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1. Release of confidential information from a medical record without the patient’s consent is illegal if it involves
A.
the patient’s employer.
B.
another therapist involved in peer review.
C.
the patient’s insurance company.
D.
a social worker.
2. You are evaluating an athlete who is complaining of pain in the left shoulder region. Your assessment of the
shoulder elicits pain in the last 30 degrees of shoulder abduction range of motion. this finding is most congruent
with
A.
calcific supraspinatus tendinitis.
B.
subacromial bursitis.
C.
acromioclavicular sprain.
D.
thoracic outlet syndrome.
3. Following a cerebrovascular accident involving the dominant right hemisphere, a patient exhibiting unilateral
neglect would generally not
A.
eat food only from the right side of the plate.
B.
bump a one-arm driven wheelchair into things on the left side.
C.
ignore or deny the existence of the left-sided limbs.
D.
shave or put make-up only on the left side of the face.
4. A patient with spastic left hemiplegia experiences recurvatum during stance phase. If the patient is using an ankle-
foot orthosis, the cause of the problem might be attributed to
A.
not enough limitation by the posterior stop.
B.
not enough limitation by the anterior stop.
C.
too much limitation by the posterior stop.
D.
too much limitation by the anterior stop.
5. Students 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.
6. To help decrease shear when transferring a patient with a 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.
7. Teaching pursed-lip breathing as part of the treatment regimen would be most appropriate for a patient with
A.
circumferential thoracic burns.
B.
asbestosis.
C.
radiation pneumonitis.
D.
emphysema.
8. If a patient with above-knee prosthesis has a prosthetic foot with a plantarflexion bumper that is too hard, during
ambulation, the
A.
prosthesis would rotate internally at heel strike.
B.
prosthetic foot would remain dorsiflexed during the gait cycle.
C.
prosthetic foot would remain plantarflexed during the gait cycle.
D.
prosthetic knee would not flex sufficiently during stance.
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9. Prior to performing manual traction in the cervical region, one should perform a test for vertebral artery
insufficiency in order to ascertain the adequacy of blood supply to the
A.
vertebrae.
B.
upper extremities.
C.
spinal canal.
D.
brain stem.
10. A snowmobile left the trail and struck a tree. The driver’s left knee was fully flexed and the tibia impacted with
the inside front of the snowmobile. This mechanism of injury would most likely result in a
A.
dislocated patella.
B.
sprained or ruptured posterior cruciate ligament.
C.
sprained or ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
D.
rupture of the popliteal artery.
11. A patient with a transtibial amputation of 2 months duration complains to you of an intense burning pain that
seems to emanate from his heel. This phantom pain mirrored preoperative pain which was the result of previous
damage to the
A.
dorsalis pedis artery.
B.
popliteal artery.
C.
peroneal nerve.
D.
tibial nerve.
12. Following the reduction of development dysplasia of the hip in an infant, the physical therapist should instruct the
parents to maintain that hip in a stable position of
A.
flexion and adduction.
B.
flexion and abduction.
C.
extension and adduction.
D.
extension and abduction.
13. The quality assurance committee has found that 72 % of the inpatients receiving physical therapy showed no
improvement in function. To discover the cause of this high rate, it would be best if the committee check
A.
the source of referrals.
B.
patient diagnoses.
C.
appropriateness and consistency of the physical therapy service.
D.
age of the patients.
14. To prepare a patient with a cauda equina lesion for ambulation with crutches, the upper quadrant muscles that
would be most important to strengthen would be the
A.
upper trapezius, rhomboids and levator scapulae.
B.
deltoid, coracobrachialis, and brachialis.
C.
middle trapezius, serratus anterior, and triceps.
D.
lower trapezius, latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major.
15. When examining the upper quarter of a 52 year-old female patient, the therapist detects a small lump in the axilla.
There is no mention of this lump in the medical record. The next thing the therapist should do is
A.
tell the patient she may have cancer and to call her physician immediately.
B.
stop the examination and refer the patient back to her physician.
C.
complete the examination and document the lump.
D.
complete the examination, document the lump and refer the patient to her physician.
16. 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 his goal, joint mobilization should
focus on
A.
inferior glide.
B.
posterior glide.
C.
anterior glide.
D.
grade II oscillations.
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1. Release of confidential information from a medical record without the patient's consent is illegal if it involves A. the patient's employer. B. another therapist involved in peer review. C. the patient's insurance company. D. a social worker. 2. You are evaluating an athlete who is complaining of pain in the left shoulder region. Your assessment of the shoulder elicits pain in the last 30 degrees of shoulder abduction range of motion. this finding is most congruent with A. calcific supraspinatus tendinitis. B. subacromial bursitis. C. acromioclavicular sprain. D. thoracic outlet syndrome. 3. Following a cerebrovascular accident involving the dominant right hemisphere, a patient exhibiting unilateral neglect would generally not A. eat food only from the right side of the plate. B. bump a one-arm driven wheelchair into things on the left side. C. ignore or deny the existence of the left-sided limbs. D. shave or put make-up only on the left side of the face. 4. A patient with spastic left hemiplegia experiences recurvatum during stance phase. If the patient is using an ankle-foot orthosis, the cause of the problem might be attributed to A. not enough limitation by the posterior stop. B. not enough limitation by the anterior stop. C. too much limitation by the posterior stop. D. too much limitation by the anterior stop. 5. Students 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 ...
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