Exam 24: Musculoskeletal System

During a neonatal examination, the nurse notices that the newborn infant has six toes.This finding is documented as:

The nurse is assessing a 22-year-old patient, a dedicated violin player, who complains of elbow pain and aching forearm muscles.During examination, the nurse elicits pain by touching the outside area of the elbow and when having the patient resist extension of the hand.The nurse recognizes this as:

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 ask her to:

When assessing the patient's spine, the nurse differentiates between the cervical and thoracic vertebrae at the base of the neck by using the:

The nurse is assessing a 1-week-old infant and is testing his muscle strength.The nurse lifts the infant with hands under the axillae and notices that the infant starts to slide down between the hands.The nurse should:

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

The nurse is examining a 2-month-old infant and notices asymmetry of the infant's gluteal folds.The nurse should assess for other signs of what disorder?

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 does not seem to be moving his right arm as much as his left arm and that he seems to have pain when she lifts him up by holding him under the arms.The nurse suspects a fractured clavicle and would observe for:

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

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

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:

When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows that the correct approach for the examination should be:

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?

The nurse is explaining the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother of a toddler.Where does lengthening of the bones occur?

The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion the spine and to help it move.The nurse is referring to his:

During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting.When asked to perform the LaSègue test, the patient complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg.The nurse suspects:

A young swimmer comes to the sports clinic complaining of a very sore shoulder.He was running at the pool, slipped on 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.The nurse suspects:

The nurse is assessing a patient's ischial tuberosity.To palpate the ischial tuberosity, the nurse asks the patient to bend his knee toward his chest to:

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