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1. A patient is positioned in supine
1. Hip flexors
with the hips flexed to 90 degrees
2. Back extensors
and the knees
extended. As the patient slowly lowers her 3.Hip
extensors extended legs toward the horizontal,
there 4.Abdominals**** is an increase in lordosis
of the low back.
Weakness of which muscle group is
MOST likely associated with this
finding?
2. A physical therapist assistant 1.5%
contem-plates the necessary amount 2.15%
of force to overcome friction when 3.25%***
performing me-chanical lumbar 4.50%
traction using a non-split traction
table. What percentage of a pa-
tient's body weight would be MOST
repre-sentative of this value?
3. A 52-year-old female is referred to physical 1.Adhesive
capsulitis*** therapy with right shoulder pathology. The
2.Bicipital tendonitis patient reports a gradual onset of
pain be- 3.Rotator cutt tear ginning six months ago with
a progressive 4.Subacromial bursitis loss of range of
motion and strength, most
notably in lateral rotation and
abduction. The patient reports an
inability to perform a number of
activities of daily living includ-ing
any tasks requiring the arm to be
lift-ed overhead. Which medical
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condition is MOST consistent with
this scenario?
4. A patient attending her third physical ther- 1.Decrease in systolic blood
pressure of 5
apy session transitions from a hospital bed mm Hg and a decrease in
diastolic blood
to standing in preparation for pressure of 12 mm Hg********
ambulation activities. Which blood 2. Increase in systolic blood
pressure response pressure of 18
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would BEST support the physical therapist mm Hg and an increase in
diastolic blood
assistant's decision to return the patient to pressure of 5 mm Hg
a recumbent position? 3. Increase in systolic blood
pressure of 20 mm Hg and a
decrease in diastolic blood pressure
of 7 mm Hg
4. Decrease in systolic blood
pressure of 13 mm Hg and an
increase in diastolic blood pressure
5. During a family meeting in an acute of 2 mm Hg
reha-bilitation hospital a 26-year-old
male with complete C7 tetraplegia 1. Dependent
asks a variety of questions about self 2. Minimal assist
care and mobility ex-pectations. With 3. Modified independence***
an uncomplicated recov-ery, the 4. Independent
patient can expect lower extremity
dressing to be performed with what
level of assist in bed?
6. A physical therapist assistant
prepares to complete a selected 1. Good minus
manual muscle test 2. Fair
on a patient with rotator cuff tendonitis by 3.Fair minus***
placing the upper extremity in the scenario?
recom-mended test position. The
physical thera-pist assistant 7. A physical therapist
determines that the patient is assistant works with a
unable to maintain the test position patient who is
and slowly allows the arm to sag. rehabilitating from a
Which of the following muscle grades T2 spinal cord injury.
is MOST consis-tent with this During the session
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the 4.Poor
1. Discontinue the treatment session
and call emergency medical services
2. Instruct the patient to perform
deep
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1. A patient is positioned in supine
1. Hip flexors
with the hips flexed to 90 degrees
2. Back extensors
and the knees
extended. As the patient slowly lowers her 3.Hip
extensors extended legs toward the horizontal,
there 4.Abdominals**** is an increase in lordosis
of the low back.
Weakness of which muscle group is
MOST likely associated with this
finding?
2. A physical therapist assistant 1.5%
contem-plates the necessary amount 2.15%
of force to overcome friction when 3.25%***
performing me-chanical lumbar 4.50%
traction using a non-split traction
table. What percentage of a pa-
tient's body weight would be MOST
repre-sentative of this value?
3. A 52-year-old female is referred to physical 1.Adhesive
capsulitis*** therapy with right shoulder pathology. The
2.Bicipital tendonitis patient reports a gradual onset of
pain be- 3.Rotator cutt tear ginning six months ago with
a progressive 4.Subacromial bursitis loss of range of
motion and strength, most
notably in lateral rotation and
abduction. The patient reports an
inability to perform a number of
activities of daily living includ-ing
any tasks requiring the arm to be
lift-ed overhead. Which medical
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condition is MOST consistent with
this scenario?
4. A patient attending her third physical ther- 1.Decrease in systolic blood
pressure of 5
apy session transitions from a hospital bed mm Hg and a decrease in
diastolic blood
to standing in preparation for pressure of 12 mm Hg********
ambulation activities. Which blood 2. Increase in systolic blood
pressure response pressure of 18
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Answers |Actual Complete Update |Already Graded A+
would BEST support the physical therapist mm Hg and an increase in
diastolic blood
assistant's decision to return the patient to pressure of 5 mm Hg
a recumbent position? 3. Increase in systolic blood
pressure of 20 mm Hg and a
decrease in diastolic blood pressure
of 7 mm Hg
4. Decrease in systolic blood
pressure of 13 mm Hg and an
increase in diastolic blood pressure
5. During a family meeting in an acute of 2 mm Hg
reha-bilitation hospital a 26-year-old
male with complete C7 tetraplegia 1. Dependent
asks a variety of questions about self 2. Minimal assist
care and mobility ex-pectations. With 3. Modified independence***
an uncomplicated recov-ery, the 4. Independent
patient can expect lower extremity
dressing to be performed with what
level of assist in bed?
6. A physical therapist assistant
prepares to complete a selected 1. Good minus
manual muscle test 2. Fair
on a patient with rotator cuff tendonitis by 3.Fair minus***
placing the upper extremity in the scenario?
recom-mended test position. The
physical thera-pist assistant 7. A physical therapist
determines that the patient is assistant works with a
unable to maintain the test position patient who is
and slowly allows the arm to sag. rehabilitating from a
Which of the following muscle grades T2 spinal cord injury.
is MOST consis-tent with this During the session
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the 4.Poor
1. Discontinue the treatment session
and call emergency medical services
2. Instruct the patient to perform
deep
