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1. While ambulating a patient in the parallel bars, the
patient suddenly falls and suffers a severe
laceration in the area of the lateral distal right
thigh. To help control bleeding you should apply
pressure over the wound and:
a. behind the knee at the popliteal fossa
b. at the femoral triangle
c. at the antecubital fossa
d. at midthigh, directly over the profunda
femoris artery
2. You are organizing a group exercise session in
the therapeutic pool. Use of the pool would be
contraindicated for a group member who has?
a. an indwelling catheter
b. paraparesis and is on a regular bowel
program
c. unstable blood pressure
d. an open skin lesion, even if its covered
by waterproof dressing
3. A physical therapist designs a therapeutic
exercise program for a patient with sway-back.
The most appropriate exercise is
a. hip flexor strengthening
b. lower abdominal strengthening
c. anterior pelvic tilts
d. low back strengthening
4. A patient referred to a PT with chronic low back
pain and has failed to make any progress toward
meeting established goals in over three weeks of
treatment. The PT has employed a variety of
treatment techniques, but has yet to observe any
sign of subjectivity or objective improvement in
the patient’s condition. The most appropriate
action would be to:
a. Transfer the patient to another therapist’s
schedule
b. Reexamine the patient and establish new
goals
c. Continue to modify the patient’s
treatment plan
d. alert the referring physician to the
patient’s status
5. A physical therapist attends an inservice that
reviews regulations from the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration. Which of the following
regulations is not accurate?
a. Provide proper container for the disposal
waste and sharp items
b. educate employees on the methods of
transmission and the prevention of
hepatitis B and HIV
c. require all employees to receive the
hepatitis B vaccine
d. provide education and follow-up care to
employees who are exposed to
communicable diseases
6. A physical therapist conducts a goniometric
assessment of a patient’s upper extremities.
Which of the following is most indicative of
normal passive glenohumeral abduction?
a. 80 degrees
b. 120 degrees
c. 155 degrees
d. 180 degrees
7. A PT attempts to transfer a moderately obese
patient from a wheelchair to a bed. The therapist
is concerned about the size of the patient, but
unable to secure another staff member to assist
with the transfer.
allow the therapist to move the patient with the
greatest case?
a. Dependent standing pivot
b. Hydraulic lift
c. Sliding board
d. Assisted standing pivot
8. A therapist cut her finger with a kitchen knife and
on the same morning was scheduled to do open
wound care on a patient who has HIV. In this case
she should:
a. not treat the patient
b. bandage her cut with an occlusive
dressing and don gloves normally
c. treat using normal standard precaution
d. double glove
9. The parents of an eight year-old girl with Down
syndrome have ask for your advice about
recreational activities for their daughter. You
could recommend all of the following except for?
a. soccer
b. ballet dancing
c. softball
d. horseback ridding
10. The factor that would disallow the use of
ultrasound in an 11 year-old boy with patellar
tendinitis is:
a. Sexual immaturity
b. open epiphysis
c. potential for metagenesis
d. ineffectiveness of ultrasound as a
modality for those younger than 12 years
of age
11. During gait analysis, you note that a patient is
lurching backward during stance phase as a
result of gluteus maximus weakness. This
compensatory motion prevents;
a. circumduction with external rotation of
the involved extremity
b. lateral trunk lean over the involve stance
extremity
c. knee instability with possible buckling
d. excessive hip flexion and anterior pelvic
tilt
12. A 62 year-old recreational athlete has spinal
stenosis affecting the lumbar region. To minimize
symptomatology, the therapist should recommend
that this individual not:
a. play tennis
b. ride bicycle
c. performs curl ups
d. use a rowing machine
13. A 13 year-old female diagnosed with cerebral
palsy is referred to physical therapy. The patient
exhibits slow, involuntary, continuous, writhing
movements of the upper and lower extremities.
This type of motor disturbances representative of:
a. spasticity
b. ataxia
c. athetosis
d. hypotonia
14. A physician refers a patient rehabilitating from a
fractured femur to physical therapy for gait
training. Which of the following would not be
responsibility of the physical therapist?
a. assessing balance
b. determining weight bearing status
c. selecting an assistive device
d. assessing endurance
15. A 13 year-old girl has a structure (L) thoracic
idiopathic scoliosis. The clinical picture you
would expect to find include:
a. a high right shoulder, a prominent right
scapula and a left hip that protrudes
b. a high left shoulder, a prominent left
scapula and a right hip that protrudes
c. a high right shoulder, a prominent left
scapula and a right hip that protrudes
 d. a high left shoulder, a prominent right
scapula and a left hip that protrudes
16. To prevent contracture in newly admitted 8 year-
old with anterior neck burns, it would be best to
position the neck in:
a. hyperflexion
b. slight flexion
c. neutral
d. extension
17. A PT assesses the functional strength of a
patient’s hip extensors while observing the
patient move from standing to sitting. What type
of contraction occurs in the hip extensors during
this activity?
a. concentric
b. eccentric
c. isometric
d. isotonic
18. A physical therapist working in a school system
develops long-term goals as part of an Individual
Educational Plan for Downs Syndrome. The most
appropriate timeframe for this goal is.?
a. one month
b. four months
c. six months
d. one year
19. A physical therapist completes an upper extremity
manual muscle test on a patient diagnosed with
rotator cuff tendonitis. Assuming the patient has
the ability to move the upper extremities against
gravity, which of the following muscle would not
be tested with the patient in a supine position?
a. pronator teres
b. pectoralis major
c. lateral rotators of the shoulder
d. middle trapezius
20. A physical therapist designs an exercise program
for a woman who is pregnant. Which of the
following exercises would be inappropriate?
a. pelvic floor isometric
b. squatting
c. standing push-ups
d. bilateral straight leg raising
21. A physical therapist examines a grossly obese
patient referred to physical therapy with a hip
flexor strain. Which modality would have the
greatest ability to elevate the temperature of fatty
tissue to potentially dangerous level?
a. diathermy
b. hot packs
c. paraffin
d. pulsed ultrasound
22. A PT administers ultrasound over a patient’s
anterior thigh. After one minute of treatment, the
patient reports feeling of slight burning sensation
under the sound head. The therapist’s most
appropriate action is to.?
a. explain to the patient that what she feels
is not out of ordinary when using
ultrasound
b. temporarily discontinue treatment and
examine the amount of coupling agent
utilized
c. discontinue treatment and contact the
referring physician
d. continue the treatment utilizing the
current parameters
23. A patient who is status post CVA and
demonstrates Wernicke’s aphasia is learning how
to perform sit to stand transfer. To enhance the
patient’s ability to learn the transfer, the physical
therapist should avoid?
a. using a mirror for visual feedback
b. providing detailed instructions
c. using repetitions
d. demonstrating
24. A physical therapist uses a S.O.A.P. note format
for all of his daily documentation. Which of the
following would not be found in the assessment
section of an S.O.A.P. note?
a. short and long-term goals
b. discussion of patient’s progress in
therapy
c. equipments needs and equipment
ordered
d. rehabilitation potential
25. While administering a phonophoresis treatment to
a patient with subdeltoid bursitis, the patient
informs you that she is HIV+. This information
was not part of patient’s record. It would be best
to:
a. discontinue the treatment since
phonophoresis maybe harmful in this
case
b. discuss this patient at the next staff
meeting
c. continue treating patient as usual
d. refer this patient back to the orthopedic
who is apparently unaware of her HIV
status
26. A 16-year old male limps into your outpatient
sports physical therapy department claiming to
have twisted his ankle during a basketball game.
In this case, it would be best to.
a. evaluate, but not treat, the patient without
permission
b. evaluate and treat the ankle in practice
without referral is permitted
c. tell the athlete you need written
permission from his parents to evaluate
and treat the problem providing the
practice without referral is permitted
d. get permission via telephone from the
patient’s primary care physician to
evaluate and treat the problem
27. A patient with Parkinson Dse is in a skilled
nursing facility and has been seen regularly by a
physical therapist. The patient has been taking
levodopa three times a day for several years to
help contro rigidity and bradykiinesia. Lately, the
therapist has noticed the patient exhibiting
dyskinesia during the usual treatment sessions.
In this case the therapist should:
a. move the treatment time closer to the
time the patient takes the initial levodopa
dose for that day
b. move the treatment time to the afternoon
following the administration of the
second levodopa dose for that day
c. consult with the nursing service about
the deterioration of the pt. condition
d. talk with the pt’s physician about the
need for a possible change in levodopa
dosage
28. When performing underwater ultrasound, the
most important safety factor is that the:
a. part being treated is not immersed in a
metal tank
b. transducer head is not moving
c. ultrasound apparatus is connected to a
ground fault interruption circuit
d. piezoelectric crystal is not cracked
29. A 65 year-old male with diabetes recently
underwent a transtibial amputation. When
instructing others in wrapping the residual limb to
minimize edema and provide proper shape, it is
important to stress that:
a. greatest pressure should be provided
proximally
b. greatest pressure should be provided
distally
c. Pressure should be evenly distributed
d. An overlapping, circular, wrinkle-free
pattern should be used
30. A patient with Osgood-Schlatter disease will
experience the most difficulty and pain while?
a. playing basketball or volleyball
b. sitting for prolonged periods of time
c. walking down stairs
d. lifting heavy weights
31. Avascular necrosis would least likely be a major
complicating factor in the rehabilitation of a
patient with
a. legg-calve perthes’ dse
b. a tibila fracture
c. degenerative joint dse of the cervical
spine
d. a carpal scaphoid fracture
32. Following an exercise session in a Phase 3
cardiac rehabilitation program, in which patient
may experience angina pectoris, the therapist
employs a gradual and prolonged cool down
period primarily to prevent
a. exertional dyspnea
b. tachycardia
c. venous pooling
d. hypertension
33. If TENS is used to help control pain following
caesarean section, it would be best to place the
electrodes:
a. over the lumbar paravertebral muscle
b. over the sacrum
c. at the acupuncture point just distal to the
focus of the pain
d. over the lateral aspect of the incision
34. You are evaluating a 48 year-old tennis player with
a lower extremity problem. You would use the
Thompson test to asses for:
a. anterolateral rotational instability of the
knee
b. iliopsoaas tightness
c. rectus femoris tightness
d. achilles tendon rapture
35. You wish to mobilize a patient’s shoulder using an
inferior glide technique. It would be best to use
this technique be propositioning the patient’s arm
in:
a. 95 deg of abduction with ER
b. 125 deg of abduction with IR
c. 55 deg of abduction with neutral rotation
d. 95 deg of shoulder flexion and neutral
rotation
36. Your patient with flaccid hemiplegia exhibits pain
in the shoulder region secondary to glenohumeral
subluxation. Using electrical stimulation as
orthotic substitution, it would be best to place the
electrodes over the
a. supraspinatus and upper trapezius
b. supraspinatus and posterior deltoid
c. anterior and posterior deltoid
d. anterior, middle and posterior deltoid
37. To help decrease shear when transferring a
patient with spinal cord injury from bed to chair, it
would be best to use?
a. a draw sheet
b. skin lubricant on involved skin surfaces
c. an air mattress
d. a sheepskin pad
38. Student in clinical settings are held to the
standard of practice that is equivalent to?
a. a licensed physical therapist
b. that of a foreign-educated physical
therapist
c. physical therapist assistants
d. physical therapy aides
39. You have been treating a 61 year-old woman over
a period of four months for adhesive capsulitis,
which has resulted in a “frozen shoulder”. Her
recovery has been good; however, she still
complains that she cannot reach the upper
shelves in her kitchen cupboards and closets. To
help her achieve her goal, joint mobilization
should focus on?
a. inferior glide
b. posterior glide
c. anterior glide
d. grade II oscillations
40. A 54 year-old male, with a long history of cigarette
smoking, has been admitted to the hospital and
presents with signs of infection, tachycardia,
abnormal breath sounds in both lower lobes and
dullness to percussion. The physical therapist’s
major concern and focus with this patient is?
a. getting the patient to quit smoking
b. breathing reeducation to increase
efficiency of ventilation
c. airway clearance and secretion removal
d. graded inspiratory muscle training
41. Following a motor vehicle accident, a patient with
chest trauma developed atelectasis. To help in the
immediate management of atelectasis, it would be
appropriate to implement:
a. pain reduction techniques
b. segmental breathing
c. incentive spirometry
d. paced breathing
42. If chest tube gets dislodged during physical
therapy treatment and the therapist fails to cover
the defect, the patient could develop:
a. pulmonary embolism
b. pulmonary edema
c. pneumothorax
d. aspiration pneumonia
43. Following reattachment of the flexor tendons of
the fingers, one physical therapist should teach
the patient to perform?
a. passive extension and active flexion of IP
joints
b. active extension and flexion of the IP
joints
c. active extension and passive flexion of
the IP joints
d. gentle passive extension and flexion of
the IP joints
44. A friend of yours is an avid tennis player. She
telephones and asks you to help her reduce the
possibility of developing tennis elbow. As a
physical therapist, the best way to respond to
your friend is:
a. describe exercises and proper tennis
techniques during the phone
conversation
b. in your spare time, watch her play tennis
and, after analysis, offer specific
suggestions as to how to minimize the
risk of developing tennis elbow
c. invite her to your clinic for an evaluation
and instruction in appropriate exercises
and stretches if indicated
d. send her an illustrated pamphlet dealing
with tennis elbow prevention and
treatment including other suggested
readings
45. A patient with DJD of the (R) hip complains of
pain in the anterior hip and groin that is
aggravated by weightbearing. There is decreased
ROM and capsular mobility. (R) gluteus medius is
evident during ambulation and there is decreased
tolerance of functional activities including
transfers and lower extremity dressing. In this
case, a capsular pattern of joint motion should be
evident by restriction of hip?
a. flexion, abduction and IR
b. flexion, adduction and IR
c. extension, adduction and ER
d. flexion, abduction, ER
46. You see a patient who had a CVA two weeks ago.
The patient has motor and sensory impairments
 primarily in the opposite lower extremity. There is
some confusion and preservation. Based on these
findings the vascular problem can be
characterized as?
a. transient ischemic attack
b. internal carotid syndrome
c. anterior cerebral artery syndrome
d. middle cerebral artery syndrome
47. Confirmation a diagnosis of spondylolisthesis can
be made by viewing an oblique radiograph of the
spine. The tell-tale finding is?
a. posterior displacement of L5 over S1
b. bamboo appearance of the spine
c. compression of the vertebral bodies of L5
and S1
d. bilateral pars interarticularis defects
48. When the ankle is forcibly inverted and plantar
flexed, the ligament that is most frequently
disrupted is the?
a. deltoid ligament
b. anterior talofibular ligament
c. posterior talofibular ligament
d. calcaneofibular ligament
49. When using TENS to help modulate pain, one
electrode is placed on the posteromedial thigh
and another on the posterolateral calf. The
dermatome involved in this case would be:
a. L2
b. L4
c. S2
d. S1
50. While crossing the finish line of a 100 meter race
an athlete lunged and fell on her dorsiflexed wrist.
She immediately complained of pain and
tenderness over the radial aspect of the wrist in
the area of anatomic snuffbox. You suspect a
possible fracture of the?
a. Lunate
b. capitate
c. schapoid
d. hook of the hamate
51. You have assessed the deep tendon reflexes of a
patient recently diagnosed with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. The results are 2+ left and 3+
right. Your interpretation is that the reflex arc:
a. diminished on the left and normal on the
right
b. normal on the left and exaggerated on the
right
c. exaggerated, but within normal limits on
both sides
d. exaggerated on both sides
52. On the first day following a cesarean delivery, the
physical therapist’s primary treatment
responsibilities would consist of teaching the new
mother:
a. gentle partial sit ups and pelvic tilting
b. breathing, coughing and pelvic floor
exercises
c. assisted ambulation
d. active calf an ankle exercise to prevent
venous stasis
53. You are performing sensory tests on a patient
diagnosed with C6 nerve root impingement.
Testing should concentrate on the?
a. 3rd, 4th and 5th fingers
b. ulnar border of the hand
c. thumb and index fingers
d. medial forearm
54. The muscle that can function as synergist when
acting on the scapula are the?
a. rhomboids and trapezius
b. rhomboids and serratus anterior
c. serratus anterior and levator scapulae
d. teres major and infraspinatus
55. If an arterial line dislodges while treating a
patient, the first thing to do is?
a. call the nurse
b. clamp the line
c. apply direct pressure to the site
d. elevate the limb
56. A patient with long-standing diabetes mellitus is
showing early sign of polyneuropathy. The most
useful information as to whether demyelinization
has taken place will be provided by:
a. nerve conduction velocity
b. electromyography
c. reaction of degeneration testing
d. motor point stimulation
57. One of the most common early signs of (R)
ventricular failure is?
a. paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
b. exertional dyspnea
c. pulmonary edema
d. dependent edema
58. Following grafting of the lower extremities for
burns, a patient is now ready to initiate
ambulation. However, when standing in the
upright position, the patient cannot tolerate the
pain. To assist the patient in preparing for
standing, it would be best if the therapist utilized:
a. paralle bars
b. tilt table
c. a rolling walker
d. pool therapy
59. A patient with crush injury of the foot developed
reflex symphathetic dystrophy. Now, two months
in the RSD, the clinical presentation you would
expect is?
a. edema and osteoporosis with decreasing
sweating and nail growth
b. a cool, dry extremity with the beginning
of ankylosis
c. causalgia with vasomotor reflex spasm
resulting in warm dry skin with increase
nail growth
d. pain on motion with trophic skin changes
and osteoporosis
60. A patient with paraplegia at the T8 level sustained
his injury four years ago. He is seen by the
physical therapist at a routine outpatient clinic
visit. The patient has recently purchased a new
high-density foam wheelchair with cushion. The
skin over the ischial tuberosities and sacral
region is in perfect shape. The patient asks about
the need of pressure relief in the wheelchair
considering the new cushion. The therapist
should advise the patient to?
a. discontinue pressure relied as long as
visual inspection reveals no skin
breakdown
b. do a push-up in the chair at least once
every 15-20 minutes
c. do a push-up in the chair at least once
every 30-45 minutes
d. Perform pressure relief once an hour
since weight distribution is greatly
improved
61. Your preprosthesic examination of a patient with
transfemoral amputation reveals arching of the
lumbar spine when int the supine position. It is
most likely this is a result of?
a. weak back extensors and weak hip
flexors
b. tight back extensors and weak hip
extensors
c. tight hip flexors and weak abdominals
d. tight hip extensors and weak abdominals
62. In a child diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy,
use of prone stander would be appropriate if the
child could do all of the following except for?
a. active trunk flexion
b. active trunk extension
c. bear weight when standing or kneeling
 d. have the use of upper extremities for
weight bearing or activities
63. When descending stairs, the type contraction
performed by the quadriceps femoris on the
stance limb is?
a. eccentric
b. concentric
c. isometric
d. isotonic
64. To improve artistic performance you should
advice an opera singers to strengthen the?
a. muscles of inspiration
b. abdominal muscles
c. oblique muscles
d. muscle of expiration
65. An obstetrician refers a patient to you for prenatal
exercises. During your examination, the patient
says that she belongs to an HMO and her primary
care physician had referred her to the
obstetrician. Your physical therapy report should
go FIRST to the:
a. primary care physician
b. HMO medical records department
c. patient
d. referring obstetrician
66. An athlete experiences a first degree strain on the
(R) quadriceps muscle. Ice packs were applied for
the first two days. All the end of this time, there
was no indication of inflammation or reports of
pain. However, there was decreased of active and
passive ROM and the athlete reported tightness. It
would be best if you recommended that the
athlete:
a. Use ice massage for five minutes prior to
stretching the muscle group
b. Continue to apply cold packs twice daily
for 20 minutes and do not stretching
c. Apply hot pack for 20 minutes
immediately before stretching the muscle
group
d. Apply hot pack for 20 minutes and, for
optimal results, with an additional 20
minutes before stretching the muscle
group
67. A patient has long standing rheumatoid arthritis
of the cervical spine, the complication that is
most likely to be seen and of concern is?
a. subluxation
b. disk herniation
c. spinal stenosis
d. facet joint impingement
68. An elderly patient with Parkinson’s Dse in a
skilled nursing facility and is being see daily by a
physical therapist. The patient is taking L-dopa.
The optimal time for the therapist to treat the
patient would be in?
a. the morning, prior to breakfast and
administration of the medication
b. the morning, one hour after breakfast and
administration of the medication
c. midafternoon, just after administration of
the medication
d. late afternoon, one hour after a snack and
administration of the medication
69. As part of a home program, a patient has been
instructed in performing mechanical cervical
traction. When a therapist arrives for a home visit,
the patient indicates that the cervical condition
seems to be improving as a result of traction;
however, there is now discomfort in the area of
both temporomandibular joints. The physical
therapist should?
a. have the patient discontinue the traction
but continue with other exercise
b. instruct the patient to place a soft pad
between teeth during traction
c. have the patient demonstrate the
procedure used and check to see if the
angle of pull is correct
d. have the patient decrease the amount of
weight used during traction
70. The inflammatory disorder very often
characterized by an increased erythrocyte
sedimentation rate, decreased red blood cell
count and dryness of the mucous membranes is?
a. rheumatoid arthritis
b. sjogren’s syndrome
c. polymyositis
d. systemic lupus erythematosus
71. in treating contaminated, open abrasions in
athletes involved in contact sports, the MOST
effective antimicrobial agent to apply to the
wound would be?
a. benzalkonium chloride
b. hydrogen peroxide
c. povidone-iodine iodine
d. neosporin ointment
72. When a patient with quadriplegia is positioned
sidelying, the areas of the body that are most
susceptible to pressure are the:
a. medial malleoli
b. lateral malleoli
c. Scapulae
d. Knees
73. To differentiate between pain originating in the
sacroiliac joints as opposed to hip pathology, it
would be BEST to employ the?
a. noble compression test
b. compression-distraction test
c. fabere test
d. straight leg test
74. During phonophoresis treatment of the shoulder,
a patient reports to you that he is experiencing a
deep aching pain. This situation is best remedied
by?
a. using the small sound head but doubling
the exposure time
b. adding more coupling agent and move
the sound head rapidly
c. reducing the power and moving the
sound head over a large area
d. decreasing the frequency and moving the
sound head more rapidly
75. You are treating a 54 year-old woman for
degenerative arthritis of the (L) knee. Her medical
record indicates that she is on estrogen
replacement therapy. In this case, you should
consider that the patient might be more
susceptible to?
a. coronary artery dse
b. osteoporosis
c. clinical depression
d. weight gain
76. You are instructing a new mother to perform ROM
and stretching on her newborn who has clubfoot.
You would advise her to carefully stretch in the
direction of?
a. plantarflexion and inversion
b. plantarflexion and eversion
c. dorsiflexion and inversion
d. dorsiflexion and eversion
77. In DJD , Heberdens nodes are most frequently
noted in the?
a. DIP jt of the fingers
b. PIP jt of the fingers
c. DIP of the fingers and toes
d. DIP and PIP of the finger and toes
78. Following trauma, prolonged called application (>
1 HOUR) in the area of fibula head, could result in
unwanted
a. neuropraxia
b. vasoconstriction
 c. elevated pain threshold b. Intravascular hypovolemia
d. decrease in tissue metabolism c. Massive infection
79. a 17 year-old female softball player had an d. Orthostatic hypotension
anterior glenohumeral dislocation on her 86. You note in the medical record that a newly
dominant side. Now in her third week of admitted patient, with a diagnosis of (R)
rehabilitation, it would be most important to cerebrovascular accident, is demonstrating
advise her to: prosopagnosia. When examining patient you
a. not participate at all in softball practice would expect to find:
until eight weeks post injury a. Left-sided neglect
b. avoid underhand throwing of the ball b. Inability to follow your direction to move
c. avoid any pushing motions on the a body part even if that part is capable of
involved side moving
d. avoid overhead throwing of the ball c. Inability to recognize familiar object by
80. A patient has complete spinal cord injury at the touch alone
C6 neurological level. He has been fitted with a d. Inability to recognize familiar faces
tenodesis orthosis that will enhance hand 87. A pregnant client in her third trimester completes
function. The motion required to operate this a series of exercises in supine, in order to prevent
device is: vena cava compression during the exercise
a. wrist flexion session the therapist should?
b. MCP flexion a. Elevate the client’s feet 12 inches
c. Elbow extension b. Complete the exercises in sidelying
d. wrist extension c. Place folded towel under the left side of
81. A sport PT employed a preparatory school, you the client’s pelvis
observe one of the baseball player being struck d. Place folded towel under the right side of
on the side of the head with a bat during practice. the client’s pelvis
Your immediate assessment that the player is 88. Ma’am Jepay, a Physical Therapist of PGH
stunned, dizzy and a little disoriented. There is no examines a client seven days status post THR.
loss of consciousness. The player seems to be The clients medical record indicates the surgeon
fully recovered when you check before he leaves utilized a Posterolateral surgical approach. Which
for home. Later that evening, the player’s parents of the following motion would be the most
call you on the telephone and tell you that their important to restrict during the initial phase of
son has a severe headache, is somewhat agitated, rehabilitation?
and has vomited. You advise the parents: a. Knee extension
a. That these are normal symptoms b. Knee flexion
c. Hip ER
following a concussion and to observe
d. Hip IR
him for any worsening of the symptom 89. A Physical Therapist palpates proximally along
b. That you will drive to their house as soon
the lateral border of the 5th metatarsal of a client’s
as possible to reevaluate the athlete
foot. Which bone would be palpate as the
c. To make an appointment with a
therapist continues to palpate proximally along
neurologist to deal with post concussion
the lateral border of the foot
syndrome
a. Cuboid
d. To take their son to an emergency room
b. Second cuneiform
or see a physician immediately c. Third cuneiform
82. It is most likely than treating a patient with d. Navicular
Bannwarth syndrome of morethan one year’s
duration, the physical therapy focus will be on
management of arthritic changes primarily
affecting the:
a. Small joints of the hands and feet
b. Large joints of the body especially the
knee
c. Axial joints, especially the lumbosaacral
spine
d. Axial joints, especially the cervical and
the thoracic spine
83. You are working on school setting as a Physical
Therapist. A supervisor asks you to organize a
scoliosis-screening program. It would be best to
assess:
a. 2nd or 3rd grader
b. 6th or 7th grader
c. High school freshmen or sophomore
d. High school juniors or seniors
84. A family is caring for a child with diagnosis of
spina bifida. The physical therapist should write
the home program assuming an educational
reading level at:
a. 2nd-3rd grade
b. 5th-6th grade
c. 8th-9th grade
d. 11-12th grade
85. 24 hours following a major thermal burn, a
patients experiences syncope while the physical
therapist works on positioning as part of edema
management. The syncope is most likely a result
of ?
a. Extreme pain