Exam 22: Musculoskeletal System

A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist.She was playing basketball when she fell and landed on her left hand.The nurse examines her hand and would expect a fracture if the girl complains:

A 68-year-old woman has come in for an assessment of her rheumatoid arthritis,and the nurse notices raised,firm,nontender nodules at the olecranon bursa and along the ulna.These nodules are most commonly diagnosed as:

An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages.The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because:

The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:

The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury.The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:

A patient has been diagnosed with a ganglion cyst over the dorsum of his left wrist.He asks the nurse,"What is this thing?" The nurse's best answer would be,"It is:

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

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

The nurse has completed the musculoskeletal examination of a patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign.The nurse interprets this finding to indicate:

A mother brings her newborn baby boy in for a checkup;she tells the nurse that he doesn't seem to be moving his right arm as much as his left and that he seems to have pain when she lifts him up under the arms.The nurse suspects a fractured clavicle and would observe for:

A young swimmer comes to the sports clinic complaining of a very sore shoulder.He was running at the pool,slipped on some wet concrete,and tried to catch himself with his outstretched hand.He landed on his outstretched hand and has not been able to move his shoulder since then.The nurse suspects:

A patient's annual physical examination reveals a lateral curvature of the thoracic and lumbar segments of his spine;however,this curvature disappears with forward bending.The nurse knows that this abnormality of the spine is called:

When assessing muscle strength,the nurse observes that a patient has complete range of motion against gravity with full resistance.What Grade should the nurse record using a 0 to 5 point scale?

An 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a checkup.She states,"I can't walk as much as I used to." The nurse is observing for motor dysfunction in her hip and should have her:

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

To palpate the temporomandibular joint,the nurse's fingers should be placed in the depression _____ of the ear.

An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the _____ vertebra.

The nurse is assessing the joints of a woman who has stated,"I have a long family history of arthritis,and my joints hurt." The nurse suspects that she has osteoarthritis.Which of these are symptoms of osteoarthritis? Select all that apply.

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?