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Vital Signs Assessment Chapter 7 Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the most common cause of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A dashboard injury, where the tibia is forced posteriorly, is the most common cause of PCL injury.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is performing a musculoskeletal assessment and notes that the patient has a decreased range of motion in the knee joint. What is the most likely cause of this finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Decreased range of motion in the knee joint is often a result of osteoarthritis, a condition characterized by the degeneration of joint cartilage.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment and notes that the patient has a positive Murphy's sign. What condition is most likely present?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A positive Murphy's sign, where the patient experiences pain upon palpation of the gallbladder, suggests cholecystitis.
Question 4 of 5
Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diagnostic reasoning involves formulating a diagnostic hypothesis based on collected data.
Question 5 of 5
A tender, painful swelling of the scrotum should suggest which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A tender, painful swelling of the scrotum can be a medical emergency. All of these conditions should be considered, as well as acute orchitis.