NPTE Practice Questions and
answers
OctA24,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAinstructsAaApatientAtoAchangeAhisAwoundAdressingAdailyAbetweenAweek
lyAvisitsAtoAtheAwoundAcenter.AAtAtheAnextAvisit,AtheApatientAreportsAthatAheAinsteadAchan
gedAtheAdressingAonlyAwhenAitAwasAsoakedAthroughAinAanAeffortAtoAconserveAsupplies.AAsA
aAresult,AtheAsurroundingAskinAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAdescribedAas:
1)AInfected
2)AGangrenousA
3)AMaceratedA
4)AInduratedA-AAnswerAMacerated
OctA25,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAusesAfunctionalAelectricalAstimulationAasApartAofAaAtreatmentAregimenA
designedAtoAimproveAquadricepsAstrength.AWhichAon:offAtimeAratioAwouldAresultAinAtheAmos
tArapidAonsetAofAmuscleAfatigue?
1)A3:1
2)A1:4
3)A5:1
4)A1:6A-AAnswerA3)A5:1
OctA26,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAperformsAgoniometricAmeasurementsAforAelbowAwithAaApatientAinAsupi
ne.AInAorderAtoAisolateAelbowAflexionAtheAtherapistAshouldAstabilizeAthe:
1)AdistalAendAofAtheAhumerus
2)AproximalAendAofAtheAhumerus
3)AdistalAendAofAtheAulna
4)AproximalAendAofAtheAulnaA-AAnswerA1)AdistalAendAofAtheAhumerus
OCtA27,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAexaminesAaApatientAdiagnosedAwithApost-
polioAsyndrome.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareasAisAtheAleastAlikelyAtoAbeAaffectedAbasedAon
AtheApatient'sAdiagnosis?
1)Astrength
,2)AsensationA
3)AenduranceA
4)AfunctionalAactivityA-AAnswerA2)Asensation
OctA28,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAlistensAtoAtheAlungAsoundsAofAaA56-year-
oldAmaleAwithAchronicAbronchitis.ATheApatientAwasAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAtwoAdaysAago
AafterAcomplainingAofAshortnessAofAbreathAandAdifficultyAbreathing.AWhileAperformingAauscu
ltation,AtheAtherapistAidentifiesAdistinctAlungAsoundsAwithAaAhighAconstantApitchAduringAexh
alation.AThisAtypeAofAsoundAisAmostAconsistentAwith:
1)Acrackles
2)Arales
3)ArhonchiA
4)AwheezesA-AAnswerA4)Awheezes
OctA29,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAisAreviewingAtheAmedicalArecordAofAaApatientAwithAmetabolicAsyndrome
.AWhichAriskAfactorAisAmostAprevalentAwithAthisAdiagnosis?
1)AgeneticAorigin
2)Aobesity/sedentaryAlifestyleA
3)AdecreasedAthyroidAhormoneAsecretionA
4)AdecreasedAfastingAbloodAglucoseAlevelA-AAnswerA2)Aobesity/sedentaryAlifestyle
OctA30,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAmeasuresAelbowAflexionAwhileAaApatientAgraspsAtheAhandgripAofAaAwa
lkerAinAstanding.ATheAtherapistArecordsAelbowAflexionAasA35Adegrees.AWhichAstatementAbes
tAdescribesAtheAheightAofAtheAwalker?
1)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAlowAforAtheApatient
2)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAhighAforAtheApatientA
3)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAappropriateAforAtheApatientA
4)AnotAenoughAinformationAisAgivenAtoAassessAwalkerAheightA-
AAnswerA2)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAhighAforAtheApatient
OctA31,A2019A
,AAphysicalAtherapistAreviewsAclinicalAfeaturesAandAdiagnosticAcriteriaAassociatedAwithAvariou
sAtypesAofAosteogenesisAimperfecta.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAincludedAinAtheAcriteriaAused
AtoAdelineateAspecificAtypesAofAthisAcondition?
1)AfractureAfrequencyA
2)AgeneticAinheritanceA
3)AageAofAdiagnosisA
4)AanticipatedAlifeAexpectancyA-AAnswerA2)AgeneticAinheritance
NovA1,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientAwithArightAhomonymousAhemianopsia.ATheApatientAisA
positionedAinAsittingAinAtheAmiddleAofAaAsmallAtable.AWhenAreachingAforAobjectsAplacedAat
AdifferentAlocationsAaroundAtheAtable,AtheApatientAwouldAhaveAtheAmostAdifficultyAretrieving
Aobjects:
1)AplacedAatAtheAtopAcenterAofAtheAtable
2)AplacedAtoAtheAleftAsideAofAtheAtable
3)AplacedAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAtable
4)AplacedAatAtheAbottomAcenterAofAtheAtableA-
AAnswerA3)AplacedAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAtable
NovA2,A2019
AApatientAdiagnosedAwithApatellofemoralAsyndromeAreportsAsignificantApainAinAtheAinvolved
AkneeAwhenAdescendingAstairs.AWhichAscenarioAisAmostAlikelyAresponsibleAforAtheApatientsA
subjectiveAreportAofAkneeApain?
1)AconcentricAactivityAofAtheAquadricepsA
2)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAquadricepsA
3)AconcentricAactivityAofAtheAhamstrings
4)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAhamstringsA-AAnswerA2)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAquadriceps
NovA3,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientAwithAaAmedicalAhistoryAthatAincludesAKlinefelterAsyndr
ome.AWhatAisAtheAexactAetiologyAofAthisAgeneticAcondition?
1)AAutosomalAdominantAdisorder
2)AAutosomalAtrisomyAdisorderA
3)APartialAdeletionAdisorder
4)ASexAchromosomeAaneuploidyAdisorderA-AAnswerA4)ASexAchromosomeAaneuploidyAdisorder
, NovA4,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAassessesAaApatient'sApresentApainAlevelAandAconcludesAthatAtheAcurrent
Apatient-controlledAanalgesiaAprotocolAisAnotAadequate.ATheAmostAappropriateAactionAisAtoo:
1)AmodifyAtheAallowableAmedicationAdosage
2)AeliminateAtheAlockoutAinterval
3)AcontactAtheApatient'sAnurseA
4)ApageAtheApatient'sAreferringAphysicianA-AAnswerA3)AcontactAtheApatient'sAnurse
NovA5,A2019
AApatientArehabilitatingAformAaAlowerAextremityAinjuryAisAinstructedAtoAperformAtheAwallAs
its.AThisAexerciseAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAprescribedAto:
1)AaddressAbalanceAimpairments
2)AaddressAposturalAdeviation
3)AaddressAmuscularAenduranceAimpairmentsA
4)AaddressArangeAofAmotionAimpairmentsA-
AAnswerA3)AaddressAmuscularAenduranceAimpairments
NovA6,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAreviewsAtheAroleAofAtheAabdominalAmusclesAduringArespiration.AWhichA
statementAbestAdescribesAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAinternalAobliqueAmusclesAduringAtheA
process?
1)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
2)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAinhalationA
3)AincreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
4)AincreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAinhalationA-
AAnswerA1)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
NovA7,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientArehabilitatingAfromAaAstrokeAinvolvingAtheArightAhemi
sphereAsecondaryAtoAanAanteriovenousAmalformation.ABasedAonAtheApresentedAimageA(thera
pistAhelpingApatientApickAupAballAandAmoveAitAlaterally).AWhatAisAtheAtherapistAworkingAo
nAwithAthisApatient?
1)Amobility
2)Astability
answers
OctA24,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAinstructsAaApatientAtoAchangeAhisAwoundAdressingAdailyAbetweenAweek
lyAvisitsAtoAtheAwoundAcenter.AAtAtheAnextAvisit,AtheApatientAreportsAthatAheAinsteadAchan
gedAtheAdressingAonlyAwhenAitAwasAsoakedAthroughAinAanAeffortAtoAconserveAsupplies.AAsA
aAresult,AtheAsurroundingAskinAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAdescribedAas:
1)AInfected
2)AGangrenousA
3)AMaceratedA
4)AInduratedA-AAnswerAMacerated
OctA25,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAusesAfunctionalAelectricalAstimulationAasApartAofAaAtreatmentAregimenA
designedAtoAimproveAquadricepsAstrength.AWhichAon:offAtimeAratioAwouldAresultAinAtheAmos
tArapidAonsetAofAmuscleAfatigue?
1)A3:1
2)A1:4
3)A5:1
4)A1:6A-AAnswerA3)A5:1
OctA26,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAperformsAgoniometricAmeasurementsAforAelbowAwithAaApatientAinAsupi
ne.AInAorderAtoAisolateAelbowAflexionAtheAtherapistAshouldAstabilizeAthe:
1)AdistalAendAofAtheAhumerus
2)AproximalAendAofAtheAhumerus
3)AdistalAendAofAtheAulna
4)AproximalAendAofAtheAulnaA-AAnswerA1)AdistalAendAofAtheAhumerus
OCtA27,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAexaminesAaApatientAdiagnosedAwithApost-
polioAsyndrome.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareasAisAtheAleastAlikelyAtoAbeAaffectedAbasedAon
AtheApatient'sAdiagnosis?
1)Astrength
,2)AsensationA
3)AenduranceA
4)AfunctionalAactivityA-AAnswerA2)Asensation
OctA28,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAlistensAtoAtheAlungAsoundsAofAaA56-year-
oldAmaleAwithAchronicAbronchitis.ATheApatientAwasAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAtwoAdaysAago
AafterAcomplainingAofAshortnessAofAbreathAandAdifficultyAbreathing.AWhileAperformingAauscu
ltation,AtheAtherapistAidentifiesAdistinctAlungAsoundsAwithAaAhighAconstantApitchAduringAexh
alation.AThisAtypeAofAsoundAisAmostAconsistentAwith:
1)Acrackles
2)Arales
3)ArhonchiA
4)AwheezesA-AAnswerA4)Awheezes
OctA29,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAisAreviewingAtheAmedicalArecordAofAaApatientAwithAmetabolicAsyndrome
.AWhichAriskAfactorAisAmostAprevalentAwithAthisAdiagnosis?
1)AgeneticAorigin
2)Aobesity/sedentaryAlifestyleA
3)AdecreasedAthyroidAhormoneAsecretionA
4)AdecreasedAfastingAbloodAglucoseAlevelA-AAnswerA2)Aobesity/sedentaryAlifestyle
OctA30,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAmeasuresAelbowAflexionAwhileAaApatientAgraspsAtheAhandgripAofAaAwa
lkerAinAstanding.ATheAtherapistArecordsAelbowAflexionAasA35Adegrees.AWhichAstatementAbes
tAdescribesAtheAheightAofAtheAwalker?
1)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAlowAforAtheApatient
2)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAhighAforAtheApatientA
3)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAappropriateAforAtheApatientA
4)AnotAenoughAinformationAisAgivenAtoAassessAwalkerAheightA-
AAnswerA2)AtheAwalkerAheightAisAtooAhighAforAtheApatient
OctA31,A2019A
,AAphysicalAtherapistAreviewsAclinicalAfeaturesAandAdiagnosticAcriteriaAassociatedAwithAvariou
sAtypesAofAosteogenesisAimperfecta.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAincludedAinAtheAcriteriaAused
AtoAdelineateAspecificAtypesAofAthisAcondition?
1)AfractureAfrequencyA
2)AgeneticAinheritanceA
3)AageAofAdiagnosisA
4)AanticipatedAlifeAexpectancyA-AAnswerA2)AgeneticAinheritance
NovA1,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientAwithArightAhomonymousAhemianopsia.ATheApatientAisA
positionedAinAsittingAinAtheAmiddleAofAaAsmallAtable.AWhenAreachingAforAobjectsAplacedAat
AdifferentAlocationsAaroundAtheAtable,AtheApatientAwouldAhaveAtheAmostAdifficultyAretrieving
Aobjects:
1)AplacedAatAtheAtopAcenterAofAtheAtable
2)AplacedAtoAtheAleftAsideAofAtheAtable
3)AplacedAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAtable
4)AplacedAatAtheAbottomAcenterAofAtheAtableA-
AAnswerA3)AplacedAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAtable
NovA2,A2019
AApatientAdiagnosedAwithApatellofemoralAsyndromeAreportsAsignificantApainAinAtheAinvolved
AkneeAwhenAdescendingAstairs.AWhichAscenarioAisAmostAlikelyAresponsibleAforAtheApatientsA
subjectiveAreportAofAkneeApain?
1)AconcentricAactivityAofAtheAquadricepsA
2)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAquadricepsA
3)AconcentricAactivityAofAtheAhamstrings
4)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAhamstringsA-AAnswerA2)AeccentricAactivityAofAtheAquadriceps
NovA3,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientAwithAaAmedicalAhistoryAthatAincludesAKlinefelterAsyndr
ome.AWhatAisAtheAexactAetiologyAofAthisAgeneticAcondition?
1)AAutosomalAdominantAdisorder
2)AAutosomalAtrisomyAdisorderA
3)APartialAdeletionAdisorder
4)ASexAchromosomeAaneuploidyAdisorderA-AAnswerA4)ASexAchromosomeAaneuploidyAdisorder
, NovA4,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAassessesAaApatient'sApresentApainAlevelAandAconcludesAthatAtheAcurrent
Apatient-controlledAanalgesiaAprotocolAisAnotAadequate.ATheAmostAappropriateAactionAisAtoo:
1)AmodifyAtheAallowableAmedicationAdosage
2)AeliminateAtheAlockoutAinterval
3)AcontactAtheApatient'sAnurseA
4)ApageAtheApatient'sAreferringAphysicianA-AAnswerA3)AcontactAtheApatient'sAnurse
NovA5,A2019
AApatientArehabilitatingAformAaAlowerAextremityAinjuryAisAinstructedAtoAperformAtheAwallAs
its.AThisAexerciseAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAprescribedAto:
1)AaddressAbalanceAimpairments
2)AaddressAposturalAdeviation
3)AaddressAmuscularAenduranceAimpairmentsA
4)AaddressArangeAofAmotionAimpairmentsA-
AAnswerA3)AaddressAmuscularAenduranceAimpairments
NovA6,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAreviewsAtheAroleAofAtheAabdominalAmusclesAduringArespiration.AWhichA
statementAbestAdescribesAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAinternalAobliqueAmusclesAduringAtheA
process?
1)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
2)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAinhalationA
3)AincreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
4)AincreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAinhalationA-
AAnswerA1)AdecreaseAtheAvolumeAofAtheAchestAcavityAduringAexhalation
NovA7,A2019
AAphysicalAtherapistAtreatsAaApatientArehabilitatingAfromAaAstrokeAinvolvingAtheArightAhemi
sphereAsecondaryAtoAanAanteriovenousAmalformation.ABasedAonAtheApresentedAimageA(thera
pistAhelpingApatientApickAupAballAandAmoveAitAlaterally).AWhatAisAtheAtherapistAworkingAo
nAwithAthisApatient?
1)Amobility
2)Astability