NPTE-PTA Test Form B with all Correct & 100% Verified
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1. A patient has muscle weakness in elbow Brachialis.
flexion pronation and supination;
strength of the fore-arm is normal.
Which of the following muscles MOST
likely requires strengthening?
true
2. T/F The brachialis is the only muscle
listed that solely performs elbow flexion.
Keep the chin elevated.
3. A child with cerebral palsy has
persistence of the symmetrical tonic
neck reflex. What should the physical
therapist assistant do to facilitate the
child's ability to maintain stability in the
true
quadruped position during treatment?
4. T/F If the symmetrical tonic neck reflex
persists, elevating the chin will cause the
upper extremi-ties to extend and the
lower extremities to flex, thus helping
to maintain the quadruped posi-tion.
5. Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Onset: 4-6 months
Integration: 8-12
months
Stimulus: place in crawling
posi-tion and extend head
Response: flexion of hips
and knees
Relevance: facilitates static
quadreped and breaks up
flexor tone
6. The plan of care calls for manual stretch of a pa-tient's
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piriformis muscle. Which patient position Supine with the hip flexed to
will BEST accomplish this stretch? 70° and adducted.
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7. the piriformis is best elongated and with the hip in a flexed and
stretched with the hip in which ad-ducted position.
position
Continuous aerobic
8. Four weeks after a myocardial activities us-ing large
infarction, a pa-tient enters an muscle groups.
outpatient physical therapy car-diac
rehabilitation program. Now that the
patient is in phase 2, what should be the
predominant focus of the exercise
sessions?
9. Metabolic Equivalent (MET) concept expressing the
energy cost of physical
activity; for exam-ple, 3 METs
means three times the
amount of energy expended
at rest
10. A physical therapist assistant treating a pulse and no
patient with congestive heart failure respira-tions.
should be alert for signs of digitalis What should
toxicity. Which of the following systems the assistant do
will MOST likely be affected? next?
11. In an acute care center, a physical 12. Following the
therapist as-sistant is gait training an assessment, the
adult patient who falls to the floor and is physical
unresponsive. The assistant calls a nurse therapist
standing nearby and activates the assistant has
emergency system in the hospital. The identified the
assistant assesses the airway, breathing, patient is not
and circulation and finds a weak, thready breath-
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Answers |Actual Complete Update |Already Graded A+
Gastrointestinal and central ner-vous systems.
Respirations at one breath every 5 seconds.
rescue breathing, providing respi-rations at one breath every 5 sec-
onds.
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1. A patient has muscle weakness in elbow Brachialis.
flexion pronation and supination;
strength of the fore-arm is normal.
Which of the following muscles MOST
likely requires strengthening?
true
2. T/F The brachialis is the only muscle
listed that solely performs elbow flexion.
Keep the chin elevated.
3. A child with cerebral palsy has
persistence of the symmetrical tonic
neck reflex. What should the physical
therapist assistant do to facilitate the
child's ability to maintain stability in the
true
quadruped position during treatment?
4. T/F If the symmetrical tonic neck reflex
persists, elevating the chin will cause the
upper extremi-ties to extend and the
lower extremities to flex, thus helping
to maintain the quadruped posi-tion.
5. Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Onset: 4-6 months
Integration: 8-12
months
Stimulus: place in crawling
posi-tion and extend head
Response: flexion of hips
and knees
Relevance: facilitates static
quadreped and breaks up
flexor tone
6. The plan of care calls for manual stretch of a pa-tient's
1/
47
,NPTE-PTA Test Form B with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Actual Complete Update |Already Graded A+
piriformis muscle. Which patient position Supine with the hip flexed to
will BEST accomplish this stretch? 70° and adducted.
2/
47
, NPTE-PTA Test Form B with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Actual Complete Update |Already Graded A+
7. the piriformis is best elongated and with the hip in a flexed and
stretched with the hip in which ad-ducted position.
position
Continuous aerobic
8. Four weeks after a myocardial activities us-ing large
infarction, a pa-tient enters an muscle groups.
outpatient physical therapy car-diac
rehabilitation program. Now that the
patient is in phase 2, what should be the
predominant focus of the exercise
sessions?
9. Metabolic Equivalent (MET) concept expressing the
energy cost of physical
activity; for exam-ple, 3 METs
means three times the
amount of energy expended
at rest
10. A physical therapist assistant treating a pulse and no
patient with congestive heart failure respira-tions.
should be alert for signs of digitalis What should
toxicity. Which of the following systems the assistant do
will MOST likely be affected? next?
11. In an acute care center, a physical 12. Following the
therapist as-sistant is gait training an assessment, the
adult patient who falls to the floor and is physical
unresponsive. The assistant calls a nurse therapist
standing nearby and activates the assistant has
emergency system in the hospital. The identified the
assistant assesses the airway, breathing, patient is not
and circulation and finds a weak, thready breath-
3/
47
, NPTE-PTA Test Form B with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Actual Complete Update |Already Graded A+
Gastrointestinal and central ner-vous systems.
Respirations at one breath every 5 seconds.
rescue breathing, providing respi-rations at one breath every 5 sec-
onds.
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47
