A physical therapist assistant works with a patient on gait training using bilateral axillary
crutches. The right axillary crutch is modified with a platform attachment. The MOST likely
reason for this modification is to accommodate a patient with which of the following
problems?
1. A radial nerve injury
2. A proximal humeral fracture
3. Impaired balance and coordination
4. A transhumeral amputation
ANSWER
1
A physical therapist assistant monitors the vital signs of a patient running on a treadmill at a
series of steadily increasing speeds. A change in which variable would be MOST responsible
for an observed increase in pulse pressure during the exercise session?
1. Heart rate
2. Systolic blood pressure
3. Diastolic blood pressure
4. Cardiac output
ANSWER
2
A patient reports recurrent ankle pain. The physical therapist directs a physical therapist
assistant to perform ultrasound over the peroneus longus and brevis tendons. Which of the
following locations is the MOST appropriate for the application of ultrasound?
, 1. Inferior to the sustentaculum tali
2. Over the sinus tarsi region
3. Posterior to the lateral malleolus
4. Anterior to the lateral malleolus
ANSWER
3
A physical therapist assistant prepares to measure medial rotation of a patient's shoulder
with a goniometer. Which of the following structures should the assistant use to align the
fulcrum?
1. On the lateral midline of the humerus using the lateral epicondyle as a reference
2. Perpendicular to the floor
3. Along the midaxillary line of the thorax
4. Over the olecranon process
ANSWER
4
A physical therapist assistant reads in a patient's medical chart that the patient has been
prescribed albuterol. Which of the following conditions would MOST likely require the use of
this medication?
1. Breast cancer
2. Angina pectoris
3. Exercise-induced asthma
4. Spinal cord injury
crutches. The right axillary crutch is modified with a platform attachment. The MOST likely
reason for this modification is to accommodate a patient with which of the following
problems?
1. A radial nerve injury
2. A proximal humeral fracture
3. Impaired balance and coordination
4. A transhumeral amputation
ANSWER
1
A physical therapist assistant monitors the vital signs of a patient running on a treadmill at a
series of steadily increasing speeds. A change in which variable would be MOST responsible
for an observed increase in pulse pressure during the exercise session?
1. Heart rate
2. Systolic blood pressure
3. Diastolic blood pressure
4. Cardiac output
ANSWER
2
A patient reports recurrent ankle pain. The physical therapist directs a physical therapist
assistant to perform ultrasound over the peroneus longus and brevis tendons. Which of the
following locations is the MOST appropriate for the application of ultrasound?
, 1. Inferior to the sustentaculum tali
2. Over the sinus tarsi region
3. Posterior to the lateral malleolus
4. Anterior to the lateral malleolus
ANSWER
3
A physical therapist assistant prepares to measure medial rotation of a patient's shoulder
with a goniometer. Which of the following structures should the assistant use to align the
fulcrum?
1. On the lateral midline of the humerus using the lateral epicondyle as a reference
2. Perpendicular to the floor
3. Along the midaxillary line of the thorax
4. Over the olecranon process
ANSWER
4
A physical therapist assistant reads in a patient's medical chart that the patient has been
prescribed albuterol. Which of the following conditions would MOST likely require the use of
this medication?
1. Breast cancer
2. Angina pectoris
3. Exercise-induced asthma
4. Spinal cord injury
