When assessing the complaint of shoulder pain and/or injury. Which of the following is an important part of the physical examination?

A 70 year-old man presents to your office complaining of left upper arm and shoulder pain immediately after falling off his back porch. He reports braking his fall by catching the railing with his left arm. He has noticed pain and weakness with movement, especially with abduction of the shoulder. What is the most likely diagnosis?

The McMurray maneuver, which involves passive flexion and extension of the knee, is used to assess the smooth motion of the joint. A painful click heard by the examiner in early or mid-extension is suggestive of: 

25 year-old man presents to your office complaining of low back pain and right leg numbness. He reports an acute onset of symptoms after lifting heavy boxes 4-days ago. Aside from back pain, he complains of an intermittent right leg numb sensation that has not worsened or improved since the initial incident. He denies leg weakness, abdominal pain, fever/chills, or bowel or bladder control problems. Physical exam: back – lumbar: no palpable vertebral tenderness. Left palpable para vertebral tenderness over L4-5 with some palpable muscle spasms. Left leg normal ROM, and anterior shin along with weakness in dorsiflexion of his right foot & great toe. The remainder of the physical exam is unremarkable and his history reveals no other reported deficits or symptoms.  Of the options listed below, what is the best therapeutic recommendation by the NP?

If the patient is able to stand or sit; provide two explanations as to why a PA (posterior-anterior) view chest x-ray is superior to an AP (anterior-posterior) view?

The following are shoulder impingement tests, except:

Solve the system of equations by elimination

For a patient with Planter Fascitis, what is your first recommendation for treatment?

The most important approach to reading/evaluating an x-ray is to do it the same way every time.  T/F

Back pain “Red Flags” for potentially serious conditions that require immediate specialist consult and/or transfer for emergency care are (select all that apply):