UOP NRP531 2021 September Week 3 Quiz Latest

NRP531 Advanced Health Assessment I

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1A 32-year-old warehouse worker presents for evaluation of low back pain. He notes a sudden onset of pain after lifting a set of boxes that were heavier than usual. He also states that he has numbness and tingling in the left leg. He wants to know if he needs to be off of work. What test should you perform to assess for a herniated disc?

Epley’s maneuver

Leg-length test

Leg-strength test

Straight-leg raise test

Question 2When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:

Supporting muscles are excessively spastic

Irregular bony surfaces rub together

There is excess fluid within the synovial membrane

Joints are excessively lax

Question 3The articulation of the radius and carpal bones is the:

Elbow joint

Acromioclavicular joint

Glenohumerol joint

Wrist joint

Question 4What technique is performed at every well infant examination during the first year of life to detect hip dislocation?

Leg length measurements

McMurray testing

Barlow-Ortolani maneuvers

Ballottement testing

Question 5Pain, swelling, loss of both active and passive motion, locking, and deformity would be consistent with which of the following?

Articular joint pain

Muscular injury

Nerve damage

Bursitis

Question 6Mrs. Fletcher complains of numbness of her right hand. On examination, sensation of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger have decreased sensation. Which of the following is affected?

Ulnar nerve

Radial nerve

Index nerve

Median nerve

Question 7Ulnar deviation and swan neck deformities are characteristics of:

Osteoporosis

Osteoarthritis

Congenital defects

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 8When the patient flexes forward at the waist, what spinal observation would lead you to suspect scoliosis?

Prominent cervical concave curve

Restricted ability to flex at the hips

Prominent lumbar hump

Lateral curvature of the spine

Question 9A 50-year-old woman presents with “left hip pain” of several weeks duration. There is marked tenderness when you press over her proximal lateral thigh. What do you think she has?

Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Sciatica

Trochanteric bursitis

Question 10A red, hot, swollen joint of a big toe in a 40 year old man should lead you to suspect which condition:

Gout

Synovitis

Bursitis

Trauma