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patho test 5 review questions and answers 100% correct For which reason is a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan used for a client with a musculoskeletal disorder? - correct answer It visualizes the bone mineral density (BMD) of the hip and vertebrae. While assessing a client with a musculo...

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For which reason is a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan used for a client
with a musculoskeletal disorder? - correct answer ✔It visualizes the bone
mineral density (BMD) of the hip and vertebrae.


While assessing a client with a musculoskeletal disorder, the nurse abducts
the client's arm to 90 degrees and places anteriorly directed force on the
posterior humeral head from behind. Which test is the nurse performing? -
correct answer ✔Relocation test


While teaching a group of student nurses about different types of fractures,
the nursing instructor says, "This fracture is characterized by the crushing of
cancellous bone." Which type of fracture is the nursing instructor describing? -
correct answer ✔Compression


When assessing a client's muscle strength using the Lovett scale, the nurse
finds the client has no joint motion with palpable contraction of the muscle.
Which grade does the nurse assign to the client based on this finding? -
correct answer ✔trace


The nurse is providing care for a client with a bone fracture. Which cells does
the nurse identify as being involved in the healing of a bone? - correct answer
✔Osteoprogenitor cells


The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client. Which physiological
disorder does the nurse recognize with a medical diagnosis of adhesive
capsulitis? - correct answer ✔Frozen shoulder


The nurse is performing a physical examination on a client with a suspected
musculoskeletal disorder. Which is the first nursing intervention performed

,during the examination? - correct answer ✔Assessing general appearance,
contour, and symmetry


A client reports pain and immobility of the wrist. On assessment, the nurse
finds decreased range of motion (ROM), edema, and ecchymosis of the distal
radius. The health-care provider recommends a neurovascular examination
for confirmation. Which information does the nurse expect to infer from these
findings? - correct answer ✔The client has a Smith fracture.


The nurse is providing client teaching about treatment needed for a grade 2
ankle sprain. Which type of acute treatment does the nurse teach to the
client? - correct answer ✔Protect, rest, ice, compression, and elevation
(PRICE)


A client presents with a swollen left thigh and a lower extremity that appears
shortened. Which is the client's most likely condition recognized by the nurse?
- correct answer ✔Impacted femur shaft fracture


When assessing a client with a musculoskeletal disorder, the nurse finds lack
of sensation in the dermatome areas of the lower extremity L5. The nurse
suspects lumbar sprain/strain. Which does the nurse expect the health-care
provider to prescribe in this situation? - correct answer ✔Anteroposterior and
lateral x-rays of the lumbar spine


The nurse is preparing to discharge a client to a rehabilitation facility after a
total hip replacement because of a hip fracture. Which summary of the client's
hospitalization best indicates adequate nursing care? - correct answer
✔Absence of pulmonary complications


The nurse is providing care for a client with a lower extremity fracture
immobilized by a cast. Which complication does the nurse identify if

, assessment reveals tissue ischemia, functional impairment, and pain level
disproportionate to the injury? - correct answer ✔Compartment syndrome


In order to maintain a high level of understanding about skeletal muscles, the
nurse reviews anatomy and physiology concepts. Which recall of information
indicates the effectiveness of the nurse's review? - correct answer ✔The
individual muscle fibers of skeletal muscle are arranged in bundles called
fascicles.


The nurse is providing care for a client with nonunion at the site of a fracture
in a lower extremity. After 12 weeks of monitoring, the fracture site shows no
signs of healing. Which prescription does the nurse anticipate from the health-
care provider? - correct answer ✔Placement of a bone graft at the site


The registered nurse is evaluating the performance of a student nurse
performing a valgus stress test on a client whose leg is slightly abducted.
Which intervention does the registered nurse correct before it can be
performed by the student nurse? - correct answer ✔Applying valgus stress
with the knee at 90 degrees of flexion


The nurse is assisting the health-care provider while performing some specific
maneuvers in a client with a knee injury. The health-care provider stabilizes
the client's distal femur with one hand, grasps the proximal tibia with the other
hand, and then attempts to sublux the tibia anteriorly. Which maneuver is the
health-care provider performing? - correct answer ✔Lachman test


The nurse finds that a client with a musculoskeletal disorder has pain in the
malleolar zone. The client is also unable to bear weight for more than four
steps. Which does the nurse expect the health-care provider to prescribe? -
correct answer ✔Ankle x-ray

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