PAT FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ When would you take orthostatic BP? Answer: When you suspect
Hypovolemia, autonomic dysfunction
Take BP while lying down and again after standing
significant drop (SBP ≥20 or DBP ≥10) indicates orthostatic hypotension
⩥ What physical exam tests would you conduct if you suspect PAD?
Answer: Palpate Brachial/Popliteal/Femoral Pulses
(Calculate ABI)
⩥ what tests would you do if you suspect DVT? Answer: measure calf
circumference bilaterally
⩥ What would you do if you suspect Arterial stenosis or atherosclerosis?
Answer: auscultate for bruit (renal, carotid, etc.)
⩥ What physical exam tests would you do if you suspect PNA? Answer:
Percussion > dull
Tactile fremitus
Check for asymmetry in posterior chest expansion
, Egophony / Bronchophony / Whispered Pectoriloquy
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect Pneumothorax?
Answer: Inspect/Palpate Trachea > check for deviation
Percussion > hyper-resonance
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect Pleural
Effusion? Answer: Percussion: Dullness if fluid
Auscultation: Decreased or absent breath sounds over fluid
Palpation: Decreased tactile fremitus
Inspection: Potential asymmetry of chest expansion
⩥ What physical exam tests would you do if you suspect severe liver
disease? Answer: fluid wave test: check for ascites
palpate the spleen and liver: hepatosplenomegaly
check skin for jaundice, angiomas
check for asterixis which indicates hepatic encephalopathy
⩥ What test would you do if you suspect cholecystitis? Answer: check
Murphy's Sign (palpate RUQ with deep breath) > pain, gasp
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect a stroke?
Answer: Pronator Drift Test
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ When would you take orthostatic BP? Answer: When you suspect
Hypovolemia, autonomic dysfunction
Take BP while lying down and again after standing
significant drop (SBP ≥20 or DBP ≥10) indicates orthostatic hypotension
⩥ What physical exam tests would you conduct if you suspect PAD?
Answer: Palpate Brachial/Popliteal/Femoral Pulses
(Calculate ABI)
⩥ what tests would you do if you suspect DVT? Answer: measure calf
circumference bilaterally
⩥ What would you do if you suspect Arterial stenosis or atherosclerosis?
Answer: auscultate for bruit (renal, carotid, etc.)
⩥ What physical exam tests would you do if you suspect PNA? Answer:
Percussion > dull
Tactile fremitus
Check for asymmetry in posterior chest expansion
, Egophony / Bronchophony / Whispered Pectoriloquy
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect Pneumothorax?
Answer: Inspect/Palpate Trachea > check for deviation
Percussion > hyper-resonance
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect Pleural
Effusion? Answer: Percussion: Dullness if fluid
Auscultation: Decreased or absent breath sounds over fluid
Palpation: Decreased tactile fremitus
Inspection: Potential asymmetry of chest expansion
⩥ What physical exam tests would you do if you suspect severe liver
disease? Answer: fluid wave test: check for ascites
palpate the spleen and liver: hepatosplenomegaly
check skin for jaundice, angiomas
check for asterixis which indicates hepatic encephalopathy
⩥ What test would you do if you suspect cholecystitis? Answer: check
Murphy's Sign (palpate RUQ with deep breath) > pain, gasp
⩥ What physical exam test would you do if you suspect a stroke?
Answer: Pronator Drift Test
