One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening
examination is:
Selected
Answer:
symmetr
y.
• Question 2
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A 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum
is not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass
does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with:
Selected
Answer:
hydrocel
e.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests:
Selected
Answer:
dementi
a.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The rectal past medical history of all patients should include inquiry about:
Selected
Answer:
hemorrhoid
surgery.
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• Question 5
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
lordosi
s.
• Question 6
Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessments of a child reveal:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, and edema of the
hands and feet.
• Question 7
The musculoskeletal examination should begin when:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
the patient enters the
examination room.
• Question 8
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
"Tell me about
yourself."
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded
as:
Selected 1
Answer:
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger
than the other. In response to this finding, you should:
Selected
Answer:
note the finding in the patient's
record.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Nancy Walker is a 16-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of
severe, acute chest pain. Her mother reports that Nancy, apart from occasional colds,
Nancy is not prone to respiratory problems. What potential risk factor is most
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important to assess with regards to Nancy's current problem?
Selected
Answer:
Cocaine
use
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral
arteries?
Selected
Answer:
The pulses are most readily felt over bony
prominences.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?
Selected
Answer:
McMurray
test
• Question 14
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
coordination and fine motor
function.
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
You are performing a two-point discrimination test as part of a well physical
examination. The area with the ability to discern two points in the shortest distance is
the:
Selected
Answer:
fingertip
s.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Postural hypotension is defined as a when the patient stands, compared with
sitting or supine readings.
Selected
Answer:
systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse
rate increase
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two
menstrual periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples
have turned a darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
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Selected
Answer:
suggest pregnancy
testing.
• Question 18
Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of:
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
pregnant
women.
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