ORTHO CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024/2025
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Whichbtestbisbusedbforbdiagnosingbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔X-rays
Whichbdescribesbjointbcrepitationb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Gratingbsound
Whatbisbabpresentingbsymptombofbhipbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Groinbpain
WhatbisbabHerberdensbnodeb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Osteophytebformation
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nbshouldbthebnursebincludebinbteaching?b-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Takeboralbpainbmedicationb45bminutesbbeforebyourbtherapybsession
Whatbisbabmanagementbgoalbofbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Maintainbjointbfunctionbandbmobility
WhatbisbanbadvantagebofbNSAIDSbWITHbCOX2bselectivityb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔LesbG.I.btoxicity
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AnbMRIbisborderedbwhatbshouldbbebincludedbinbpretestbteachingb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Removeballbjewelry
AnbMRIbshowsbosteoarthritisbandbrightbshoulderbwhatbmightbbebexpectedbmethodbofbtreatmentb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Heatborbice
Ifbsurgerybbecomesbanbindicationbforbabshoulderbwhatbwouldbbebabtreatmentbgoalb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Improvementbofbfunction
Whatbisbabsurgicalbprocedurebforbshoulderbarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Hemibarthroplasty
WhatbisbabconsiderationbofbabcomplicationbofbOsteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Lossbofbjointbfunction
Mr.bBaldwinbhasbseverebleftbshoulderbarthritisbrelatedbtobrepetitivebheavybliftingbatbwork.bHebwantsbconse
rvativebtreatmentbnotbsurgery.bWhatbisbablikelybtreatmentboptionbforbMr.bBaldwinb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Corticosteroidbinjections
WhichbofbthebfollowingbwillbMr.bBaldwinblikelybneedbsincebisbleftbisbhisbdominantbarmb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Therapy
Mrs.bRaybisbab62-year-
oldbfemalebadmittedbpostbshoulderbarthroplastybthebnursebisbassistingbherbandbplacementbofbthebslingbho
wbshouldbthebabductionbslingbbebappliedb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Acrossbthebhipsbandbslightlybforward
Howblongbshouldbsomeonebwearbabslingbafterbpostbshoulderbarthroplastyb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔4btob6bweeks
b b b
Whatbisbabmajorbdifferencebbetweenbosteobandbrheumatoidbarthritisb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Osteoarthritisbisblocalbversusbsystemic
Whichbtestbisbusedbforbdiagnosingbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔X-rays
Whichbdescribesbjointbcrepitationb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Gratingbsound
Whatbisbabpresentingbsymptombofbhipbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Groinbpain
WhatbisbabHerberdensbnodeb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Osteophytebformation
Whichbofbthebfollowingbisboftenbfoundbinbdegenerativebdiscbdiseaseb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Abnormalbphysicalbexam
Mrs.bRockwoodbisbhavingbmorebandbmorebproblemsbwithbherbosteoarthritisbherbrightbshoulderbandbbackbh
avebbeenbreallybbotheringbherbshebenjoysbhousekeepingbandbtakesbpridebinbherbcleanbhousebandbisbhavingb
difficultybgettingbitbaccomplishedbwhatbwouldbyoubsuggestb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔SpacebthebcleaningboutbthroughoutbthebweekbcleaningbonebroombPerbday
Mrs.bRockfordbisbprescribedbphysicalbandboccupationalbtherapybisbtobhelpbwithbherbpain.bWhatbinformatio
nbshouldbthebnursebincludebinbteaching?b-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Takeboralbpainbmedicationb45bminutesbbeforebyourbtherapybsession
Whatbisbabmanagementbgoalbofbosteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Maintainbjointbfunctionbandbmobility
WhatbisbanbadvantagebofbNSAIDSbWITHbCOX2bselectivityb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔LesbG.I.btoxicity
, Mrs.bMyersbab57-year-
oldbfactorybworkerbcomesbtobthebclinicbcomplainingbofbrightbshoulderbpainbforbtwobdays.bDeniesbtrauma.bS
tartbofbthebdaybafterbshebcleanedbthebkitchenbcabinets.bIbseesbherbleftbhandbtobcomebherbhairbbecausebofbh
erbpain.bMorebbothersomebatbnightbandbhasbhadbtobsleepbinbabreclinerbforbcomfort.bShe'sbonbSynthroidban
dbhasbbeenbonbestrogenbreplacementbforbfivebyears.bShebisbprescribedbNSAIDSbwhatbshowsbunderstanding
b-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Ibshouldbtakebitbwithbfood
AnbMRIbisborderedbwhatbshouldbbebincludedbinbpretestbteachingb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Removeballbjewelry
AnbMRIbshowsbosteoarthritisbandbrightbshoulderbwhatbmightbbebexpectedbmethodbofbtreatmentb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Heatborbice
Ifbsurgerybbecomesbanbindicationbforbabshoulderbwhatbwouldbbebabtreatmentbgoalb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Improvementbofbfunction
Whatbisbabsurgicalbprocedurebforbshoulderbarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Hemibarthroplasty
WhatbisbabconsiderationbofbabcomplicationbofbOsteoarthritisb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Lossbofbjointbfunction
Mr.bBaldwinbhasbseverebleftbshoulderbarthritisbrelatedbtobrepetitivebheavybliftingbatbwork.bHebwantsbconse
rvativebtreatmentbnotbsurgery.bWhatbisbablikelybtreatmentboptionbforbMr.bBaldwinb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Corticosteroidbinjections
WhichbofbthebfollowingbwillbMr.bBaldwinblikelybneedbsincebisbleftbisbhisbdominantbarmb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Therapy
Mrs.bRaybisbab62-year-
oldbfemalebadmittedbpostbshoulderbarthroplastybthebnursebisbassistingbherbandbplacementbofbthebslingbho
wbshouldbthebabductionbslingbbebappliedb-bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔Acrossbthebhipsbandbslightlybforward
Howblongbshouldbsomeonebwearbabslingbafterbpostbshoulderbarthroplastyb-
bPrecisebAnswerb✔✔4btob6bweeks
