Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [Which of the following would least likely be a causative agent in encephalitis?] Polio. Pneumococcus. Measles. Rabies. None . 2. [All of the following muscles have an action at the wrist except:] Flexor carpi radialis. Extensor carpi ulnaris. Flexor carpi ulnaris. Extensor digitorum communis. None . 3. [A disease in which the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles are dilated beyond their normal size is called] Endocarditis. Mitral valve prolapse. Bronchiectasis. Emphysema. None . 4. [Edema may be defined as all of the following except] Brawny or indurated. Excess fluid in the interstitial space. Acquired or congenital. Excess fluid in the intercellular space. None . 5. [Which of the following variables is continuous?] Water temperatures of three whirlpools in the PT department. Number of ultrasound treatments provided each day by the physical therapy department. The number of staff members in the department. Whether the members of staff are male or female. None . 6. [You are examining a female dancer with a diagnosis of unilateral spondylolysis at L4. The patient reports generalized low back pain when she stands for longer than 30 minutes and an inability to sleep on her stomach. Objective findings include excessive lumbar lordosis and a positive Ober's test of the right hip. Your interventions should include:] Stretching the iliopsoas and iliotibial (IT) band; strengthening the abdominals. Stretching the gluteus medius and maximus; strengthening the abdominals. Advising the patient not to stand for long periods and not to sleep on her stomach. None None . 7. [The maximum amount of air that can be contained in the lungs after a maximum inspiration is called] Vital capacity. Total lung capacity. Residual volume. Inspiratory capacity. None . 8. [Clinical features of anemia may include:] Tachycardia. Anorexia. Paresthesias. All of the above. None . 9. [Endocrine pathologies may result in either over-effects or under-effects of the hormone. All of the following could most likely cause the latter type of effect, except:] Faulty target cell receptors. Endocrine tumors. Aberrant hormone synthesis and/or secretion. Altered transport of the hormone in the blood. None . 10. [CORF is an acronym for which of the following?] Certified owner of a rehabilitation facility. Certified outpatient rehabilitation facility. Control organization for rehabilitation facilities. None of the above. None . 11. [Which of the following statements does not apply to the defense mechanism of rationalization?] It is one of the most common defense mechanisms used by the ego. The original affect for one object is transferred to another object. It is used to a certain extent by nearly everyone. All of the above. None . 12. [True or false: Muscle spindles, under normal conditions, emit sensory nerve impulses constantly.] True. False. None . 13. [You are testing two-point discrimination on the right hand of a patient who is suspected of having had a stroke. The patient is unable to tell you whether you are touching him with one or two points. This could indicate impaired function in the ] Anterior spinothalamic tract or thalamus. Lateral spinothalamic tract or somatosensory cortex. Dorsal column/lemniscal pathways or somatosensory cortex. Spinal lemniscus or ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus. None . 14. [Which of the following muscles does not attach to the humerus?] Teres major. Pectoralis major. Pectoralis minor. Supraspinatus. None . 15. [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 . 16. [All of the following statements apply to cystic fibrosis except] It is a familial disease, the defect transmitted as an autosomal recessive gene. It involves the pancreas. It result in a mucoviscidosis of the glands of the trachea and bronchi only. It may eventually involve the liver, resulting in cirrhosis. None . 17. [The saphenous nerve supplies cutaneous sensation to the medial aspect of the leg. From which nerve does the saphenous nerve arise?] Obturator. Deep fibular (peroneal). Sciatic. Femoral. The saphenous nerve arises as a direct branch from the sacral plexus. None . 18. [Which of the following statements is characteristic of hemophilia?] The platelet count is decreased. There is a delay in coagulation time. The clot retraction time is decreased. There is an increase in fibrinolysis. None . 19. [All of the following are thought to have an autoimmune etiology except:] Dermatomyositis. Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteomalacia. Multiple sclerosis. None . 20. [During locomotion, the adductor muscles of the thigh:] Have peak activity just before toe-off. Have a high activity level in the early stance phase. Have a high activity level in late stance phase. None of the above. None . Time's upTime is Up!
