Exam 22: Musculoskeletal System

A 14-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease reports painful swelling just below the knee for the past 5 months.Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient is visiting the clinic for an evaluation of a swollen,painful knuckle.The nurse notices that the knuckle above his ring on the left hand is swollen and he is unable to remove his wedding ring.This joint is called the:

The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope.The nurse knows that to jump rope,one's shoulder has to be capable of:

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:

Hematopoiesis takes place in the:

During an examination,the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notes that the patient has lateral tilting.When his leg is raised straight up,he complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg.The nurse suspects:

The nurse has completed the musculoskeletal examination of a patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign.The nurse suspects:

A patient is being assessed for range of joint movement.The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body.This movement is called:

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 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 hands.The nurse knows that changes associated with rheumatoid arthritis include:

The nurse should use which test to check for large amounts of fluid around the patella?

The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of the following movements:

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 would be called:

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

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

During an interview,a 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 her:

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

The nurse is examining a 3-month-old infant.While holding the thumbs on the infant's inner mid thighs and the fingers outside on the hips,touching the greater trochanter,the nurse adducts the legs until the nurse's thumbs touch and then abducts the legs until the infant's knees touch the table.The nurse does not note any "clunking" sounds and is confident to record a:

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 the following movement: