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WGU D115 OA
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Unit 7 Exam
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WGU D115 OA
Define ankylosing spondylitis - correct answers chronic inflammatory
joint disease
Stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints
What is the most common cause of a corner metaphyseal fx in a child
younger than 12 months of age? - correct answers Transverse
tibia fracture resulting from physical abuse
Bouchard's nodes will be associated with what condition? - correct answers
Osteoarthritis
They are bony enlargements of the middle joints of the finger and proximal
interphalangeal joints on the hands
Older adult female complains of stiffness and pain in both hands and left
knee shortly after waking and worsens in the afternoon. She feels some
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relief with rest. On exam, the FNP notices the presence of Heberden's nodes.
Which of the following is most likely? - correct answers Osteoarthritis
*Stiffness and pain typically worse in the afternoon and evening*
Heberden's nodes are found on the distal interphalangeal joints
Define T-score in regards to osteoporosis - correct answers Compares
bone density with that of a healthy 30 year old of the same sex. 30 years of
age is peak bone mass
Osteoporosis is defined as having a T-score of -2.5 or less
The greater the negative number the more severe osteoporosis
Which observation by the FNP would lead to inclusion of a differential
diagnosis of osteoporosis in a 78 year old female pt who has been c/o bone
and joint pain? - correct answers Low vitamin D levels
WGU D115 OA
Study Guide
Unit 7 Exam
Questions and
Answers Solved
, 2
WGU D115 OA
Define ankylosing spondylitis - correct answers chronic inflammatory
joint disease
Stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints
What is the most common cause of a corner metaphyseal fx in a child
younger than 12 months of age? - correct answers Transverse
tibia fracture resulting from physical abuse
Bouchard's nodes will be associated with what condition? - correct answers
Osteoarthritis
They are bony enlargements of the middle joints of the finger and proximal
interphalangeal joints on the hands
Older adult female complains of stiffness and pain in both hands and left
knee shortly after waking and worsens in the afternoon. She feels some
, 3
relief with rest. On exam, the FNP notices the presence of Heberden's nodes.
Which of the following is most likely? - correct answers Osteoarthritis
*Stiffness and pain typically worse in the afternoon and evening*
Heberden's nodes are found on the distal interphalangeal joints
Define T-score in regards to osteoporosis - correct answers Compares
bone density with that of a healthy 30 year old of the same sex. 30 years of
age is peak bone mass
Osteoporosis is defined as having a T-score of -2.5 or less
The greater the negative number the more severe osteoporosis
Which observation by the FNP would lead to inclusion of a differential
diagnosis of osteoporosis in a 78 year old female pt who has been c/o bone
and joint pain? - correct answers Low vitamin D levels
