Welcome to your Physical Therapy NAME: Your Email: 1. [A patient reports falling downstairs and now complains of pain in the right groin and gluteal area. The right hip is flexed, abducted, and internally rotated. The most likely diagnosis is] Dislocated tibia. Fractured femoral head. Dislocated hip. Fractured acetabulum. None . 2. [The maximum amount of air that can be moved in and out during a single breath is known as] Tidal volume. Functional residual capacity. Expiratory reserve volume. Vital capacity. Residual volume. None . 3. [The T-wave of an ECG is generated by] Atrial repolarization. Atrial depolarization. Ventricular repolarization. Ventricular depolarization. None . 4. [The purpose of the tympanic membrane and the ossicular system in hearing is] The location of specialized sensory receptors of sound waves. The modulation of incoming sound waves. A system for impedance matching between the sound waves in air and the sound vibrations in the cochlear fluid. A transducer system, changing sound to electrical impulses. None . 5. [Apatientpresentswithweakquadricepsmuscleswithadiagnosisofalumbardisc herniation. You suspect an L3-L4 problem. What other muscle could you test to help confirm the diagnosis?] Sartorius. Adductor magnus. Biceps femoris. II iopsoas. None . 6. [You are planning an intervention for a patient who suffered a left CVA that has left him hemiparetic on the right side. During the examination, the patient demonstrated strong and dominant hemiplegic synergies in his leg. Which activity would NOT be helpful to break up these synergies?] Weight shifts in quadruped. Assuming the bridging position. Rolling from the hook-lying position using lower extremity 01 flexion PNF pattern. Foot tapping in a sitting position. None . 7. [True or false: An antibody is a specialized protein capable of combining chemically with the specific antigen that stimulated its production.] True. False. None . 8. [Acute bacterial endocarditis may develop from] Gonococci. Pneumococci. Streptococci. All of the above. None . 9. [All of the following are thought to have an autoimmune etiology except:] Dermatomyositis. Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteomalacia. Multiple sclerosis. None . 10. [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 . 11. [Which of the following muscles is not innervated by the median nerve?] Abductor pollicis brevis. Flexor pollicis longus. Medial heads of flexor digitorum profundus. Superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis. Pronator quadratus. None . 12. [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 . 13. [While examining a patient's shoulder you decide to test for the presence of a tear in the supraspinatus muscle. Which test would you use?] Apley's scratch test. Tinel's sign. Drop-arm test. Yergason's test. None . 14. [Which of the following is frequently injured as a complication of shoulder dislocations?] Axillary artery. Radial artery. Axillary nerve. Radial nerve. None . 15. [True or false: A PTA may modify an intervention only in accordance with changes in patient status and within the established plan of care developed by the physical therapist. ] True. False. None . 16. [All of the following are true about the epiphyseal plate except:] It is formed from cartilage. It serves as the site of progressive lengthening in long bones. It is located between the epiphysis and the diaphysis. It is found in all bones. None . 17. [In formulating a plan of care concerning an 87-year-old resident of a community nursing home diagnosed with organic brain syndrome, Alzheimer's type, it is important to understand that he] Will likely be resistant to activity training if unfamiliar activities are used. Can usually be trusted to be responsible for his daily care needs. Can usually be trusted with transfers and with appropriate positioning of the wheelchair. Is more likely to remember current experiences than past ones. None . 18. [All of the following controls are affected by the ANS except] Heart rate and blood pressure. Body temperature regulation. Fine motor control. Sweating and salivation. None . 19. [True or false: For any given cardiac output, the mean pressure will be controlled by the resistance factor.] True. False. None . 20. [What condition do you suspect in an individual with spontaneous attacks of wheezing and dyspnea who is otherwise usually free of these symptoms?] Pulmonary emphysema. Acute bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis. Bronchial asthma. None . Time's upTime is Up!
