Exam 22: Musculoskeletal System

The nurse suspects that a patient has carpal tunnel syndrome and wants to perform the Phalen test.To perform this test,the nurse should instruct the patient to:

A 40-year-old man has come into the clinic with complaints of extreme pain in his toes.The nurse notices that his toes are slightly swollen,reddened,and warm to the touch.His complaints would suggest:

A patient states,"I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel." She also states that "it is very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints." The nurse should assess for signs of what problem?

A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in her posture and is having lower back pain.The nurse tells her that during pregnancy,women have a posture shift to compensate for the enlarging fetus.This shift in posture is known as:

The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of which movement(s)?

During an interview the patient states,"I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders-it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the patient that it is his:

The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:

A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to the clinic to ask about changes in her fingers.The nurse will assess for signs of what problems?

Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:

The nurse is assessing a patient's ischial tuberosity.To palpate the ischial tuberosity,the nurse knows that it is best to have the patient:

When reviewing the musculoskeletal system,the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the: