Orthopedic, Psychiatric, Endocarditis Physical Practice Exam

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• A positive valgus stress test at about 20 degrees of elbow flexion indicates injury to which ligament?
• Which nerve injury presents with foot drop and sensory loss over the first dorsal web space?
• A tibial plateau fracture extending laterally places risk on which nerve?
• Which test is used to assess radiculopathy due to lumbar nerve root irritation?
• Which nerve injury is associated with a midshaft humerus fracture?
• During Speed's test, weakness in resisted downward force is most consistent with which condition?
• In a patient with suspected femoroacetabular impingement, which hip exam test is commonly used?
• MoCA orientation items include which elements?
• During the McMurray test, pain or a click with varus stress and internal rotation suggests tear of which meniscus?
• In Hoover's test, what does absence of downward pressure from the opposite leg indicate?
• Which spinal level corresponds to ankle dorsiflexion?
• Hoffmann's reflex suggests involvement of which neural pathway?
• What is the primary purpose of performing a straight-leg raise test in the context of back pain?
• What motor finding would support peroneal nerve injury at the fibular neck?
• A positive Hoffmann sign is demonstrated by which response?
• In the cross straight leg raise test, pain on the affected side indicates which condition?
• PRIME-5 screens for which features?
• Which test is considered the best for diagnosing an ACL tear?
• What scale is used to grade shoulder strength in the examined material?
• PHQ-2 assesses which symptoms?
• Which components are used in the Mini-Cog as a brief cognitive screen?
• Which landmarks are used to measure leg lengths?
• Which movement is NOT typically tested as part of ankle and foot ROM and strength assessment?
• The mental status examination evaluates which domains?
• Fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus commonly injures which nerve?
• Which sign is most commonly associated with septic arthritis in the knee?
• Which nerve injury can occur with high clavicle injuries?
• What is the normal active shoulder flexion range?
• What is the common etiologic organism for native-valve endocarditis in non-IV drug users?
• What is the typical range for forearm pronation?
• During thoracic and lumbar ROM assessment, which instruction corresponds to rotation?
• The heel tap test is used to detect what condition when pain is elicited in the knee area?
• Which sign best indicates acute compartment syndrome of the forearm?
• Which finding on Adam's forward bend test indicates Scheuermann's disease?
• Which finding indicates a rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon in a jersey finger injury?
• Which sign is a better test for a PCL tear, assessing posterior tibial displacement with both knees flexed 90 degrees?
• During the single heel raise test, numbness or paresthesia suggests which condition?
• A positive Adams forward flexion test for hip impingement suggests which of the following?
• Which sign indicates a possible rotator cuff tear aside from strength loss?
• The Spurling maneuver tests which condition?
• Which sign indicates a moderate-to-large knee effusion on examination?
• In the Anterior Drawer Test, how is the knee positioned and what does the examiner do?
• Which test is used to diagnose ankle syndesmotic injury?
• Pain in the anterior hip or groin during FADIR test suggests what?
• Which systemic feature is commonly seen in endocarditis?
• What is the normal range for maximal mouth opening in TMJ examination?
• Pain on the medial or lateral joint line during the Thessaly test indicates a tear of which structure?
• What is the normal active shoulder abduction range?
• A positive straight-leg raise test most specifically indicates radiculopathy due to irritation of which structure?
• The Lachman test primarily assesses the integrity of which knee ligament?
• Which exam test is used to evaluate patellar stability and subluxation risk?
• What is the typical plantar flexion ROM value during ankle and foot ROM testing?
• A positive Tinels sign at the elbow is indicated by pain or paresthesias along which distribution?
• Normal neck side flexion ROM is approximately what degree?
• Tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox on examination most strongly suggests fracture of which carpal bone?
• Which statement about the Trendelenburg sign is true?
• A positive varus laxity indicates injury to which ligament?
• A positive apprehension test most strongly suggests which condition?
• A positive posterior apprehension test indicates injury to which structure?
• Which finding is most consistent with deep peroneal nerve injury?
• Which test is used to assess acromioclavicular joint injury?
• In a suspected occult hip fracture with negative initial radiographs, which imaging modality is most sensitive for detecting the fracture?
• Which movements are included in a standard hip range of motion assessment?
• Which is a common risk factor for infective endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus?
• In the active straight leg raise test, an inability or pain suggests a tear of which structure?
• Injury to the axillary nerve is suggested by loss of sensation over which area?
• Which test is commonly used to evaluate hip impingement pathology including iliopsoas involvement?
• A positive straight-leg raise test most specifically suggests radiculopathy due to irritation of which structure?
• Which imaging view is typically best to evaluate AC joint injury on radiographs?
• Lhermitte's sign is elicited by which maneuver?
• Which physical sign is most predictive of ligamentous knee instability?
• During a valgus stress test of the knee performed with the patient supine, laxity or pain indicates injury to which structure?
• Which nerve mediates thumb abduction and thumb opposition?
• During hip palpation, which structures are commonly palpated?
• Which physical examination test is most sensitive for ACL integrity?
• Anatomical snuff box palpation is used to assess for which injury?
• In hand ROM, inability to extend the wrist during examination suggests injury to which nerve?
• Which test is used to confirm suspected Achilles tendon rupture by squeezing the calf?
• During the Patellar Grind Test, a positive result is indicated by what?
• For occult hip fracture suspicion with negative X-ray, which imaging modality has the best sensitivity?
• Which structures are commonly palpated as part of knee examination?
• Which spinal level corresponds to knee flexion?
• During the Anterior Drawer Test for the ankle, which finding indicates an ATFL injury?
• Which sensory area is preserved in an isolated deep peroneal nerve injury?
• The OK sign (thumb and index finger forming an O) tests which nerve function?
• In suspected rotator cuff tear, which imaging study provides definitive anatomic detail?
• Which spinal level corresponds to plantarflexion?
• Which test best indicates a superior gluteal nerve injury?
• A positive Lachman test indicates injury to which structure?
• A palpable joint line tenderness in the knee most strongly suggests which type of pathology?
• Which test reproduces carpal tunnel symptoms by maintaining wrist flexion?
• During elbow examination, which structure is routinely palpated?
• Which statement best describes the interpretation of a negative straight-leg raise test?
• AD8 dementia screening assesses which domains?
• Which sign suggests septic arthritis over crystal arthropathy?
• Which spinal level corresponds to great toe extension?
• Which test assesses rotator cuff integrity by measuring deltoid compensation?
• Which nerve injury produces dorsiflexion weakness with sensory loss between the first and second toes?
• What is the normal active shoulder extension range?
• In carpal tunnel syndrome, numbness and tingling most commonly involve which digits?
• The MoCA attention domain includes which tasks?
• A positive Drop Arm test indicates pathology in which structure or muscle?
• Which joint test is most specific for detecting a tear of the lateral meniscus?
• During resisted straight leg test, pain in the anterior hip or groin indicates pathology of which structure?
• In suspected carpal tunnel syndrome, which symptom is most characteristic?
• In evaluating an ACL donor graft site, which statement best describes the associated risk?
• In the Anterior Drawer Test of the knee, which finding indicates an ACL tear?
• During PHQ screening, when is PHQ-9 administered?
• What is the hallmark sign of rotator cuff tendinopathy on inspection?
• Which combination of findings is most concerning for septic arthritis?
• Prolonged compression of the lower leg typically injures which nerve, leading to dorsiflexion weakness?
• Which arrangement of elbow stress tests best evaluates the collateral ligaments?
• The pivot shift test is most specific for injury to which structure?
• A leg length discrepancy is considered clinically significant when greater than how many centimeters?
• Which endocarditis skin lesion is non-tender on the palms or soles?
• Which physical finding differentiates rheumatoid arthritis from osteoarthritis on exam?
• A McMurray test with external rotation of the tibia suggests pathology in which meniscus?
• What is the normal active shoulder external rotation range?
• A patient with radicular leg pain has a positive straight-leg raise test. Which finding would support nerve root irritation?
• Which nerve is most closely associated with the Trendelenburg sign?
• Which tendon is commonly involved in supraspinatus impingement/tendinitis as described in the material?
• Which radiographic technique is specifically used to visualize the acromioclavicular joint?
• Which nerve injury can occur with prolonged compression of the lower leg and presents with foot drop?
• Which sign is more likely to be seen in protracted mechanical neck pain rather than cervical radiculopathy?
• What is the normal active shoulder adduction range?
• Which exam finding would indicate ACL insufficiency?
• Which of the following is a component of the MMSE?
• Which physical examination maneuver is most specific for an ACL injury?
• In straight leg raise, which nerve roots are commonly implicated in radicular pain?
• Which screening test reproduces paresthesias in carpal tunnel syndrome?
• Which sign indicates knee effusion when performing a physical examination?
• Which gait abnormality is classically associated with weakness of the gluteus medius?
• Damage to the deep peroneal nerve specifically causes sensory loss in which area?
• Which finding suggests a rupture of the extensor tendon at the DIP joint in a mallet finger injury?
• Which tests are commonly used to assess ACL integrity?
• If MRI is not available, which imaging modality can be used to evaluate occult hip fractures?
• The anterior drawer and Lachman tests assess the integrity of which knee structure?
• Adam's forward bend test is used to screen for which spinal deformity?
• Which action is spared in isolated deep peroneal nerve injury?
• When radiographs are inconclusive for a suspected scaphoid fracture, which imaging modality is most sensitive?
• Which test differentiates a meniscal tear from a ligamentous knee injury?
• Which hip maneuver provokes symptoms most consistent with hip labral pathology?
• Which MoCA domain includes tasks such as clock drawing and trail-making?
• A positive Spurling's test yields pain suggesting compression of which nerve roots?
• During palpation of the thoracic and lumbar spine, which finding is commonly observed?
• Which spinal level corresponds to hip flexion?
• What is the normal active shoulder internal rotation range?
• Apley's scratch test assesses which aspect of shoulder function?
• Osler nodes are best described as which of the following?
• In the Lachman Test, the knee is flexed to approximately how many degrees before applying anterior force to the tibia?
• Which feature distinguishes Scheuermann's disease on clinical exam?
• Which item is not part of the FROMJANE mnemonic for endocarditis?
• What is the normal elbow flexion range?
• A positive drop arm test is most consistent with which condition?
• A positive Thompson test indicates a tear of which tendon?
• Which imaging modality is first-line for evaluating suspected osteomyelitis in adults?
• Tinel's sign of the ankle involves tapping over which nerve?
• Which test is most commonly used to evaluate supraspinatus involvement in the shoulder?
• A positive windlass test indicates which condition?
• How is Tinels sign of the elbow performed?
• Which MoCA task assesses naming abilities?
• A cervical distraction test that improves symptoms is used to confirm nerve root compression. Which option best describes this?
• During ankle ROM assessment, which movement is typically limited to about 15 degrees?
• What nerve injury is associated with fracture of the clavicle?
• Which examination test is used to assess acromioclavicular joint injury by placing the arm across the chest?
• Which test is used to assess AC joint pathology dynamically?
• During the flip test, which finding indicates nerve root irritation?
• Which spinal level corresponds to knee extension?
• What is the clinical significance of the Thompson test?
• Which clinical scenario best differentiates septic arthritis from a nonseptic monoarthritis?
• Homan's test is used to assess for which condition when pain is felt in the calf on dorsiflexion?
• In suspected cervical radiculopathy, which provocative test reproduces radicular symptoms?
• In the shoulder abduction test, lifting the arm above the head relieves symptoms. This relief suggests which condition?
• In Faber's test, what is the patient position and examiner action?
• Which test suggests a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury?
• If pain is present in both pronated and supinated positions during O’Brien's test, what is the most likely interpretation?
• What is the PHQ-9 used for?
• In knee effusion assessment, which test confirms a palpable joint effusion?
• Which statement best describes the Thessaly test in detecting knee pathology?
• Neer’s impingement test is used to assess impingement of which tendon?
• A positive McMurray test with external rotation of the tibia indicates pathology in which meniscus?
• What is indicated if the leg fails to fall to the table during the Ober test?
• What does percussion of the thoracic and lumbar spine detect?
• Which finding on the metatarsal squeeze test indicates Morton's neuroma?
• Elbow flexion test: which description is correct?
• Thoracic and lumbar spine ROM testing: which description corresponds to flexion?
• Pain or grinding at the base of the thumb during the grind test indicates which condition?
• Which nerve is at risk with malpositioned humeral head reduction resulting in pinched nerve?
• Adam's forward bend test primarily screens for which condition?
• The cascade sign is indicative of which problem?
• Which test specifically assesses subscapularis tear by having the patient lift the hand behind the back against resistance?
• During a varus stress test of the knee performed with the patient supine, which structure is most likely injured if laxity or pain is observed?
• Axillary nerve injury most significantly impairs which shoulder movement?
• Hand palpation muscle bulk is assessed in which regions?
• Which ligament is located on the medial side of the ankle and commonly palpated?
• In evaluating a patient with knee swelling, which test helps differentiate intra-articular from extra-articular swelling?
• During standard head and neck palpation, which structure is commonly examined?
• In the O'Brien test, pain with the arm in pronation that is relieved in supination suggests which diagnosis?
• Which muscle group is specifically listed as palpated in the neck examination?
• A patient with shoulder pain reports worse pain at night. Which examination maneuver is most suggestive of rotator cuff pathology?
• Which test assesses for hip labral pathology?
• Which combination of maneuvers best distinguishes ACL from PCL tears?
• During Faber's (Patrick's) test, which finding indicates sacroiliac joint pain?
• What is the normal elbow extension ROM?
• Which sign is characteristic of deep peroneal nerve injury?
• Normal neck rotation ROM is approximately which degree?
• A positive McMurray test most strongly suggests which pathology?
• Normal neck flexion ROM is approximately what degree?
• In MoCA, which components are used to evaluate memory?
• Which test is most specific for detecting iliopsoas impingement in the hip?
• The GAD-7 measures symptoms over what time frame?
• Which structure is routinely palpated as part of a head and neck examination?
• Which finding is most indicative of a herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy?
• Which maneuver is used to assess patellofemoral pain syndrome?
• Which maneuver is commonly used to assess shoulder impingement due to rotator cuff pathology?
• What test helps differentiate AC joint pathology from glenohumeral pathology?
• Which finding indicates a tear or sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament at the thumb MCP joint?
• Tinel's test of the hand/wrist is performed by tapping which area?
• Which structure is NOT typically palpated during knee examination?
• Which anatomic feature houses the long head of the biceps tendon?
• In the Talar Tilt Test, which ligament is stressed by plantarflexion and inversion?
• Which structure is commonly palpated during hip examination?
• Which structure is commonly palpated during an ankle and foot examination?
• In the cross straight leg raise test, which leg is flexed?
• A positive Finkelstein's test is most consistent with which condition?
• Which movements are included in hand and wrist ROM assessment?
• What does a positive Yergason's test most commonly indicate?
• During Speed's test, pain localized to the proximal biceps tendon most strongly indicates which condition?
• Which nerve is at risk with a tibial plateau fracture?
• Which presentation is most characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis on exam?
• Lhermitte's sign is classically associated with which condition?
• In the Empty Can test, weakness with pain is most consistent with which condition?
• If MRI is unavailable for evaluating suspected osteomyelitis, which alternative imaging modality is commonly used?
• What is the classic clinical sign of Achilles tendon rupture?
• The cross-body adduction test is used primarily to identify pathology in which structure?
• Which instruction best tests TMJ protrusion?
• MoCA abstraction assesses which ability?
• During hand palpation, which joints should be palpated and encircled?
• Hypoesthesia testing shows which finding suggestive of carpal tunnel syndrome?
• In an elderly patient with suspected occult hip fracture and negative initial X-rays, what is the next best step?
• Hawkins-Kennedy test position involves which of the following?
• Which nerve injury is most likely to present with foot drop after prolonged leg compression?
• Which test is used to assess knee effusion by milking the suprapatellar pouch and performing a ballot or tap?
• Which are typical components of a psychiatric assessment?
• Phalen's test is positive when paresthesias occur along which nerve distribution?
• A positive J Sign is demonstrated by which finding during knee extension from 90 degrees?
• Roth spots are retinal hemorrhages with what characteristic?
• During the McMurray test, pain or a click with valgus stress and external rotation indicates a tear of which meniscus?
• A positive cross body adduction test localizes pain to which joint?
• The Trendelenburg sign is used to assess weakness of which muscle and nerve?
• The MoCA language domain includes which abilities?