Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [The clinical features of right ventricular hypertrophy in congestive heart failure do not include which of the following?] Cyanosis. Dyspnea. Edema of the lower extremities. Ascites. None . 2. [All of the following are attributes of smooth muscle except:] It usually surrounds hollow viscera. It may have connective tissue fibers, but no tendons. It is arranged in antagonistic pairs. Is has no striations. None . 3. [A patient with a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome presents with a prescription for occupational therapy at an outpatient rehabilitation facility. The occupational therapist informs the physical therapist that the patient's insurance will not reimburse for occupational therapy services. What is the best course of action?] Allow the OT to treat the patient and the PT to sign off on his or her work. Inform the patient that he or she will be billed for the OT services. Call the doctor's office and obtain an order for PT, then proceed to treat the patient. Tell the patient to return to his or her doctor to obtain a prescription for physical therapy. None . 4. [A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presents with early signs of progressive muscle weakness and muscle cramping. He also has minimal spasticity in his lower extremities. Your intervention should initially focus on] Low-intensity general conditioning exercises. PROM exercise to maintain joint flexibility since active exercise is contraindicated. Active exercises since resistive exercises are contraindicated. Maximizing exercise and activity. None . 5. [What type of costs can be identified specifically with a particular project, instructional activity, service, or other institutional activity, or can be directly assigned to such activities relatively easily with a high degree of accuracy?] Indirect. Direct. Contingency. Escalation. None . 6. [You are a physical therapist assigned a physical therapy student who is performing his first clinical internship. Which of the following would be the most appropriate goals for this physical therapy student?] To be able to perform an orthopedic examination on all patients. To perform all aspects of examination and treatment using correct body mechanics. To correctly evaluate all patient problems. To perform all patient care duties assigned. None . 7. [All of the following are physical signs associated with emphysema except] Increased respiratory rate. Decreased resonance to percussion over the lung fields. Increased A-P diameter of the chest. Use of excess to muscles of respiration during breathing. None . 8. [True or false: Muscle spindles, under normal conditions, emit sensory nerve impulses constantly.] True. False. None . 9. [The characteristic cell type involved in a chronic inflammatory process is the:] Mast cell. Polymorpho nuclear leukocyte. Lymphocyte. Eisinophil. None . 10. [During your examination you notice that the patient cannot fully extend his knee while positioned supine with the foot dorsiflexed and the hip flexed first to 60 degrees and then to 90 degrees. The tightness is most likely caused by the:] Hamstrings. Hip flexors. Gastrocnemius. None of the above. None . 11. [You decide to test the integrity of the equilibrium mechanism of a patient with a history of balance disturbance. You ask the individual to stand perfectly still with the eyes closed. What is the name of this test?] The Babinski. The tonic neck reflex. Romberg's sign. Phalen's. None . 12. [All of the following terms are used to describe fractures except:] Greenstick. Comminuted. Pathologic. Tangential. None . 13. [A spinal cord patient has pain and stiffness in his anterior thigh. He is diagnosed as having heterotrophic bone formation. Which manual technique should the physical therapist avoid?] Manual resistive exercises. Massage. Aggressive passive stretching. Muscle energy techniques. None . 14. [A positive Ober's test indicates:] Contracted biceps. Contracted gastrocnemius. Contracted iliotibial band. Contracted iliopsoas. None . 15. [The amount of air inhaled or exhaled with each breath is known as] Total lung capacity. Tidal volume. Vital capacity. Inspiratory capacity. None . 16. [Which of the following is the normal conduction pathway for muscular contraction of the heart to follow?] Left ventricle, right ventricle, atrium. Right atrium, left atrium, ventricles. Left atrium, right atrium, ventricles. Right ventricle, left ventricle, atrium. None . 17. [You are examining a patient who demonstrates an inability to fully flex the index finger and middle finger, thumb opposition is lost, and the sensory deficit includes the lateral one-half of the ring finger, the middle and index fingers, and the thumb. Which nerve do you suspect is involved?] Ulnar nerve. Radial nerve. Median nerve. None of the above. None . 18. [All of the following are examples of the simple stretch reflex, except] Knee-jerk reflex. Monosynaptic reflex. Myotatic reflex. Flexor withdrawal reflex. None . 19. [A 67-year-old woman says she has fallen twice in the past year. All the following should be included in your evaluation, except] Asking about her use of alcohol. Reviewing her use of over-the-counter medications. Measurement of serum 2S-hydroxyvitamin 0 concentration. Auditory examination. None . 20. [True or false: During the gait cycle, the COG is displaced both vertically and posteriorly.] True. False. None . Time's upTime is Up!
