age 1 of 104
NR 511 MIDTERM EXAM TEST STUDY GUIDE
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s/s and management of sprains .....Answer.....- usually have
swelling, pain and disability (or deformity)
-1st: stretching of ligamentous fibers- symptom Tx
-2nd: tear of part of the ligament, with pain and swelling-
Immobilization to protect injured part, but full healing expected
-3rd: complete ligamentous separation- immobilization; possible
surgery
- Hx of sudden injury or fall
,age 2 of 104
-redness/bruising over the joint, decr A&P ROM,pain with
movement of joint
s/s and management of strains .....Answer.....- affect the muscles
or tendons that connect to a muscle to a bone.
-don't usually cause swelling or redness
-ROM may be limited, but can still use limb
- if severe, the entire muscle or tendon may be torn, causing
inflammation and swelling, weakness, and loss of function
- surgery may be needed
Spurling's maneuver- neck pain .....Answer.....1. With the patient's
neck in extension, rotate neck to the affected side.
2. Apply downward pressure on the head.
,age 3 of 104
3. Assess for patient complaint of or accentuation of limb pain or
paresthesia (a positive finding). Also observe for obvious
atrophy in the neck.
-assess nerve root compression
Radiculopathy .....Answer.....-caused by spinal root compression,
injury, or inflammation- most commonly d/t disc herniation or
spinal stenosis from degenerative disease.
straight leg test .....Answer.....1. The patient is placed in a supine
position.
2. Grasp the heel of the leg to be tested and raise the leg by
flexing the hip.
3. Assess for pain or reproduction of symptoms before the end
of the normal range of motion (70 degrees).
, age 4 of 104
- nerve root compression test. used to evaluate lumbar nerve
root impingement
-positive if pain
Diagnostic MS tests .....Answer.....- X- bony structures. ( if fracture
or misalignment is suspected)
- CT scan:disc rupture, spinal stenosis, tumors.
-Ultrasound: ligament, tendon and muscle tears. or can find
intra-abdominal etiology
- Bone scan: measure abnormal metabolic activity seen with
tumors, infection and fractures
-MRI: soft-tissue injury nerve impingement, tumor, infection, disc
herniation, disc rupture, trauma to ligaments, tendons, muscles or
NR 511 MIDTERM EXAM TEST STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
s/s and management of sprains .....Answer.....- usually have
swelling, pain and disability (or deformity)
-1st: stretching of ligamentous fibers- symptom Tx
-2nd: tear of part of the ligament, with pain and swelling-
Immobilization to protect injured part, but full healing expected
-3rd: complete ligamentous separation- immobilization; possible
surgery
- Hx of sudden injury or fall
,age 2 of 104
-redness/bruising over the joint, decr A&P ROM,pain with
movement of joint
s/s and management of strains .....Answer.....- affect the muscles
or tendons that connect to a muscle to a bone.
-don't usually cause swelling or redness
-ROM may be limited, but can still use limb
- if severe, the entire muscle or tendon may be torn, causing
inflammation and swelling, weakness, and loss of function
- surgery may be needed
Spurling's maneuver- neck pain .....Answer.....1. With the patient's
neck in extension, rotate neck to the affected side.
2. Apply downward pressure on the head.
,age 3 of 104
3. Assess for patient complaint of or accentuation of limb pain or
paresthesia (a positive finding). Also observe for obvious
atrophy in the neck.
-assess nerve root compression
Radiculopathy .....Answer.....-caused by spinal root compression,
injury, or inflammation- most commonly d/t disc herniation or
spinal stenosis from degenerative disease.
straight leg test .....Answer.....1. The patient is placed in a supine
position.
2. Grasp the heel of the leg to be tested and raise the leg by
flexing the hip.
3. Assess for pain or reproduction of symptoms before the end
of the normal range of motion (70 degrees).
, age 4 of 104
- nerve root compression test. used to evaluate lumbar nerve
root impingement
-positive if pain
Diagnostic MS tests .....Answer.....- X- bony structures. ( if fracture
or misalignment is suspected)
- CT scan:disc rupture, spinal stenosis, tumors.
-Ultrasound: ligament, tendon and muscle tears. or can find
intra-abdominal etiology
- Bone scan: measure abnormal metabolic activity seen with
tumors, infection and fractures
-MRI: soft-tissue injury nerve impingement, tumor, infection, disc
herniation, disc rupture, trauma to ligaments, tendons, muscles or
