During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting. When his leg is raised straight up, the patient complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg. The nurse suspects:
a. Scoliosis.
b. Meniscus tear.
c. Herniated nucleus pulposus.
d. Spasm of paravertebral muscles.
Question 2
The nurse has completed the musculoskeletal examination of a patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign. The nurse interprets this finding to indicate:
a. Irregular bony margins.
b. Soft-tissue swelling in the joint.
c. Swelling from fluid in the epicondyle.
d. Swelling from fluid in the suprapatellar pouch.
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
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