Psoas - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRNP / NURS 6565 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers Latest (Score A+). Sierra, a 42 y/o female, comes to the clinic to follow up on some lab work that was drawn at her last visit. Her labs showed a low TSH and an increase in both her serum free T4 and T3. Sierra’s most likely diagnosis is: Selected Answer: Primary hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease) Answers: Hypothyroidism Primary hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease) Primary hyperparathyroidism None of the above Deep palpation ...

A 72-year-old woman has been on hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg for many years to control her Stage II hypertension. Her blood pressure (BP) at this visit is 168/96. She is currently complaining of pain on her right hip and on both knees. She has increased her dose of ibuprofen (Motrin) from 400 mg 3 times day (TID) to 800 mg TID. She is still in pain and would like something stronger. Which of the following statements is the best explanation of the effects of ibuprofen (Motrin) on her disease? A...

ANCC Med-surg certification Test Questions and Answers Point in RLQ abd of appendix. Tenderness indicates appendicitis - ANSWER Mc burney's point Place fingers under rt coastal margin and instruct to take deep breath. Increased tenderness with sudden stop during inhalation is a positive murphy's sign - ANSWER Murphy's sign All assessment used to r/o appendicitis - ANSWER Obturator muscle, psoas sign, Rovsing's sign Out dated and not recommended to use fo...

Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upon extension of the hip. - correct answer ...

Serve as a passageway for food and fluids, as well as air, making it common to the digestive and respiratory systems. - correct answer Pharynx Rounded upper area of the level of a clavicle: - correct answer Apex of each lung Of the following positioning actions, which one will remove the majority of the scapulae from the lung fields? - correct answer Roll shoulders forward The lower concave area of the lung is...

Appendicitis - 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Point - 1. McBurney point lies 2 inches fr...

Appendicitis - correct answer1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Point - correct answer1. McB...

Muscles that attach to the hip bone - Pectineus, psoas, minor, iliacus, tensor fascia lata, sartorius, rectus femors, adductor longus/brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, obturator externus, internus, glueteus maximus/minimus, gemelli superior/inferior, quadratus femors, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, & bicep femoris muscles that don't attach to the hip bone - psoas major, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and intermedius, and piriformis Muscles that attach to the greater trochanter of t...

The iliopsoas muscle is made of which two muscles in the body? Select two. - Psoas Major and Iliacus Muscle The psoas major muscle connects at the body of the vertebrae, beginning at which vertebrae? - T12 The psoas major muscles attaches at vetebrae T-12 to L4 and _________________________? - Lesser Trochanter The psoas muscle surrounds and supports the ___________________. - Spine Which of the following are functions of the psoas? - all of the above Sitting for long periods of time can ...

Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upon extension of the hip. - A. Vital signs ...