SCOREBUILDER / PEAT EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ A physical therapist administers a special test in standing to a 61-
year-old male that injured their left knee while squatting to reach for
an object on the ground. Which special test and associated injury is
MOST consistent with this scenario?
Answer: Thessaly test, meniscus tear
◉ A physical therapist performs a sensory assessment on the sole of
a patient's foot with a series of monofilaments as shown in the
video. Which monofilament would be the LEAST likely to be
detected in a patient with a suspected sensory impairment?
Answer: 4.17 gauge monofilament
◉ A 13-year-old patient diagnosed with mild left c-curve thoracic
scoliosis is referred to physical therapy. During the initial
examination the patient is asked to bend forward allowing the arms
to hang freely. Which of the following observations would be
anticipated?
Answer: Left convexity with left posterior rib hump
◉ A 28-year-old female marathon runner is referred to physical
therapy after complaining of stress urinary incontinence during high
,impact training activities. Which of the following is LEAST likely to
contribute to the patient's difficulty?
Answer: Spontaneous bladder contraction
◉ A physical therapist applies a manual stretch to a patient's
iliotibial band as depicted in the video. What is the MOST
appropriate method to ensure the patient receives an adequate
stretch?
Answer: Stabilize the pelvis
◉ Three weeks after delivering a 10 pound infant, a 28-year-old
female reports that she is experiencing stress urinary incontinence.
A medical note from the patient's gynecologist indicates that neural
tension produced during the lengthy labor resulted in temporary
nerve damage. Which nerve would MOST likely be affected?
Answer: Pudendal
◉ A 23-year-old male is admitted to an acute care hospital after
sustaining a grade 3 concussion and internal injuries during a motor
vehicle accident. The patient is initially unable to recall any details of
the accident, however, slowly begins to remember the event in the
days following. Which type of amnesia is MOST consistent with the
patient's clinical presentation?
Answer: Post-traumatic
,◉ What is anterograde amnesia?
Answer: is characterized by the patient's inability to create new
memories after sustaining a TBI. In patients who become comatose,
anterograde memory is typically the last to be recovered.
◉ What is retrograde amnesia?
Answer: is characterized by the patient's inability to recall events
that occurred prior to sustaining a TBI. Depending on the severity of
injury, retrograde amnesia may progressively decrease with
recovery
◉ Dissociative amnesia is considered what?
Answer: results from a psychological cause rather than physical
injury. Forms of dissociative amnesia include repressed memories,
dissociative fugue, and post-hypnotic amnesia.
◉ A physical therapist inspects the sole of a patient's foot with a
neuropathic ulcer. Which region of the sole would MOST likely be
affected?
Answer: Breakdown in an area of the metatarsal heads occurs due to
the thinning of fat pads resulting in the bone and skin absorbing
additional shock. The third metatarsal head followed by the first
metatarsal head are most commonly affected.
, ◉ A physical therapist examines a long term care resident with a
sacral pressure ulcer. The observed wound depth has clearly
penetrated the dermis, however, the wound base is obscured by
eschar. Which classification BEST describes the patient's wound?
Answer: Unstageable:
◉ A physical therapist reviews recent laboratory results for a patient
referred to physical therapy with rheumatoid arthritis. An elevated
finding of which blood test is MOST commonly associated with the
presence of an autoimmune disease?
Answer: Rheumatoid factor assay:
Rheumatoid factors (RF) are antibodies which may be quantified by
a specific blood test referred to as a rheumatoid factor assay. High
levels of RF are typically associated with autoimmune diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus
erythematosus.
◉ A physical therapist reports the results obtained using the
WeeFIM on a four-year-old child at an interdisciplinary team
meeting. What is this tool used to determine?
Answer: The amount of caregiver assistance required
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ A physical therapist administers a special test in standing to a 61-
year-old male that injured their left knee while squatting to reach for
an object on the ground. Which special test and associated injury is
MOST consistent with this scenario?
Answer: Thessaly test, meniscus tear
◉ A physical therapist performs a sensory assessment on the sole of
a patient's foot with a series of monofilaments as shown in the
video. Which monofilament would be the LEAST likely to be
detected in a patient with a suspected sensory impairment?
Answer: 4.17 gauge monofilament
◉ A 13-year-old patient diagnosed with mild left c-curve thoracic
scoliosis is referred to physical therapy. During the initial
examination the patient is asked to bend forward allowing the arms
to hang freely. Which of the following observations would be
anticipated?
Answer: Left convexity with left posterior rib hump
◉ A 28-year-old female marathon runner is referred to physical
therapy after complaining of stress urinary incontinence during high
,impact training activities. Which of the following is LEAST likely to
contribute to the patient's difficulty?
Answer: Spontaneous bladder contraction
◉ A physical therapist applies a manual stretch to a patient's
iliotibial band as depicted in the video. What is the MOST
appropriate method to ensure the patient receives an adequate
stretch?
Answer: Stabilize the pelvis
◉ Three weeks after delivering a 10 pound infant, a 28-year-old
female reports that she is experiencing stress urinary incontinence.
A medical note from the patient's gynecologist indicates that neural
tension produced during the lengthy labor resulted in temporary
nerve damage. Which nerve would MOST likely be affected?
Answer: Pudendal
◉ A 23-year-old male is admitted to an acute care hospital after
sustaining a grade 3 concussion and internal injuries during a motor
vehicle accident. The patient is initially unable to recall any details of
the accident, however, slowly begins to remember the event in the
days following. Which type of amnesia is MOST consistent with the
patient's clinical presentation?
Answer: Post-traumatic
,◉ What is anterograde amnesia?
Answer: is characterized by the patient's inability to create new
memories after sustaining a TBI. In patients who become comatose,
anterograde memory is typically the last to be recovered.
◉ What is retrograde amnesia?
Answer: is characterized by the patient's inability to recall events
that occurred prior to sustaining a TBI. Depending on the severity of
injury, retrograde amnesia may progressively decrease with
recovery
◉ Dissociative amnesia is considered what?
Answer: results from a psychological cause rather than physical
injury. Forms of dissociative amnesia include repressed memories,
dissociative fugue, and post-hypnotic amnesia.
◉ A physical therapist inspects the sole of a patient's foot with a
neuropathic ulcer. Which region of the sole would MOST likely be
affected?
Answer: Breakdown in an area of the metatarsal heads occurs due to
the thinning of fat pads resulting in the bone and skin absorbing
additional shock. The third metatarsal head followed by the first
metatarsal head are most commonly affected.
, ◉ A physical therapist examines a long term care resident with a
sacral pressure ulcer. The observed wound depth has clearly
penetrated the dermis, however, the wound base is obscured by
eschar. Which classification BEST describes the patient's wound?
Answer: Unstageable:
◉ A physical therapist reviews recent laboratory results for a patient
referred to physical therapy with rheumatoid arthritis. An elevated
finding of which blood test is MOST commonly associated with the
presence of an autoimmune disease?
Answer: Rheumatoid factor assay:
Rheumatoid factors (RF) are antibodies which may be quantified by
a specific blood test referred to as a rheumatoid factor assay. High
levels of RF are typically associated with autoimmune diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus
erythematosus.
◉ A physical therapist reports the results obtained using the
WeeFIM on a four-year-old child at an interdisciplinary team
meeting. What is this tool used to determine?
Answer: The amount of caregiver assistance required
