NSG 6020 – Orthopedics Exam with Questions and Answers – 100% Solved
A 35 year old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of pain in the
joints of both hands accompanied by stiffness, especially in the morning with tenderness and
warmth to touch. Examination reveals swelling of the synovial tissue and limitation of motion.
These findings are consistent with: - ✔✔✔-rheumatoid arthritis
a 64 year old man complains of worsening pain that radiates from the right buttocks to the
posterior upper thigh. This is a common complaint associated with: - ✔✔✔-sciatica
A condition resulting from a forceful throwing motion and causing the should to :slip out of the
joint" when the arm is abducted and externally rotated is known as: - ✔✔✔-anterior dislocation
of the humerus
A decrease in the amount of density in a bone is referred to as: - ✔✔✔-osteopenia
A decrease in the degree of density in a bone that results in fragile bones is referred to as: -
✔✔✔-osteoporosis
A defect in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles with tenderness and swelling could be
suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-a ruptured achilles tendon
A dislocation of the elbow joint caused by the sudden pull on the extended pronation forearm is
referred to as: - ✔✔✔-nursemaid's elbow
A normal finding in the musculoskeletal assessment of a 3-year-old child would be the presence
of: - ✔✔✔-genu-valgum
A patient complains of a sharp burning pain in the neck and right arm with associated
parenthesias and weakness. These symptoms may be associated with: - ✔✔✔-cervical
radiculopathy
, NSG 6020 – Orthopedics Exam with Questions and Answers – 100% Solved
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents to the nurse practitioner with aching
paracervical pain and stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and fatigue. These
findings may be associated with: - ✔✔✔-mechanical neck pain with whiplash
A patient reports sharp "Catches" of pain, grating, and weakness in the right shoulder when
lifting the arm overhead. These symptoms could be suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-rotator cuff tendinitis
A popliteal or "baker's" cyst arises from: - ✔✔✔-trauma
A six year old male complains of ankle pain and difficulty walking ,but denies any recent injuries.
Findings reveal ankle tenderness, decreased mobility and range of motion. The patients
temperature of 102 degrees. These fingins are consistent with - ✔✔✔-osteomyelitis
A small, tuberculated eminence, curved a little forward, and giving attachment to the radial
collateral ligament of the elbow joint referred to as the: - ✔✔✔-lateral epicondyle of the
humerus
A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near
the distal palmar crease is suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-Dupuytren's contracture
Acromioclavicular arthritis usually arises from prior direct injury to the: - ✔✔✔-shoulder girdle
After attempting to elicit the Moro reflex in a newborn, the nurse practitioner identifies absence
of movement of the left arm. The next assessment would be to: - ✔✔✔-examine the clavical
Apatient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This
type of low back pain is referred to as: - ✔✔✔-radicular low back pain
Blue sclera, weak muscles, and increased joint flexibility during a newborn assessment may be
suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-osteogenesis imperfecta
A 35 year old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of pain in the
joints of both hands accompanied by stiffness, especially in the morning with tenderness and
warmth to touch. Examination reveals swelling of the synovial tissue and limitation of motion.
These findings are consistent with: - ✔✔✔-rheumatoid arthritis
a 64 year old man complains of worsening pain that radiates from the right buttocks to the
posterior upper thigh. This is a common complaint associated with: - ✔✔✔-sciatica
A condition resulting from a forceful throwing motion and causing the should to :slip out of the
joint" when the arm is abducted and externally rotated is known as: - ✔✔✔-anterior dislocation
of the humerus
A decrease in the amount of density in a bone is referred to as: - ✔✔✔-osteopenia
A decrease in the degree of density in a bone that results in fragile bones is referred to as: -
✔✔✔-osteoporosis
A defect in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles with tenderness and swelling could be
suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-a ruptured achilles tendon
A dislocation of the elbow joint caused by the sudden pull on the extended pronation forearm is
referred to as: - ✔✔✔-nursemaid's elbow
A normal finding in the musculoskeletal assessment of a 3-year-old child would be the presence
of: - ✔✔✔-genu-valgum
A patient complains of a sharp burning pain in the neck and right arm with associated
parenthesias and weakness. These symptoms may be associated with: - ✔✔✔-cervical
radiculopathy
, NSG 6020 – Orthopedics Exam with Questions and Answers – 100% Solved
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents to the nurse practitioner with aching
paracervical pain and stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and fatigue. These
findings may be associated with: - ✔✔✔-mechanical neck pain with whiplash
A patient reports sharp "Catches" of pain, grating, and weakness in the right shoulder when
lifting the arm overhead. These symptoms could be suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-rotator cuff tendinitis
A popliteal or "baker's" cyst arises from: - ✔✔✔-trauma
A six year old male complains of ankle pain and difficulty walking ,but denies any recent injuries.
Findings reveal ankle tenderness, decreased mobility and range of motion. The patients
temperature of 102 degrees. These fingins are consistent with - ✔✔✔-osteomyelitis
A small, tuberculated eminence, curved a little forward, and giving attachment to the radial
collateral ligament of the elbow joint referred to as the: - ✔✔✔-lateral epicondyle of the
humerus
A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near
the distal palmar crease is suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-Dupuytren's contracture
Acromioclavicular arthritis usually arises from prior direct injury to the: - ✔✔✔-shoulder girdle
After attempting to elicit the Moro reflex in a newborn, the nurse practitioner identifies absence
of movement of the left arm. The next assessment would be to: - ✔✔✔-examine the clavical
Apatient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This
type of low back pain is referred to as: - ✔✔✔-radicular low back pain
Blue sclera, weak muscles, and increased joint flexibility during a newborn assessment may be
suggestive of: - ✔✔✔-osteogenesis imperfecta
