POAT FINAL PRACTICE Q's
A non-painful awareness of having a foot after that foot is amputated is referred to as :
a. Hyper kinesthesia
b. Phantom Pain
c. Phantom Sensation
d. Radiculopathy – answer C. Phantom sensation
A patient uses a trans femoral prosthesis that contains an ischial ramus containment
socket and a Mauch SNS knee unit. In order to maintain the knee in extension during
static standing, the amputee must position the body's center of gravity such that the
weight line falls ____ to the sagittal knee axis
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior – answer A. Anterior
A transfemoral amputee patient wears a prosthesis with suction suspension. During
ambulation, the PRIMARY function of the valve in the lower and medial part of the
socket is to:
a. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
b. Suck air inside the socket during the stance phase
c. Retain air inside the socket throughout the gait cycle
d. Reduce perspiration inside the socket – answer A. Permit air to escape from the
socket during the stance phase of gait
A patient with bilateral transfemoral amputation is sitting in a wheelchair while not
wearing his prostheses. He is currently using standard wheelchair which tends to tip
backwards with vigorous propulsion. To maximize stability of the wheelchair, the rear
wheels should be positioned more:
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior - answerD. Posterior
A patients right sided prosthesis is too long. Which of the following gait deviations would
you expect to see as a result?
a. Abducts the left leg
b. Circumducts the left leg
c. Inwardly rotates the right foot
d. Vaults with the left leg - answerD. Vaults with the left leg
, Which of the following patient case scenarios will have the best functional outcomes
and
wound/incision healing following an amputation, and proper fit of the prosthesis?
a. 80 year old with PVD
b. 52 year old with chronic diabetes
c. 70 year old as a result of an MVA
d. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma - answerD. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
An amputation at the tarsal-metatarsal with the foot going into equines is named a
______ amputation
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal - answerB. Lisfanc
An amputation that leaves the calcaneus and talus intact, and the foot goes into equines
is named a ______ amputation.
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal - answerA. Chopart
Which of the following body parts is a pressure tolerant area in patients with
transfemoral
amputation?
a. Ischium
b. Greater trochanter
c. Pubic Tubercle
d. Distal end of femur - answerA. Ischium
Concerning the assessment of a high-risk foot, the most important systems to be
evaluated are:
a. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
b. Spinal, autonomic, motor, vascular
c. Muscular, autonomic, sensory, vision
d. Vascular, sensory, autonomic, vestibular - answerA. Autonomic, sensory, motor,
vascular
Cramping in the phantom foot is referred to as:
a. Acute post-operative pain
b. Phantom pain
c. Phantom sensation
d. Radiculopathy - answerB. Phantom pain
During the prosthetic gait evaluation, which may give the false impression that a
prosthesis is too long?
A non-painful awareness of having a foot after that foot is amputated is referred to as :
a. Hyper kinesthesia
b. Phantom Pain
c. Phantom Sensation
d. Radiculopathy – answer C. Phantom sensation
A patient uses a trans femoral prosthesis that contains an ischial ramus containment
socket and a Mauch SNS knee unit. In order to maintain the knee in extension during
static standing, the amputee must position the body's center of gravity such that the
weight line falls ____ to the sagittal knee axis
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior – answer A. Anterior
A transfemoral amputee patient wears a prosthesis with suction suspension. During
ambulation, the PRIMARY function of the valve in the lower and medial part of the
socket is to:
a. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
b. Suck air inside the socket during the stance phase
c. Retain air inside the socket throughout the gait cycle
d. Reduce perspiration inside the socket – answer A. Permit air to escape from the
socket during the stance phase of gait
A patient with bilateral transfemoral amputation is sitting in a wheelchair while not
wearing his prostheses. He is currently using standard wheelchair which tends to tip
backwards with vigorous propulsion. To maximize stability of the wheelchair, the rear
wheels should be positioned more:
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior - answerD. Posterior
A patients right sided prosthesis is too long. Which of the following gait deviations would
you expect to see as a result?
a. Abducts the left leg
b. Circumducts the left leg
c. Inwardly rotates the right foot
d. Vaults with the left leg - answerD. Vaults with the left leg
, Which of the following patient case scenarios will have the best functional outcomes
and
wound/incision healing following an amputation, and proper fit of the prosthesis?
a. 80 year old with PVD
b. 52 year old with chronic diabetes
c. 70 year old as a result of an MVA
d. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma - answerD. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
An amputation at the tarsal-metatarsal with the foot going into equines is named a
______ amputation
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal - answerB. Lisfanc
An amputation that leaves the calcaneus and talus intact, and the foot goes into equines
is named a ______ amputation.
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal - answerA. Chopart
Which of the following body parts is a pressure tolerant area in patients with
transfemoral
amputation?
a. Ischium
b. Greater trochanter
c. Pubic Tubercle
d. Distal end of femur - answerA. Ischium
Concerning the assessment of a high-risk foot, the most important systems to be
evaluated are:
a. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
b. Spinal, autonomic, motor, vascular
c. Muscular, autonomic, sensory, vision
d. Vascular, sensory, autonomic, vestibular - answerA. Autonomic, sensory, motor,
vascular
Cramping in the phantom foot is referred to as:
a. Acute post-operative pain
b. Phantom pain
c. Phantom sensation
d. Radiculopathy - answerB. Phantom pain
During the prosthetic gait evaluation, which may give the false impression that a
prosthesis is too long?
