Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [The heart sounds heard by using a stethoscope over the anterior surface of the chest are associated primarily with] A combination of the respiratory intake plus the heartbeat. The contraction of the ventricles. The contractions of the atria. The opening and closing of the four major heart valves. None . 2. [Which of the following statements are true about the plan of care?] It is based on the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and prognosis, including the predicted level of optimal improvement. It describes the specific interventions to be used, and the proposed frequency and duration of the interventions, required to reach the anticipated goals and expected outcomes. It includes plans for discharge of the patient/client, taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral. All of the above. None . 3. [Which of the following neoplasms is malignant?] Fibroma. Osteoma. Chondroma. Neuroblastoma. None . 4. [True or false: Probability is used as a basis for inferential statistics] True. False. None . 5. [As the physical therapy director of a facility, you have been asked to write an action plan to identify deficiencies, implement corrective action(s) to improve performance, and monitor the corrective actions to ensure that quality of care has been enhanced. In which of the following are you likely participating?] Peer review. Quality assurance. Program evaluation. Utilization review. None . 6. [Which of the following is the most serious or severe form of mental disease?] Psychoneurotic disorders. Psychophysiologic disorders Psychosomatic disorders. Psychotic disorders. None . 7. [All of the following statements apply to schizophrenia except: ] There is a disconnect with reality. It usually begins at about middle age. The onset may be sudden or it may be gradual. Unconscious material is no longer repressed by the ego. None . 8. [Intermittent claudication in the lower extremities suggests] Still's disease. Raynaud's disease Buerger's disease. Pott's disease. None . 9. [You are planning an intervention for an individual recovering from traumatic brain injury who demonstrates Rancho Level Cognitive function VII. The best intervention strategy in this case would be to] Involve the patient in decision-making, emphasizing safety, and independent performance. Provide a high degree of environmental structure. Provide assistance for guided movements during all movement tasks. Provide maximum supervision to ensure successful performance. None . 10. [Factors promoting venous return to the heart during exercise include all of the followi ng except:] Comparative ease of flow from arteries to veins through dilated skeletal muscle arterioles. Increase in venous tone. Increased respiratory movements. Decreased peristalsis. None . 11. [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 . 12. [True or false: Surface tension is responsible for much of the lung's elastic recoil.] True. False. None . 13. [Areas of the body with a higher density of two-point discrimination cells include all of the following except] Skin of the lips. Skin on the palm of the hand. Skin on the sole of the feet. Skin on the arms. None . 14. [The presence of clonus indicates] A lesion in the muscle spindle. Impairment of the conduction at the myoneural junction. Muscle fatigue. A high degree of facilitation of the spinal cord. None . 15. [What was developed to "encourage a uniform approach to physical therapist practice and to explain to the world the nature of that practice"?] State licensure laws. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. The National Physical Therapy Examination. The Medicare Act of 1973. None . 16. [All of the following are signs and symptoms associated with atherosclerosis except] Increase in systolic pressure. Little or no increase in diastolic pressure. Large increase in pulse pressure. No appreciable change in mean pressure. None . 17. [You are the director of the physical therapy department and will be conducting ajob interview for an opening. Which of the following questions would not be appropriate to ask acandidate at ajob interview?] What is your level of experience? Why do you want to join this company? Do you have any children? What salary range are you interested in? None . 18. [In a patient with excessive lumbar lordosis, which muscles will not need stretching?] Hip flexors. Hamstrings. Back extensors. Pectoralis major. None . 19. [Hyaline cartilage is nourished through the:] Vessels from the periosteum. Haversian canals. Joint fluid. Nutrient arteries. None . 20. [A condition of pathologic overeating is called:] Polydipsia. Dysphagia. Bulimia. Emesis. None . Time's upTime is Up!
