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WILKES NSG500 EXAM 3 /NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Pediatrics and leg exam findings - ANSWER-Clicking is a sign of
hip dysplasia (+ Barlow -ortolani)
Scoliosis: leads to back discomfort and often associated with leg
length discrepancies
For MS First step is to inspect - ANSWER-Skeletal and
extremities and compare sides
Skin and subcutaneous tissues :color, masses
Muscles
For second step of MS exam palpate - ANSWER-Bones, joints,
and muscles
For third step of MS exam - ANSWER-ROM of major joints
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For the fourth step of MS exam - ANSWER-Test strength
Older adult and changes to resorption - ANSWER-Dominates
bone deposition
Menopausal woman and bone changes - ANSWER-Estrogen
decreases and deceases calcium and leads to bone loss and
decreased density
Woman and bone loss - ANSWER-By 80 years they lose up to
30% of bone mass
Which bones are vulnerable to fractures - ANSWER-Long bones
and vertebrae
bony prominences become more apparent as one ages due to
loss of - ANSWER-Subcutaneous fat
Cartilages around joints as a one ages - ANSWER-Deteriorates
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As one ages tendons become - ANSWER-Less elastic
Osteoporosis risk factors - ANSWER-White, Asian
Low body weight
Family Hx
Nulliparous/amenorrhea or menopause
Excessive carbonate drinks
RA, scolosis and metabolic disorders
Antacids, lithium, heparin and thyroxine
Smoking and alcohol use
Kyphosis (hunchback) is common in - ANSWER-Older adults
Lordosis is common in - ANSWER-Patients who are obese or
pregnant
Osteoporosis signs - ANSWER-Angular deformity , gibbous and
collapsed vertebra
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One should inspect what on joints - ANSWER-Symmetry,
circumference, alignment and extremity position , hypertrophy and
spasms
Fasciculation - ANSWER-Muscle twitching (injury to muscle
neuron)
Muscle wasting occurs - ANSWER-As result of pain form injury ,
disease or neuron damage
Dominant forarm is larger in - ANSWER-Athletes who play
racquet sports and manual laborers
Bulge sign effusion in knee is - ANSWER-Ballottement effusion
Popliteal Cyst (Baker's Cyst) - ANSWER-Accumulation of fluid in
popliteal space of knee
Tibiofemoral joint should feel - ANSWER-Smooth, firm , no pain,
no swelling, no nodules or crepitus
WILKES NSG500 EXAM 3 /NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Pediatrics and leg exam findings - ANSWER-Clicking is a sign of
hip dysplasia (+ Barlow -ortolani)
Scoliosis: leads to back discomfort and often associated with leg
length discrepancies
For MS First step is to inspect - ANSWER-Skeletal and
extremities and compare sides
Skin and subcutaneous tissues :color, masses
Muscles
For second step of MS exam palpate - ANSWER-Bones, joints,
and muscles
For third step of MS exam - ANSWER-ROM of major joints
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For the fourth step of MS exam - ANSWER-Test strength
Older adult and changes to resorption - ANSWER-Dominates
bone deposition
Menopausal woman and bone changes - ANSWER-Estrogen
decreases and deceases calcium and leads to bone loss and
decreased density
Woman and bone loss - ANSWER-By 80 years they lose up to
30% of bone mass
Which bones are vulnerable to fractures - ANSWER-Long bones
and vertebrae
bony prominences become more apparent as one ages due to
loss of - ANSWER-Subcutaneous fat
Cartilages around joints as a one ages - ANSWER-Deteriorates
,3|Page
As one ages tendons become - ANSWER-Less elastic
Osteoporosis risk factors - ANSWER-White, Asian
Low body weight
Family Hx
Nulliparous/amenorrhea or menopause
Excessive carbonate drinks
RA, scolosis and metabolic disorders
Antacids, lithium, heparin and thyroxine
Smoking and alcohol use
Kyphosis (hunchback) is common in - ANSWER-Older adults
Lordosis is common in - ANSWER-Patients who are obese or
pregnant
Osteoporosis signs - ANSWER-Angular deformity , gibbous and
collapsed vertebra
, 4|Page
One should inspect what on joints - ANSWER-Symmetry,
circumference, alignment and extremity position , hypertrophy and
spasms
Fasciculation - ANSWER-Muscle twitching (injury to muscle
neuron)
Muscle wasting occurs - ANSWER-As result of pain form injury ,
disease or neuron damage
Dominant forarm is larger in - ANSWER-Athletes who play
racquet sports and manual laborers
Bulge sign effusion in knee is - ANSWER-Ballottement effusion
Popliteal Cyst (Baker's Cyst) - ANSWER-Accumulation of fluid in
popliteal space of knee
Tibiofemoral joint should feel - ANSWER-Smooth, firm , no pain,
no swelling, no nodules or crepitus
