NSG 6020 WEEK 9 DERM & MUSKO STUDY
GUIDE
You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether it
is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
Tenderness
A mother brings her 11 month old to you because her mother-in-law and
others have told her that her baby is jaundiced. She is eating and growing well
and performing the developmental milestones she should for her age. On
examination you indeed notice a yellow tone to her skin from head to toe. Her
sclerae are white. To which area should your next questions be related?
Diet
Heberden’s nodes are commonly found in which one of the following
diseases?
Rheumatoid arthritis
Degenerative joint disease (correct answer)
Psoriatic arthritis
Septic arthritis
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain “all
over.” With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in
the neck, shoulders, hands, low back, and knees. She denies swelling in her
joints; she states that the pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation
in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has several points on the
muscles of the neck, shoulders, and back that are tender to palpation; muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which of the following is likely the
cause of her pain?
Fibromyalgia
Phalen’s Test
GUIDE
You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether it
is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
Tenderness
A mother brings her 11 month old to you because her mother-in-law and
others have told her that her baby is jaundiced. She is eating and growing well
and performing the developmental milestones she should for her age. On
examination you indeed notice a yellow tone to her skin from head to toe. Her
sclerae are white. To which area should your next questions be related?
Diet
Heberden’s nodes are commonly found in which one of the following
diseases?
Rheumatoid arthritis
Degenerative joint disease (correct answer)
Psoriatic arthritis
Septic arthritis
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain “all
over.” With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in
the neck, shoulders, hands, low back, and knees. She denies swelling in her
joints; she states that the pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation
in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has several points on the
muscles of the neck, shoulders, and back that are tender to palpation; muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which of the following is likely the
cause of her pain?
Fibromyalgia
Phalen’s Test
