaints of pain in the joints of the hands accompanied by
stiffness, especially in the morning with tenderness and warmth to the touch
Baker's cyst - answer✔arises from distention of the gastrocnemius semimembranous bursa
from underlying arthritis or trauma
Osteopenia - answer✔condition of bone that makes it slightly less dense but not as severe as
osteoporosis
Gelling - answer✔Stiffness in a joint and limited motion after inactivity. Typically seen in
degenerative joint disease
Diffuse idiopathic hyperostosis (DISH) - answer✔an inflammatory polyarthritic condition
causing back stiffness and affecting men older than 50 years old
Synovitis - answer✔palpable bogginess or droughiness over a joint's adjoining soft tissue
Finkelstein's test - answer✔the NP would test thumb movement by instructing the patient to
place his thumb in the palm and then move the wrist toward the midline in ulnar deviation
Tinel's test - answer✔assesses medial nerve compression. Examiner would tap lightly over the
median nerve of the carpal tunnel
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Thenar atrophy - answer✔Suggestive of a median nerve disorder such as carpal tunnel.
Evidenced by muscle wasting in the palm of the hand
Dupuytren's contracture - answer✔a thickened nodule overlying a flexor tendon of the finger
especially near the distal palmar crease
Subacromial bursitis - answer✔Tenderness noted just below the top of the acromion with pain
n abduction and rotation and loss of smooth movement
Murray test - answer✔Have patient in dorsal decubitus position and slowly extend the knee
while maintaining various stress and external rotation, a snap is palpated on the medial side if
positive
Subluxation - answer✔Tenderness at C1-2 in a patient with RA suggests this and high CSP
compression. Emergent treatment is necessary
Genu Varum - answer✔bow leggedness
Talipes equinovarus - answer✔clubfoot
Tibial torsion - answer✔toeing inward or outward of the feet
Median nerve - answer✔the nerve that provides sensation to the palm and palmar surface of
most of the thumb, second and third fingers and half of the fourth digit
Medial meniscus (Mcmurray test) - answer✔Passive flexion, valgus stress and internal rotation
of the lower leg evaluates the:
Osteoporosis - answer✔a decrease in the degree of density that results in fragile bones
Rheumatoid arthritis - answer✔erythematous to salmon-colored rash to the trunk and
vasculitis on the extremities could be indicative of
Prepatellar bursitis - answer✔excessive kneeling can cause "Housemaid's knee"
Osteoarthritis - answer✔Restricted abduction of the hip is a common finding in a patient with
this
Ankylosing spondylitis - answer✔tenderness over the SI joint
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) - answer✔a posterior drawer sign tests the instability of this.
When the proximal tibia falls backward when force is applied here
Bicipital tendinitis - answer✔increased pain in the bicipital grove when resistance is placed
against a supinated forearm
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