POAT Final Exam Test
which healthcare provider would most likely NOT be an ATP (assistive technology
professional) - answer registered nurse
Your client is and computer programmer and learning to use a switch access control to
independently use his computer for work. Which area of the ICF domain is being
address with this piece of assistive technology? - answer Participation restrictions
A professional who is specialized and certified in the implementation of assistive
technology is called what? - answer Assistive Technology Professional
Your client who recently had a spinal cord injury after a diving accident and you
recommend a tub bench for the shower to increase independence in transfer for
showering. Which area of the ICF domain is being addressed with this piece of assistive
technology? - answer Activity restrictions
Which is NOT considered a core value of the physical therapy profession? - answer
competence
A therapy clinic provides pro bono services to an individual who is uninsured but has a
great need for rehabilitation after a car accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury.
This act is displaying which core value? - answersocial responsibility
In the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist principle #7 states: Physical therapists
shall respect the inherent dignity and rights of all individuals. Which core values is this
principle representing? - answerCompassion, integrity
You evaluated a client with a diagnosis that you are unfamiliar with who will be
scheduled with you for treatment. The day before your first treatment session with the
client you look up the diagnosis in your textbooks and review the literature for evidence
based practices to implement on your client. Which core value you are demonstrating -
answerexcellence
The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist is a guide to help address any issue that
could arise in clinic practice. - answerfalse
Which entity within the ATPA delineates the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist? -
answerHouse of Delegates
Before initiating an evaluation or treatment session the physical therapist should do
what first? - answerObtain an informed consent
,orthosis - answer- externally applied device to a part of the body to correct deformity,
improve function or relieve sx of a disease
- device which supports or assists the musculo-neuro-skeletal system
purposes for orthotic Rx - answer1. improve performance of functional activities
2. improve/ enhance mobility
- ambulation
- transfes
3. deformity prevents 1 deg and 2 deg
4. correction of passively modifiable deformity
5. immobilization/ control/ protection
6. regulating or reducing muscle tone
7. stabilizing weak or flaccid muscles
orthosis design purpose - answer1. control mvmt
2. assist mvmt
3. combo of both
PTs and orthoses - answer- assessment for IDing purposes
- evaluation of fit
- education in orthotic fit and training in use
- assessment and quantification of functional benefits and uses
temporary orthoses - answer- aka. off the shelf
- assess functional benefits/ sx
- assess practical applications
- short term uses:
1. healing
2. function/ training aid
3. contracture prevention
- generic fit
- usually less costly
definitive orthoses - answer- when permanent benefit is needed
- when mechanically and physiologically stable
- custom fit
- more costly
fixed deformities - answer- cannot be passively corrected
dynamic (functional) deformities - answer- result from over activity of muscle tendon
groups
- but when at rest are passively correctable
- can also develop in adjacent jts in response to coupling effects of deformities above or
below
, general considerations for levers and contact areas - answer- short levers and small
contact areas = increased local skin pressures
- short levers and large contact areas = less increased local skin pressures
- long levers and small contact areas = less increased local skin pressures
- long levers and large contact areas = smaller local skin pressures
summary for orthosis effectiveness and comfort - answer1. orthotic forces are:
- distributed over large surface areas to minimize local skin and ST pressures
- applied using larger moment arms possible/ practical
2. sum of primary and counterforces of each control system = 0
mismatch of joint axes - answer- biomechanical motion from anatomical axes are
multiplanar
- difficulty to match any orthosis mechanical axis /c normal dynamic multiplanar
anatomical axis:
1. some deformation of jt active forces
2. increases in friction/shear skin irritation
3. increases in pistoning /c orthotic devices
orthoses and prosthetic components material properties - answer- wt
- stiffness to deformation
- elasticity
- viscoelasticity
- plasticity
- hysteresis
- ductility
- brittleness
LE to trunk orthotic terminology - answer- FO: foot orthosis
- AFO: ankle foot orthosis
- KO knee ""
- HO: hip ""
- KAFO: knee ankle foot ""
- HKAFO: hip knee ankle foot ""
- THKAFO: trunk hip knee ankle foot ""
static orthosis - answer- devices /c no movable jts incorportated into design
- block motions
- alteral local pressures
dynamic orthosis - answer- devices /c moveable jts
- blocking/ control of selected motions
- supporting/ substituting for weak muscles
- increased motion via traction
which healthcare provider would most likely NOT be an ATP (assistive technology
professional) - answer registered nurse
Your client is and computer programmer and learning to use a switch access control to
independently use his computer for work. Which area of the ICF domain is being
address with this piece of assistive technology? - answer Participation restrictions
A professional who is specialized and certified in the implementation of assistive
technology is called what? - answer Assistive Technology Professional
Your client who recently had a spinal cord injury after a diving accident and you
recommend a tub bench for the shower to increase independence in transfer for
showering. Which area of the ICF domain is being addressed with this piece of assistive
technology? - answer Activity restrictions
Which is NOT considered a core value of the physical therapy profession? - answer
competence
A therapy clinic provides pro bono services to an individual who is uninsured but has a
great need for rehabilitation after a car accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury.
This act is displaying which core value? - answersocial responsibility
In the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist principle #7 states: Physical therapists
shall respect the inherent dignity and rights of all individuals. Which core values is this
principle representing? - answerCompassion, integrity
You evaluated a client with a diagnosis that you are unfamiliar with who will be
scheduled with you for treatment. The day before your first treatment session with the
client you look up the diagnosis in your textbooks and review the literature for evidence
based practices to implement on your client. Which core value you are demonstrating -
answerexcellence
The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist is a guide to help address any issue that
could arise in clinic practice. - answerfalse
Which entity within the ATPA delineates the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist? -
answerHouse of Delegates
Before initiating an evaluation or treatment session the physical therapist should do
what first? - answerObtain an informed consent
,orthosis - answer- externally applied device to a part of the body to correct deformity,
improve function or relieve sx of a disease
- device which supports or assists the musculo-neuro-skeletal system
purposes for orthotic Rx - answer1. improve performance of functional activities
2. improve/ enhance mobility
- ambulation
- transfes
3. deformity prevents 1 deg and 2 deg
4. correction of passively modifiable deformity
5. immobilization/ control/ protection
6. regulating or reducing muscle tone
7. stabilizing weak or flaccid muscles
orthosis design purpose - answer1. control mvmt
2. assist mvmt
3. combo of both
PTs and orthoses - answer- assessment for IDing purposes
- evaluation of fit
- education in orthotic fit and training in use
- assessment and quantification of functional benefits and uses
temporary orthoses - answer- aka. off the shelf
- assess functional benefits/ sx
- assess practical applications
- short term uses:
1. healing
2. function/ training aid
3. contracture prevention
- generic fit
- usually less costly
definitive orthoses - answer- when permanent benefit is needed
- when mechanically and physiologically stable
- custom fit
- more costly
fixed deformities - answer- cannot be passively corrected
dynamic (functional) deformities - answer- result from over activity of muscle tendon
groups
- but when at rest are passively correctable
- can also develop in adjacent jts in response to coupling effects of deformities above or
below
, general considerations for levers and contact areas - answer- short levers and small
contact areas = increased local skin pressures
- short levers and large contact areas = less increased local skin pressures
- long levers and small contact areas = less increased local skin pressures
- long levers and large contact areas = smaller local skin pressures
summary for orthosis effectiveness and comfort - answer1. orthotic forces are:
- distributed over large surface areas to minimize local skin and ST pressures
- applied using larger moment arms possible/ practical
2. sum of primary and counterforces of each control system = 0
mismatch of joint axes - answer- biomechanical motion from anatomical axes are
multiplanar
- difficulty to match any orthosis mechanical axis /c normal dynamic multiplanar
anatomical axis:
1. some deformation of jt active forces
2. increases in friction/shear skin irritation
3. increases in pistoning /c orthotic devices
orthoses and prosthetic components material properties - answer- wt
- stiffness to deformation
- elasticity
- viscoelasticity
- plasticity
- hysteresis
- ductility
- brittleness
LE to trunk orthotic terminology - answer- FO: foot orthosis
- AFO: ankle foot orthosis
- KO knee ""
- HO: hip ""
- KAFO: knee ankle foot ""
- HKAFO: hip knee ankle foot ""
- THKAFO: trunk hip knee ankle foot ""
static orthosis - answer- devices /c no movable jts incorportated into design
- block motions
- alteral local pressures
dynamic orthosis - answer- devices /c moveable jts
- blocking/ control of selected motions
- supporting/ substituting for weak muscles
- increased motion via traction
