ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM BASIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM BASIC
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Strongest material for AFO - ANSWERS-Propoly lr lr lr lr lr




Elements needed room - ANSWERS- lr lr lr lr


Stool, exam table, mirror, chair with arms, parallel bars
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Decrease pathogens - ANSWERS-Wear gloves, masks, gown
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Who should you ask about pathogens? - ANSWERS-Red cross, local hospital
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Patient surveys should be done how often? - ANSWERS-Every 18 months
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Patient intake: - ANSWERS- lr lr lr


personal info, financial matters, expectations, history, patient records, path of disease
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Manual Eval - ANSWERS- lr lr lr


Skin condition, ROM, muscle strength, manual dexterity, coordination
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If RX does not match symptoms of patient, what do you do? - ANSWERS-Call doctor
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30 Minute Rule - ANSWERS-
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Expect red dot, if not gone in 30 minutes call and come back (pressure point)
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Cervical Orthosis - ANSWERS-Soft, semi-rigid, rigid
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Semi Rigid- CO - ANSWERS-Philadelphia collar
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Rigid CO - ANSWERS-Multiple post type
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LSO Orthoses - ANSWERS-Rigid and Flexible
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Rigid LSO - ANSWERS-Chairback
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Knight
Harris
Plastic

Flexible LSO - ANSWERS-With steel stays
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Thermal molded insert lr lr




TLSO - ANSWERS-Rigid and Flexible
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Rigid TLSO - ANSWERS-Taylor
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Knight-Taylor
plastic

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TLSO Flexible - ANSWERS-Steel stays, thermal molded inserts
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Knee Orthoses - ANSWERS-Rigid and Flexible
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KO Rigid - ANSWERS-ACL, PCL, MCL, OA
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ROM
Multi ligament
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KO Flexible - ANSWERS-Patella stabilizer, hinged knee brace
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Gait takes place in which planes? - ANSWERS-All three
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What takes place in the Frontal Plane? - ANSWERS-Abduction, Adduction
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Varum
Valgus

Body Jackets have what type of plane control? - ANSWERS-Triplanar
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Dorsal means what? - ANSWERS-Top
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Plantar means what? - ANSWERS-Bottom
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Open Kinetic Chain - ANSWERS-Distal segment is free
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Closed Kinetic Chain - ANSWERS-Distal segment is fixed
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Genu-valgum? - ANSWERS-Knock kneed, hip and ankle abducted lr lr lr lr lr lr lr




Genu-varum? - ANSWERS-Bow legged, hip and ankle adducted lr lr lr lr lr lr lr




What occurs in/during pronation? - ANSWERS-Eversion
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Dorsiflexion
Abduction

What occurs in/during supination? - ANSWERS-Inversion
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Plantarflexion
Adduction

Lever arms? - ANSWERS-The longer the lever the lower the pressure on the soft tissue
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Bone function? - ANSWERS-Moveable framework
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Make red blood cells
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