Maryville Nurs 612 Exam 3 Musculoskeletal System
Questions With Complete Solutions
McMurray Test correct answer: Tests for torn meniscus in the
knee.
Ballottement correct answer: Palpation technique used to assess
an organ or mass. Also used for detection of effusion in the knee
Neer Test correct answer: Shoulder rotator cuff impingement or
tear. Forward flex the patient's arm up to 150 degrees while
depressing the scapula. This presses the greater tuberosity and
supraspinatus muscle against the anteroinferior acromion.
Hawkins Test correct answer: Shoulder rotator cuff
impingement or tear. Abducting the shoulder to 90 degrees,
flexing the elbow to 90 degrees, then rotating internally rotating
the arm to its limit.
Tinel Sign correct answer: Median nerve integrity. Tested by
striking patient wrist with index finger or middle finger where
median nerve passes under the flexor retinaculum and volar
carpal ligament.
Phalen Test correct answer: Median nerve integrity. Patient
holds both wrists in a fully palmar-flexed position with the
dorsal surfaces pressed together for 1 minute. Numbness and
paresthesia in the distribution of the median nerve suggestive of
carpal tunnel syndrome.
, Bulge sign correct answer: Effusion of fluid in the knee. With
patients knee extended, milk the medial aspect of the knee
upward two or three times, and then milk the lateral side of the
patella. Observe for a bulge of returning fluid to the hollow area
medial to the patella.
Anterior & Posterior Drawer Test correct answer: Anterior and
posterior cruciate ligament integrity
Varus-valgus stress test correct answer: Medial or lateral
collateral ligament instability in knee
Lachman test correct answer: Anterior cruciate ligament
integrity
Thomas Test correct answer: Flexion contracture of hip
Trendelenburg Sign correct answer: Weak hip abductor muscles
Pronation correct answer: Position of the forearm so that the
palm faces down; position of the heel so that the foot does not
bear weight through the midline.
Scoliosis correct answer: A condition marked by an abnormal
curvature of the spine; the spine may look more like an S or C
Dislocation correct answer: Complete separation of the contact
between the two bones in a joint; caused by pressure or force
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