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ATI MEDSURG 2 MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025 /2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+| NEWEST
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A patient is undergoing diagnostic testing for
osteomalacia. Which of the following laboratory results is
most suggestive of this diagnosis?
A) High chloride, calcium, and magnesium
B) High parathyroid and calcitonin levels
C) Low serum calcium and magnesium levels
D) Low serum calcium and low phosphorus level -
ANSWER-Ans: D
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Laboratory studies will reveal a low serum calcium and
low phosphorus level.
An 80-year-old man in a long-term care facility has a
chronic leg ulcer and states that the area has become
increasingly painful in recent days. The nurse notes that
the site is now swollen and warm to the touch. The patient
should undergo diagnostic testing for what health
problem?
A) Osteomyelitis
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteomalacia
D) Septic arthritis - ANSWER-Ans: A
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When osteomyelitis develops from the spread of an
adjacent infection, no signs of septicemia are present, but
the area becomes swollen, warm, painful, and tender to
touch. Osteoporosis is the most prevalent bone disease in
the world. Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease
characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone.
Septicarthritis occurs when joints become infected through
spread of infection from other parts of the body
(hematogenous spread) or directly through trauma or
surgical instrumentation.
A patient has returned to the unit after undergoing limb-
sparing surgery to remove a metastatic bone tumor. The
nurse providing postoperative care in the days following
surgery assesses for what complication from surgery?
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A) Deficient fluid volume
B) Delayed wound healing
C) Hypocalcemia
D) Pathologic fractures - ANSWER-Ans: B
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Delayed wound healing is a complication of surgery due
to tissue trauma from the surgery. Nutritional deficiency is
usually due to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation
therapy, which may cause weight loss. Pathologic
fractures are not a complication of surgery.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is 12 hours
postoperative following foot surgery. The nurse assesses
ATI MEDSURG 2 MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025 /2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+| NEWEST
UPDATE!
A patient is undergoing diagnostic testing for
osteomalacia. Which of the following laboratory results is
most suggestive of this diagnosis?
A) High chloride, calcium, and magnesium
B) High parathyroid and calcitonin levels
C) Low serum calcium and magnesium levels
D) Low serum calcium and low phosphorus level -
ANSWER-Ans: D
Feedback:
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Laboratory studies will reveal a low serum calcium and
low phosphorus level.
An 80-year-old man in a long-term care facility has a
chronic leg ulcer and states that the area has become
increasingly painful in recent days. The nurse notes that
the site is now swollen and warm to the touch. The patient
should undergo diagnostic testing for what health
problem?
A) Osteomyelitis
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteomalacia
D) Septic arthritis - ANSWER-Ans: A
Feedback:
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When osteomyelitis develops from the spread of an
adjacent infection, no signs of septicemia are present, but
the area becomes swollen, warm, painful, and tender to
touch. Osteoporosis is the most prevalent bone disease in
the world. Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease
characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone.
Septicarthritis occurs when joints become infected through
spread of infection from other parts of the body
(hematogenous spread) or directly through trauma or
surgical instrumentation.
A patient has returned to the unit after undergoing limb-
sparing surgery to remove a metastatic bone tumor. The
nurse providing postoperative care in the days following
surgery assesses for what complication from surgery?
, 4|Page
A) Deficient fluid volume
B) Delayed wound healing
C) Hypocalcemia
D) Pathologic fractures - ANSWER-Ans: B
Feedback:
Delayed wound healing is a complication of surgery due
to tissue trauma from the surgery. Nutritional deficiency is
usually due to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation
therapy, which may cause weight loss. Pathologic
fractures are not a complication of surgery.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is 12 hours
postoperative following foot surgery. The nurse assesses
