Axial Skeleton

Question 1 of 4

A nurse is assessing a client for CVA tenderness, which is pain over the costovertebral angle. Where is the most appropriate place to assess for this?

Where the hips meet the femur

Where the spine meets the hips

Where the ribs meet the sternum

Where the ribs meet the spine

Question 2 of 4

A client with heart failure receives an echocardiogram that shows the heart muscle has been damaged and grown very thick due to high blood pressure. What is the most appropriate term for this condition?

hypertension

dilated cardiomyopathy

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

cardiomyography

Question 3 of 4

A client who reported chest pain 2 hours ago, worse with breathing, has been diagnosed with costochondritis. The client asks what this means. What is the best explanation by the nurse?

"The sternum is infected"

"The rib bones are infected"

"The cartilage around the ribs is inflamed"

"The lining of your heart is inflamed"

Question 4 of 4

A nurse instructs a client to bring their upper arm from a lateral raised position down close to their body. What is the most appropriate term for this movement?

radial supination

ulnar flexion

humeral adduction

femoral abduction

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