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PEAT Exam 3 Newest 2026/2027 Complete 200 Questions And
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1. A patient presents to physical therapy with low back and leg
pain, with symptoms extending to the bottom of the foot.
During the physical therapy examination, the patient does not
report leg pain in the first test position (photograph #1), but
reports a severe increase in symptoms in the second test
position (photograph #2). These findings support which of the
following conclusions?
A. The pain is the result of a herniated disc.
B. The patient may be displaying nonorganic symptoms.
C. The symptoms are the result of an inflamed sciatic nerve.
D. The hamstrings are in a facilitated state of contraction. -
ANSWER-B
Because sitting knee extension and the straight-leg raise
culminate in essentially identical positions, symptomatic
responses to the 2 types of maneuvers should be similar. If the
patient had a symptomatic herniated disc, both positions would
result in a similar symptom increase. Symptomatic responses to
the 2 types of maneuvers should be similar. If the patient had
an irritated sciatic nerve, both positions would result in a similar
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symptom increase. If the patient had a facilitated hamstring,
both positions would result in a similar symptom response.
1. A patient who is re-learning the task of moving from sit to
stand following traumatic brain injury is frustrated because of
repeated failed attempts. To facilitate the patient's success, the
physical therapist should FIRST do which of the following?
A. Permit the patient to rest until the next physical therapy
session and re-attempt the activity.
B. Encourage the patient to visualize success with the task,
before resuming attempts.
C. Provide incentive by holding a desired object for the patient
to reach toward.
D. Decrease the challenge of the task, so that the patient
experiences success - ANSWER-D
It is most important for the patient to experience some form of
success in order to provide motivation. Stopping the session
upon failure may further frustrate the patient. Visualization,
although useful, is a higher level task that should not be the
first strategy used. Poor body mechanics and stimulation of
tone may occur if the patient reaches forward while moving
from sit-to-stand. Necessary to learning are motivation to try
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the unknown and, simultaneously, success in learning, to retain
the learner's motivation.
1. The result of which of the following nerve tension tests is
MOST likely to be positive for a waiter who has hand pain when
carrying trays overhead?
A. Ulnar
B. Median
C. Radial
D. Musculocutaneous - ANSWER-A
The overhead positioning of carrying food trays is similar to the
end position of the ulnar nerve tension test. The test for the
ulnar nerve includes shoulder depression, abduction and
external rotation, elbow flexion, forearm pronation or
supination, and wrist and finger extension. The median nerve
tension test employs elbow extension, but the position of the
waiter is with elbow flexion. The radial nerve test is low by the
side, not reaching overhead. The musculocutaneous nerve does
not innervate the hand.
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1. A patient reports dizziness and blurred vision when walking
and turning the head to either the left or the right. The patient
has no problem when the head is kept still while walking. Which
of the following systems is MOST likely involved?
A. Visual
B. Vestibular
C. Somatosensory
D. Musculoskeletal - ANSWER-B
Since the patient does not have symptoms while looking
straight ahead, the visual acuity (peripheral visual system) does
not appear to be at fault. When a patient complains of visual
blurring with head motion, the patient is experiencing
oscillopsia. Oscillopsia is a visual instability with head
movement in which images appear to move or bounce. It is
often due to decreased vestibulo-ocular reflex. No information
is given in the question, which suggests that the patient is
having difficulty with somatosensory input or that indicates
musculoskeletal deficits.
1. Which of the following questions is the MOST appropriate for
a functional outcome measurement tool?
PEAT Exam 3 Newest 2026/2027 Complete 200 Questions And
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)|Already Graded
A+||Just Out!!!
1. A patient presents to physical therapy with low back and leg
pain, with symptoms extending to the bottom of the foot.
During the physical therapy examination, the patient does not
report leg pain in the first test position (photograph #1), but
reports a severe increase in symptoms in the second test
position (photograph #2). These findings support which of the
following conclusions?
A. The pain is the result of a herniated disc.
B. The patient may be displaying nonorganic symptoms.
C. The symptoms are the result of an inflamed sciatic nerve.
D. The hamstrings are in a facilitated state of contraction. -
ANSWER-B
Because sitting knee extension and the straight-leg raise
culminate in essentially identical positions, symptomatic
responses to the 2 types of maneuvers should be similar. If the
patient had a symptomatic herniated disc, both positions would
result in a similar symptom increase. Symptomatic responses to
the 2 types of maneuvers should be similar. If the patient had
an irritated sciatic nerve, both positions would result in a similar
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symptom increase. If the patient had a facilitated hamstring,
both positions would result in a similar symptom response.
1. A patient who is re-learning the task of moving from sit to
stand following traumatic brain injury is frustrated because of
repeated failed attempts. To facilitate the patient's success, the
physical therapist should FIRST do which of the following?
A. Permit the patient to rest until the next physical therapy
session and re-attempt the activity.
B. Encourage the patient to visualize success with the task,
before resuming attempts.
C. Provide incentive by holding a desired object for the patient
to reach toward.
D. Decrease the challenge of the task, so that the patient
experiences success - ANSWER-D
It is most important for the patient to experience some form of
success in order to provide motivation. Stopping the session
upon failure may further frustrate the patient. Visualization,
although useful, is a higher level task that should not be the
first strategy used. Poor body mechanics and stimulation of
tone may occur if the patient reaches forward while moving
from sit-to-stand. Necessary to learning are motivation to try
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the unknown and, simultaneously, success in learning, to retain
the learner's motivation.
1. The result of which of the following nerve tension tests is
MOST likely to be positive for a waiter who has hand pain when
carrying trays overhead?
A. Ulnar
B. Median
C. Radial
D. Musculocutaneous - ANSWER-A
The overhead positioning of carrying food trays is similar to the
end position of the ulnar nerve tension test. The test for the
ulnar nerve includes shoulder depression, abduction and
external rotation, elbow flexion, forearm pronation or
supination, and wrist and finger extension. The median nerve
tension test employs elbow extension, but the position of the
waiter is with elbow flexion. The radial nerve test is low by the
side, not reaching overhead. The musculocutaneous nerve does
not innervate the hand.
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1. A patient reports dizziness and blurred vision when walking
and turning the head to either the left or the right. The patient
has no problem when the head is kept still while walking. Which
of the following systems is MOST likely involved?
A. Visual
B. Vestibular
C. Somatosensory
D. Musculoskeletal - ANSWER-B
Since the patient does not have symptoms while looking
straight ahead, the visual acuity (peripheral visual system) does
not appear to be at fault. When a patient complains of visual
blurring with head motion, the patient is experiencing
oscillopsia. Oscillopsia is a visual instability with head
movement in which images appear to move or bounce. It is
often due to decreased vestibulo-ocular reflex. No information
is given in the question, which suggests that the patient is
having difficulty with somatosensory input or that indicates
musculoskeletal deficits.
1. Which of the following questions is the MOST appropriate for
a functional outcome measurement tool?
