PEAT Practice Form Exam Review – Section 2 (NPTE Physical Therapy Study Guide, Clinical
Reasoning & Answer Explanations)
A well studied mechanism for recovery from loss of vestibular function ? - correct answer
✔✔Improve gaze stability
Vigorous exercise does what to the blood? - correct answer ✔✔Produces lactic acid that causes
a lower PH in blood (acidic)
How does the body compensate for lower blood ph during vigorous exercise ? - correct answer
✔✔An increase in RR helps compensate by increasing the blood alkalinity
What system is more involved in long term acid-base balance maintenance ? - correct answer
✔✔The renal system.
What system plays an acute role when needing to get PH levels back to normal ? - correct
answer ✔✔Respiratory system
What happens to lactase level with increase in aging ? - correct answer ✔✔It decreases with
age causing an intolerance of dairy products.. common in small intestine.
What does exercise do to gastrointestinal transit time ? - correct answer ✔✔decreases the time
improving overall efficiency of the gastrointestinal system
Aerobic exercise has been found to improve what gastrointestinal organ ? - correct answer
✔✔overall neuromuscular function of the colon, thus improving bowel transit time and
decrease the risk of constipation
, What happens to the upper esophageal sphincter with aging? - correct answer ✔✔strength of
esophageal contractions and tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decrease but
movement of food is not impaired
Orthostatic hypotension? - correct answer ✔✔-Decrease in blood pressure related to positional
or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions.
-drop in 20 of SBP and drop of 10 in DBP
What is an ACE inhibitor? - correct answer ✔✔hypertensive medication
Ultrasound waves travel better through water or air? - correct answer ✔✔consists of acoustic
waves that travel poorly through air and pass readily through water.
What is an effective way to treat small anatomical areas with irregular surfaces such as the hand
and wrist when using ultrasound - correct answer ✔✔immersion in water
What activity should children with Down syndrome avoid? - correct answer ✔✔Forward
somersaults due to atlantoaxial instability
What is considered bradycardia ? - correct answer ✔✔Heart rate <60 bpm
What would an anxiety reaction cause ? - correct answer ✔✔increased heart rate
How would a myocardial ischemic episode show on an ECG? - correct answer ✔✔Depression of
the ST segment >2mm
How would a myocardial infarction present on a ECG? - correct answer ✔✔Elevation of the ST
segment >1mm
Reasoning & Answer Explanations)
A well studied mechanism for recovery from loss of vestibular function ? - correct answer
✔✔Improve gaze stability
Vigorous exercise does what to the blood? - correct answer ✔✔Produces lactic acid that causes
a lower PH in blood (acidic)
How does the body compensate for lower blood ph during vigorous exercise ? - correct answer
✔✔An increase in RR helps compensate by increasing the blood alkalinity
What system is more involved in long term acid-base balance maintenance ? - correct answer
✔✔The renal system.
What system plays an acute role when needing to get PH levels back to normal ? - correct
answer ✔✔Respiratory system
What happens to lactase level with increase in aging ? - correct answer ✔✔It decreases with
age causing an intolerance of dairy products.. common in small intestine.
What does exercise do to gastrointestinal transit time ? - correct answer ✔✔decreases the time
improving overall efficiency of the gastrointestinal system
Aerobic exercise has been found to improve what gastrointestinal organ ? - correct answer
✔✔overall neuromuscular function of the colon, thus improving bowel transit time and
decrease the risk of constipation
, What happens to the upper esophageal sphincter with aging? - correct answer ✔✔strength of
esophageal contractions and tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decrease but
movement of food is not impaired
Orthostatic hypotension? - correct answer ✔✔-Decrease in blood pressure related to positional
or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions.
-drop in 20 of SBP and drop of 10 in DBP
What is an ACE inhibitor? - correct answer ✔✔hypertensive medication
Ultrasound waves travel better through water or air? - correct answer ✔✔consists of acoustic
waves that travel poorly through air and pass readily through water.
What is an effective way to treat small anatomical areas with irregular surfaces such as the hand
and wrist when using ultrasound - correct answer ✔✔immersion in water
What activity should children with Down syndrome avoid? - correct answer ✔✔Forward
somersaults due to atlantoaxial instability
What is considered bradycardia ? - correct answer ✔✔Heart rate <60 bpm
What would an anxiety reaction cause ? - correct answer ✔✔increased heart rate
How would a myocardial ischemic episode show on an ECG? - correct answer ✔✔Depression of
the ST segment >2mm
How would a myocardial infarction present on a ECG? - correct answer ✔✔Elevation of the ST
segment >1mm
