Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [True or false, the sympathetic division maintains normal homeostasis during rest and prepares the body for stress; while the parasympathetic system returns functions to normal following stress.] True False None . 2. [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 . 3. [You decide to use the neurodevelopmental treatment (NOT) approach with a patient recovering from stroke. Which of the following components would not be included:] Facilitation of early movement in synergistic patterns followed quickly by movement patterns out-of-synergy. Reduction of spasticity and abnormal reflex activity through positioning and handling techniques. Facilitation of selective movement control out of synergistic patterns. Functional activities emphasizing reintegration of the hemiplegic side. None . 4. [All of the following are examples of malignant glial cell tumors except:] Retinoblastoma. Astrocytoma. Medullablastoma. Glioblastoma multiforme. None . 5. [A condition of pathologic overeating is called:] Polydipsia. Dysphagia. Bulimia. Emesis. None . 6. [The amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled at the end of the normal respiration is known as] Tidal volume. Functional residual capacity. Expiratory reserve volume. Vital capacity. Residual volume. None . 7. [In atypical physical therapy department, which staff member ensures that the objectives of the service are efficiently and effectively achieved within the framework of the stated purpose of the organization?] Staff physical therapist. Physical therapy director. Department secretary. None of the above. None . 8. [True or false: The terms "disinfection" and "sterilization" can be used interchangeably] True False None . 9. [You are examining a patient who suffered a traumatic brain injury. The patient demonstrates deficits in sensation in the right upper and lower extremities. In which of the following locations is at least part of the injury involved:] Inferior right hemisphere of the somatosensory cortex. Superior right hemisphere of the somatosensory cortex. Inferior left hemisphere of the somatosensory cortex. Superior left hemisphere of the somatosensory cortex. None . 10. [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 . 11. [As the physical therapy director of afacility, you have been asked to write apolicy on retention and preservation of clinical records following patient discharge. Of the following, which is not an example of apolicy on retention and preservation of clinical records?] The records are accessible to all personnel. The records will be maintained for aperiod of 5 years following discharge. The records will be stored in a locked cabinet during nonworking hours. The records of a minor will be retained for a period of 3 years after the patient comes of age. None . 12. [The most limited motion in the lumber spine is: ] Flexion. Lateral bending. Rotation. Extension. The lumber spine is not limited in any direction of movement. None . 13. [You are examining a patient who is over-suspicious and has delusions of persecution. What personality type do you suspect?] Catatonia. Passive aggressive. Paranoia. None of the above. None . 14. [All of the following spinal functions are affected during or following spinal shock, except] Autonomic regulation of blood pressure. All skeletal muscle reflexes integrated in the spinal cord. The sacral reflexes for control of bladder and colon evacuation. The vomiting reflex. None . 15. [True or false: A bursa is a synovial membrane-lined sac] True. False. None . 16. [Neurotransmitter substances may include all of the following except] Prostaglandin. Acetylcholine. GABA. Epinephrine. None . 17. [You are examining a patient for TMJ dysfunction. The patient states that she has had a number of episodes of her jaw locking in an open position. The most likely structure involved is:] The masseter. The disc. The lateral pterygoid. The infrahyoid. None . 18. [While evaluating a patient who suffered a complete spinal cord lesion, you note the following strength grades with manual muscle testing: wrist extensors =3+/5, elbow extensors = 2+/5, and intrinsic muscles of the hand = DIS. What is the highest possible level of this lesion?] C3. C4. C5. C7. None . 19. [A patient presents with a hemisection of the spinal cord(Brown-Sequard)at the T12 level. When examining the patient's right lower extremity, which of the following would you likely find?] Muscle paralysis. Loss of position sense. Loss of pain sensation. Loss of vibratory sense. None . 20. [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 . Time's upTime is Up!
