PICAT PRACTICE TEST Questions and Guide Answers
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1. Which of the following joints is MOST likely affected in a patient who has
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
1. Hip joint
2. Knee joint
3. Subtalar joint
4.Talonavicular joint
Answer: 1.Hip joint
2. A patient who has been restricted to total bed rest for 1 week should be ex-
pected to exhibit which of the following changes in cardiopulmonary function?
1. Increased resting heart rate
2. Decreased submaximal exercise heart rate
3.Increased functional residual capacity
4.Decreased respiratory rate
Answer: 1.Increased resting heart rate
,3. While pulling to the standing position and cruising, a 1-year-old child flexes
the toes bilaterally. Which of the following observations would be of MOST
concern?
1. The plantar reflex has not been integrated.
2. The positive supporting reflex has not been integrated.
3. The Babinski reflex is interfering with the infant's functioning.
4. The spontaneous stepping reflex is interfering with the infant's functioning.-
Answer: 1.The plantar reflex has not been integrated.
4. A patient has spent a week lying in supine position in bed. Which of the follow-
ing positions will MOST effectively promote clearance of the pooled pulmonary
secretions?
1. Prone position with head down 45°
2. Supine position with head down 45°
3. Prone position with head elevated 45°
4. One-quarter turn from prone position on the left side
Answer: 1.Prone position with head down 45°
,5. A patient who is in the subacute phase after total shoulder arthroplasty
attempts to use the affected hand to button a shirt. Which of the following
instructions to the patient is MOST appropriate at this time?
1. Use the unaffected hand instead when buttoning.
2. Continue buttoning the shirt to increase function.
3. Keep the shoulder in the immobilizer to avoid damage to the surgical site.
4. Ask the nurse's aide to button the shirt.
Answer: 2.Continue buttoning the shirt to increase function.
6. Which of the following nerves would require both sensory and motor testing
to determine if the nerve is intact?
1.Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
2.Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
3.Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
4.Abducent nerve (CN VI)
Answer: 3.Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
7. A patient routinely has to stop walking in order to answer a question. The
patient MOST likely has difficulty with which of the following types of motor
skills?
, 1.Serial
2.Discrete
3.Dual-task
4.Continuous
Answer: 3.Dual-task
8. A patient's medical record includes the note that the patient has a deep
full-thickness burn. A physical therapist assistant can conclude that this patient
will exhibit damage to the
1.hair follicles, with no dermis layer involvement.
2.epidermis layer only.
3.dermis layer only.
4.subcutaneous tissue.
Answer: 4.subcutaneous tissue.
9. During the proliferative stage of healing of a medial collateral ligament injury
of the knee, which of the following exercises should a patient AVOID?
1. Hip adduction utilizing a resistance band at the ankle
2. Lunges utilizing hand-held weights for resistance
3. Lateral step-ups on a 6-inch (15.2-cm) step
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Which of the following joints is MOST likely affected in a patient who has
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
1. Hip joint
2. Knee joint
3. Subtalar joint
4.Talonavicular joint
Answer: 1.Hip joint
2. A patient who has been restricted to total bed rest for 1 week should be ex-
pected to exhibit which of the following changes in cardiopulmonary function?
1. Increased resting heart rate
2. Decreased submaximal exercise heart rate
3.Increased functional residual capacity
4.Decreased respiratory rate
Answer: 1.Increased resting heart rate
,3. While pulling to the standing position and cruising, a 1-year-old child flexes
the toes bilaterally. Which of the following observations would be of MOST
concern?
1. The plantar reflex has not been integrated.
2. The positive supporting reflex has not been integrated.
3. The Babinski reflex is interfering with the infant's functioning.
4. The spontaneous stepping reflex is interfering with the infant's functioning.-
Answer: 1.The plantar reflex has not been integrated.
4. A patient has spent a week lying in supine position in bed. Which of the follow-
ing positions will MOST effectively promote clearance of the pooled pulmonary
secretions?
1. Prone position with head down 45°
2. Supine position with head down 45°
3. Prone position with head elevated 45°
4. One-quarter turn from prone position on the left side
Answer: 1.Prone position with head down 45°
,5. A patient who is in the subacute phase after total shoulder arthroplasty
attempts to use the affected hand to button a shirt. Which of the following
instructions to the patient is MOST appropriate at this time?
1. Use the unaffected hand instead when buttoning.
2. Continue buttoning the shirt to increase function.
3. Keep the shoulder in the immobilizer to avoid damage to the surgical site.
4. Ask the nurse's aide to button the shirt.
Answer: 2.Continue buttoning the shirt to increase function.
6. Which of the following nerves would require both sensory and motor testing
to determine if the nerve is intact?
1.Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
2.Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
3.Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
4.Abducent nerve (CN VI)
Answer: 3.Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
7. A patient routinely has to stop walking in order to answer a question. The
patient MOST likely has difficulty with which of the following types of motor
skills?
, 1.Serial
2.Discrete
3.Dual-task
4.Continuous
Answer: 3.Dual-task
8. A patient's medical record includes the note that the patient has a deep
full-thickness burn. A physical therapist assistant can conclude that this patient
will exhibit damage to the
1.hair follicles, with no dermis layer involvement.
2.epidermis layer only.
3.dermis layer only.
4.subcutaneous tissue.
Answer: 4.subcutaneous tissue.
9. During the proliferative stage of healing of a medial collateral ligament injury
of the knee, which of the following exercises should a patient AVOID?
1. Hip adduction utilizing a resistance band at the ankle
2. Lunges utilizing hand-held weights for resistance
3. Lateral step-ups on a 6-inch (15.2-cm) step
