CMN 574 Final Exam 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE
What is the most common cause of chest pain? -
ANSWER-Musculoskeletal
A 13-year-old overweight patient presents to the ED with
left knee pain and is lying in bed with his hip slightly
flexed. He is found on imaging to have a severe slipped
capital femoral epiphysis. If his leg is not manipulated for
imaging, in what abnormal position is his left hip most
likely to appear on an anteroposterior pelvic radiograph?
A: Internal rotation
,B: External rotation
C: Extension
D: Abduction
E: Adduction - ANSWER-B: Drehmann sign is the
obligatory external rotation during passive flexion of the
hip
What is the recommended XR view to obtain for a patient
with SCFE? - ANSWER-AP and frog-leg lateral of
BILATERAL hips
Marfans syndrome is associated with what abnormalities -
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
A: long fingers and toes
,B: hyperflexibility of joints
C: very tall, high-arched feet
D: thoracic AA, aortic regurgitation - ANSWER-A: long
fingers and toes
D: thoracic AA, aortic regurgitation
When assessing an adolescent for scoliosis, you ask the
patient to?
A: stand facing you, bend over touch toes examine back
and hips
B: stand facing away from you, examine hips and
shoulders, bend at waist examine back
, C: stand facing you, examine shoulders / hips, then have
bend over and examine back
D: stand facing away from you, bend at waist examine
back, then examine hips and shoulders - ANSWER-B:
stand facing away from you, examine hips and shoulders,
bend at waist examine back
What is important to remember when screening for
scoliosis? - ANSWER-familial screening (siblings)
At what degrees would you as the NP observe the patient
for scoliosis? - ANSWER-< 45 degrees
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE
What is the most common cause of chest pain? -
ANSWER-Musculoskeletal
A 13-year-old overweight patient presents to the ED with
left knee pain and is lying in bed with his hip slightly
flexed. He is found on imaging to have a severe slipped
capital femoral epiphysis. If his leg is not manipulated for
imaging, in what abnormal position is his left hip most
likely to appear on an anteroposterior pelvic radiograph?
A: Internal rotation
,B: External rotation
C: Extension
D: Abduction
E: Adduction - ANSWER-B: Drehmann sign is the
obligatory external rotation during passive flexion of the
hip
What is the recommended XR view to obtain for a patient
with SCFE? - ANSWER-AP and frog-leg lateral of
BILATERAL hips
Marfans syndrome is associated with what abnormalities -
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
A: long fingers and toes
,B: hyperflexibility of joints
C: very tall, high-arched feet
D: thoracic AA, aortic regurgitation - ANSWER-A: long
fingers and toes
D: thoracic AA, aortic regurgitation
When assessing an adolescent for scoliosis, you ask the
patient to?
A: stand facing you, bend over touch toes examine back
and hips
B: stand facing away from you, examine hips and
shoulders, bend at waist examine back
, C: stand facing you, examine shoulders / hips, then have
bend over and examine back
D: stand facing away from you, bend at waist examine
back, then examine hips and shoulders - ANSWER-B:
stand facing away from you, examine hips and shoulders,
bend at waist examine back
What is important to remember when screening for
scoliosis? - ANSWER-familial screening (siblings)
At what degrees would you as the NP observe the patient
for scoliosis? - ANSWER-< 45 degrees
