Question 1

What is the most commonly fractured carpal bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scaphoid 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Hamate 
D)  Trapezium 
E)  Pisiform 
A)  Scaphoid 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Hamate 
D)  Trapezium 
E)  Pisiform

Question 2

If a patient complains of pain and swelling over the thumb, what type of fracture may have occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bennett's fracture 
B)  Distal phalangeal fracture 
C)  Middle phalangeal fracture 
D)  Proximal phalangeal fracture 
E)  Boxer's fracture 
A)  Bennett's fracture 
B)  Distal phalangeal fracture 
C)  Middle phalangeal fracture 
D)  Proximal phalangeal fracture 
E)  Boxer's fracture

Question 3

What motion would cause pain and be indicative of a scaphoid fracture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Downward pressure on the thumb 
B)  Upward pressure on the thumb 
C)  Radial flexion 
D)  Upward pressure on the thumb and radial flexion 
E)  Downward pressure on the thumb and radial flexion 
A)  Downward pressure on the thumb 
B)  Upward pressure on the thumb 
C)  Radial flexion 
D)  Upward pressure on the thumb and radial flexion 
E)  Downward pressure on the thumb and radial flexion

Question 4

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
Forearm Fractures

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity 
A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity

Question 5

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
Forearm Splints

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity 
A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity

Question 6

Please check all of the mechanisms of injury that can cause a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury.

Accepted Answer

A)  Violent twist or torque of the wrist 
B)  Hyperflexion of the wrist 
C)  Falling on an outstretched hand 
D)  Repetitive ulnar deviation 
E)  Repetitive radial deviation
F) Crushing of the wrist by a helmet, ball, etc 
A)  Violent twist or torque of the wrist 
B)  Hyperflexion of the wrist 
C)  Falling on an outstretched hand 
D)  Repetitive ulnar deviation 
E)  Repetitive radial deviation
F) Crushing of the wrist by a helmet, ball, etc

Question 7

The diagram represents a taping technique for the wrist, hand, and fingers that could be used for which of the following problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenosynovitis 
B)  Wrist sprain 
C)  Nerve compression 
D)  Nerve entrapment 
E)  Carpal tunnel 
A)  Tenosynovitis 
B)  Wrist sprain 
C)  Nerve compression 
D)  Nerve entrapment 
E)  Carpal tunnel

Question 8

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
Colles' Fracture

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity 
A)  Pain 
B)  Ecchymosis 
C)  Hematoma 
D)  Swelling 
E)  Muscular weakness
F) Tenderness
G) Disability
H) Crepitus
I) Deformity

Question 9

Where is the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) located in the wrist and hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is interposed between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone. 
B)  It is the opening of the carpal tunnel that allows structures to pass through to the hand. 
C)  It is interposed between the trapezoid and the scaphoid bones of the carpal region. 
D)  It is the tunnel under the extensor retinaculum that allows structures to pass through to the hand. 
E)  It is interposed between the 5th metacarpal phalangeal base and the pisiform bone. 
A)  It is interposed between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone. 
B)  It is the opening of the carpal tunnel that allows structures to pass through to the hand. 
C)  It is interposed between the trapezoid and the scaphoid bones of the carpal region. 
D)  It is the tunnel under the extensor retinaculum that allows structures to pass through to the hand. 
E)  It is interposed between the 5th metacarpal phalangeal base and the pisiform bone.

Question 10

Which of the following would be an inappropriate body structure to palpate during the palpation section of the forearm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olecranon process 
B)  Lumbrical muscles 
C)  Extensor retinaculum 
D)  Pronator quadrates muscle 
E)  Radial artery 
A)  Olecranon process 
B)  Lumbrical muscles 
C)  Extensor retinaculum 
D)  Pronator quadrates muscle 
E)  Radial artery

Question 11

Hoffman's disease is another name for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kienbock's disease 
B)  deQuervain's disease 
C)  Wrist ganglion 
D)  Mallet finger 
E)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury 
A)  Kienbock's disease 
B)  deQuervain's disease 
C)  Wrist ganglion 
D)  Mallet finger 
E)  Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury

Question 12

Which of the following is a test for carpal tunnel syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speed's test 
B)  Yergason's test 
C)  Ludington's test 
D)  Neer's test 
E)  Phalen's test 
A)  Speed's test 
B)  Yergason's test 
C)  Ludington's test 
D)  Neer's test 
E)  Phalen's test

Question 13

What other injury can the forearm sustain that is much less common than in the lower leg?

Accepted Answer

A)  High ligament sprain 
B)  Stress fracture 
C)  Trigger points 
D)  Chronic exertional compartment syndrome 
E)  Muscular strains 
A)  High ligament sprain 
B)  Stress fracture 
C)  Trigger points 
D)  Chronic exertional compartment syndrome 
E)  Muscular strains

Question 14

Which of the following nerves enters the palm of the hand through the carpal tunnel and supplies three of the four thenar muscles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The median nerve 
B)  The radial nerve 
C)  The ulnar nerve 
D)  The thoracodorsal nerve 
E)  The subclavian nerve 
A)  The median nerve 
B)  The radial nerve 
C)  The ulnar nerve 
D)  The thoracodorsal nerve 
E)  The subclavian nerve

Question 15

A tennis player has severe pain near the base of her fourth and fifth metacarpals after accidentally hitting her racket on the court after diving for a ball. What could possibly be the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  A scaphoid fracture 
B)  A lunate dislocation 
C)  A hamate fracture 
D)  Carpal tunnel 
E)  Nerve entrapment 
A)  A scaphoid fracture 
B)  A lunate dislocation 
C)  A hamate fracture 
D)  Carpal tunnel 
E)  Nerve entrapment

Question 16

Mallet finger is an injury to which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extensor tendon avulsion 
B)  Flexor tendon avulsion 
C)  Extensor tendon strain 
D)  Flexor tendon strain 
E)  Subluxation of the flexor tendon 
A)  Extensor tendon avulsion 
B)  Flexor tendon avulsion 
C)  Extensor tendon strain 
D)  Flexor tendon strain 
E)  Subluxation of the flexor tendon

Question 17

Which of the following deformities is caused by a palsy of the radial nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benediction deformity 
B)  Bishop's deformity 
C)  Claw hand deformity 
D)  Ape hand deformity 
E)  Drop wrist deformity 
A)  Benediction deformity 
B)  Bishop's deformity 
C)  Claw hand deformity 
D)  Ape hand deformity 
E)  Drop wrist deformity

Question 18

A rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus is also referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boutinniere deformity 
B)  Mallet finger 
C)  Jersey finger 
D)  Trigger finger 
E)  Gamekeepers thumb 
A)  Boutinniere deformity 
B)  Mallet finger 
C)  Jersey finger 
D)  Trigger finger 
E)  Gamekeepers thumb

Question 19

If a patient is suffering from the problem noted in the figure of the hand, which nerve would be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ulnar nerve 
B)  The radial nerve 
C)  The median nerve 
D)  The axillary nerve 
E)  The musculocutaneous nerve 
A)  The ulnar nerve 
B)  The radial nerve 
C)  The median nerve 
D)  The axillary nerve 
E)  The musculocutaneous nerve

Question 20

Select only the appropriate steps that may be taken when releasing blood from beneath a fingernail.

Accepted Answer

A)  First, coat the injured finger with antifungal cream once the hole is created. 
B)  Provide open wound follow-up care. 
C)  Use a high-temperature cautery while using moderate pressure to melt through the nail to the site of the bleeding. 
D)  Use a needle that has been sanitized by a burning flame. 
E)  First, coat the injured finger with antibiotic cream once the hole is created.
F) Use a small gauge drill to penetrate the injured nail, using a rotary action. 
A)  First, coat the injured finger with antifungal cream once the hole is created. 
B)  Provide open wound follow-up care. 
C)  Use a high-temperature cautery while using moderate pressure to melt through the nail to the site of the bleeding. 
D)  Use a needle that has been sanitized by a burning flame. 
E)  First, coat the injured finger with antibiotic cream once the hole is created.
F) Use a small gauge drill to penetrate the injured nail, using a rotary action.

Exam 24: The Forearm, Wrist, Hand, and Fingers

What is the most commonly fractured carpal bone?

If a patient complains of pain and swelling over the thumb, what type of fracture may have occurred?

What motion would cause pain and be indicative of a scaphoid fracture?

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers. Forearm Fractures

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers. Forearm Splints

Please check all of the mechanisms of injury that can cause a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury.

The diagram represents a taping technique for the wrist, hand, and fingers that could be used for which of the following problems?

Select the symptoms that are related to the injury of the forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers. Colles' Fracture

Where is the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) located in the wrist and hand?

Which of the following would be an inappropriate body structure to palpate during the palpation section of the forearm?

Hoffman's disease is another name for which of the following?

Which of the following is a test for carpal tunnel syndrome?

What other injury can the forearm sustain that is much less common than in the lower leg?

Which of the following nerves enters the palm of the hand through the carpal tunnel and supplies three of the four thenar muscles?

A tennis player has severe pain near the base of her fourth and fifth metacarpals after accidentally hitting her racket on the court after diving for a ball. What could possibly be the problem?

Mallet finger is an injury to which of the following structures?

Which of the following deformities is caused by a palsy of the radial nerve?

A rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus is also referred to as which of the following?

If a patient is suffering from the problem noted in the figure of the hand, which nerve would be damaged?

Select only the appropriate steps that may be taken when releasing blood from beneath a fingernail.

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