NR304 Final Exam NEW Update 2024-2025
Q: BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Answer:
noncancerous enlargement of the prostate; extends 1cm beyond rectum and is firm, palpable and
nontender
Q: what to expect with BPH
Answer:
urge incontinence and dribbling
Q: if a patient has a rotator cuff injury, what can’t they do
Answer:
abduction
Q: Phalen’s test
Answer:
tests for carpal tunnel syndrome; hands down at 90 degrees for 60 seconds
Q: ballotment test
Answer:
excess fluid and swelling in the knee
Q: bulge sign
Answer:
(for swelling in suprapatellar pouch) confirms presence of small amounts of fluid as you try to
move the fluid from one side of the joint to the other
Q: McMurray Test
Answer:
use if meniscal tear suspected; hear/feel clicking –> send to ortho
Q: Lasegue test
Answer:
[straight leg raising] helps confirm the presence of herniated nucleus pulposus. Lifting affected
leg to see if sciatic pain is reproduced
Q: what mediates reflexes
Answer:
spinal cord
Q: Babinski reflex
Answer:
Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched; should NOT be
present in adults
Q: kyphosis
Answer:
hunchback
Q: black tarry stools
Answer:
GI bleed
Q: clay/pale stool
Answer:
lack of bile/bilirubin from gallbladder and liver
Q: if hematest is positive
Answer:
occult blood present
Q: test that diagnoses cervical cancer
Answer:
pap smear
Q: what position are you in for pap smear
Answer:
lithotomy
Q: do not recommend oral contraceptives to a female who _ because
Answer:
smokes; can cause DVT, blood clots, stroke
Q: signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
Answer:
autoimmune, morning stiffness longer than 30 mins, pain gets better with activity, symmetrical,
inflammation, redness, painful motion of affected joints (PIP)
Q: signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
Answer:
degenerative, morning stiffness <30 mins, asymmetrical, heberden’s nodes (DIP), cartilage loss,
swelling, bony protuberances, pain with movement
Q: osteoporosis
Answer:
a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily, decrease in bone density; at risk
are post menopausal women, caucasian, smoking; should increase exercise and calcium and vit d
Q: two types of aphasia
Answer:
Broca’s aphasia – speech/motor function, unable to speak; Wernicke’s aphasia – unable to
comprehend what someone is saying
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