FINAL ADVANCE D HE ALTH ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTIC REASONING N URS6512N /6512 N NURS ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSME NT&DIAGNO STIC REASONING NEWEST VERSION 2024 -2025 ACTUAL QUESTION AND CORRECT DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS FROM VERIFIED SOURCES BY EXPERT RATED A GRADE. What condition do Phalen's and Tinel's signs test for? - ANSWER -Carpal tunnel syndrome Patellofemoral syndrome is a common cause of which type of knee pain? - ANSWER -Mechanical What organism is commonly seen with septic arthritis? - ANSWER -
Staphylococcus aureus Which test involves having the patient lie supine, and flexing their knee 90 degrees with their foot flat on the table, while the examiner sits on their toes and pulls the tibia forward to check for anterior movement that is indicative of an anterior cruci ate ligament (ACL) tear? - ANSWER -Anterior drawer test What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with knee pain, especially with twisting or rotating, which is accompanied by locking or catching with walking, as well as swelling, stiffness, and difficulty extending the knee? - ANSWER -Meniscal tear What finding is most commonly seen in older patients with osteoarthritis during a knee inspection? - ANSWER -Varus deviation What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with warmth, redness, and tenderness about 2 inches below the medial knee joint line? - ANSWER -Pes anserine bursitis What is being tested for when an examiner anchors their hand on the medial side of the knee and stresses the opposite side for laxity - ANSWER -Lateral collateral ligament tear For which diagnosis do the patellar ballottement test and the "bulge sign" in a knee examination test? - ANSWER -Knee effusion For what diagnosis do the anterior drawer test and Lachman test evaluate? - ANSWER -Anterior cruciate ligament tear For what diagnosis do the McMurray and Apley test evaluate? - ANSWER -
Meniscal tear What does the patellar apprehension test evaluate for? - ANSWER -
Patellofemoral instability What might exquisite tenderness on palpation of the anterior tibia indicate? - ANSWER -Tibial insufficiency fracture What is the most common structure associated with ankle sprains? - ANSWER -Anterior talofibular ligament What is one of the causes of medial ankle pain from overuse? - ANSWER -
Tarsal tunnel syndrome What are the Ottawa ankle rules? - ANSWER -A set of guidelines to help decide if a patient with ankle pain needs an X -ray for the diagnosis of a possible bone fracture Which structure(s) is/are involved in plantar flexion of the ankle? - ANSWER -
Achilles tendon A patient with a foot drop/weakness in dorsiflexion may have which condition? - ANSWER -L4 radiculopathy What does a "talar tilt test" revealing no hard stop in the inversion of the ankle indicate? - ANSWER -Lateral ankle ligamentous tear What does the "anterior drawer test" in the ankle evaluate for? - ANSWER -
Anterior talofibular ligamentous integrity What is TRUE regarding tarsal tunnel syndrome? - ANSWER -It causes burning pain from the medial ankle to the sole of the foot. Testing the biceps reflex helps localize lesions in which cervical nerve root? - ANSWER -C5 Testing the triceps reflex helps localize lesions in which cervical nerve root? - ANSWER -C7 What is being tested with a monofilament for diabetic neuropathy? - ANSWER -Intact sensation Which cranial nerve (CN) is affected by Bell's palsy? - ANSWER -CN VII: facial nerve Which cranial nerve (CN) provides sensory innervation to the palate and is tested using the gag reflex? - ANSWER -CN IX: glossopharyngeal nerve Decreased sensation to monofilament testing in the feet of a patient with diabetes may indicate an increased risk of which complication? - ANSWER -
Skin ulcers Which is TRUE regarding Hoffman's maneuver ? - ANSWER - What condition is characterized by the inability to retract the foreskin of the penis due to fibrotic changes? - ANSWER -Phimosis What is the condition presenting with acute scrotal pain caused by disruption of the blood supply to the testicle? - ANSWER -Testicular torsion
Staphylococcus aureus Which test involves having the patient lie supine, and flexing their knee 90 degrees with their foot flat on the table, while the examiner sits on their toes and pulls the tibia forward to check for anterior movement that is indicative of an anterior cruci ate ligament (ACL) tear? - ANSWER -Anterior drawer test What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with knee pain, especially with twisting or rotating, which is accompanied by locking or catching with walking, as well as swelling, stiffness, and difficulty extending the knee? - ANSWER -Meniscal tear What finding is most commonly seen in older patients with osteoarthritis during a knee inspection? - ANSWER -Varus deviation What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with warmth, redness, and tenderness about 2 inches below the medial knee joint line? - ANSWER -Pes anserine bursitis What is being tested for when an examiner anchors their hand on the medial side of the knee and stresses the opposite side for laxity - ANSWER -Lateral collateral ligament tear For which diagnosis do the patellar ballottement test and the "bulge sign" in a knee examination test? - ANSWER -Knee effusion For what diagnosis do the anterior drawer test and Lachman test evaluate? - ANSWER -Anterior cruciate ligament tear For what diagnosis do the McMurray and Apley test evaluate? - ANSWER -
Meniscal tear What does the patellar apprehension test evaluate for? - ANSWER -
Patellofemoral instability What might exquisite tenderness on palpation of the anterior tibia indicate? - ANSWER -Tibial insufficiency fracture What is the most common structure associated with ankle sprains? - ANSWER -Anterior talofibular ligament What is one of the causes of medial ankle pain from overuse? - ANSWER -
Tarsal tunnel syndrome What are the Ottawa ankle rules? - ANSWER -A set of guidelines to help decide if a patient with ankle pain needs an X -ray for the diagnosis of a possible bone fracture Which structure(s) is/are involved in plantar flexion of the ankle? - ANSWER -
Achilles tendon A patient with a foot drop/weakness in dorsiflexion may have which condition? - ANSWER -L4 radiculopathy What does a "talar tilt test" revealing no hard stop in the inversion of the ankle indicate? - ANSWER -Lateral ankle ligamentous tear What does the "anterior drawer test" in the ankle evaluate for? - ANSWER -
Anterior talofibular ligamentous integrity What is TRUE regarding tarsal tunnel syndrome? - ANSWER -It causes burning pain from the medial ankle to the sole of the foot. Testing the biceps reflex helps localize lesions in which cervical nerve root? - ANSWER -C5 Testing the triceps reflex helps localize lesions in which cervical nerve root? - ANSWER -C7 What is being tested with a monofilament for diabetic neuropathy? - ANSWER -Intact sensation Which cranial nerve (CN) is affected by Bell's palsy? - ANSWER -CN VII: facial nerve Which cranial nerve (CN) provides sensory innervation to the palate and is tested using the gag reflex? - ANSWER -CN IX: glossopharyngeal nerve Decreased sensation to monofilament testing in the feet of a patient with diabetes may indicate an increased risk of which complication? - ANSWER -
Skin ulcers Which is TRUE regarding Hoffman's maneuver ? - ANSWER - What condition is characterized by the inability to retract the foreskin of the penis due to fibrotic changes? - ANSWER -Phimosis What is the condition presenting with acute scrotal pain caused by disruption of the blood supply to the testicle? - ANSWER -Testicular torsion
