NSG 6020 -ORTHOPEDICS EXAM 2024 -2025 |ACTUAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (IN RED COLOR) ALREADY GRADED A+. When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse practitioner notes tenderness of the posterior medial malleolus. This could be suggestive of: - Tibial tendinitis When testing hand grip strength on a patient, the nurse practitioner asks the patient to squeeze which finger(s)?: - Second and third fingers A thickened nodule overlying the flexor tendon of the 4th finger and possibly the 5th finger near the distal palmar crease is suggestive of: - Dupuytren's contracture The forward slippage of one vertebrae resulting in spinal cord compression is referred to as: - Spondylolisthesis Apatient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type of low back pain is referred to as: - radicular low back pain Thenar atrophy suggests: - A median nerve disorder What test is performed when the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to hold his wrists in flexion for 60 seconds while pressingback on his hands together to form right angles: - phalen's test When inspecting the should and shoulder girdle, the rounded lateral aspect of the should appears flattened. This finding could