NPTE Exam B #1 Questions And Correct Answers
T or F:
Reaching while in an unsupported, guarded sitting position is appropriate for a child
who is at a 6-month-old gross developmental level. - ANS True
What is the term for inability to judge the distance or range of movement (overshooting
or undershooting a target)? - ANS dysmetria
What joint mobilization of the tibia increases knee flexion? - ANS posterior glide with IR
What tibial joint mobilization would facilitate knee extension? -ANSWER anterior glide
with ER
T or F:
A post-cardiac transplantation client will have to allocate more time for both warm-up
and cool-down when exercising. -ANSWER True
Resistance exercise is strictly contraindicated in those whose platelet count is less than
_____. -ANSWER 20,000
Your patient with diabetes seems flaccid, lightheaded, and nauseous during exercise.
You observe the patient is diaphoretic and swaying while standing.
What is happening and what you should do? - ANSWER the patient is hypoglycemic, give
them juice or something
Clinical manifestation of postpolio syndrome - ANSWER muscle pain, weakness,
atrophy, excessive fatigue
, T or F:
Short wave diathermy is not contraindicated for pediatric patients that have growing
epiphyses. - ANSWER False, it is contraindicated for children
T or F:
Contraindicated for patients with implanted devices such as pacemakers, neural
stimulators, and insulin pumps. - ANSWER True
Following CABG surgery, for how long should resistive exercises of moderate to heavy
resistance be avoided? - ANSWER Until the sternum has healed (generally by 3 months)
How will gait appear with a weak glute max? - ANSWER backward trunk lean
T or F:
Silver nitrate is a superficial antibacterial agent. - ANS True
Why is sulfamylon a better agent than silver nitrate as an antibacterial agent for a
full-thickness burn with a thick eschar? - ANS Sulfa penetrates through eschar, silver
nitrate is a superficial agent
Fill in the blank with central or peripheral.
Cataracts cause a loss of _______ vision first, then _______. - ANS central first, then
peripheral
Fill in the blanks with central or peripheral.
Glaucoma causes a loss of _______ vision first, then _______. - ANSWER peripheral first,
then central
T or F:
Reaching while in an unsupported, guarded sitting position is appropriate for a child
who is at a 6-month-old gross developmental level. - ANS True
What is the term for inability to judge the distance or range of movement (overshooting
or undershooting a target)? - ANS dysmetria
What joint mobilization of the tibia increases knee flexion? - ANS posterior glide with IR
What tibial joint mobilization would facilitate knee extension? -ANSWER anterior glide
with ER
T or F:
A post-cardiac transplantation client will have to allocate more time for both warm-up
and cool-down when exercising. -ANSWER True
Resistance exercise is strictly contraindicated in those whose platelet count is less than
_____. -ANSWER 20,000
Your patient with diabetes seems flaccid, lightheaded, and nauseous during exercise.
You observe the patient is diaphoretic and swaying while standing.
What is happening and what you should do? - ANSWER the patient is hypoglycemic, give
them juice or something
Clinical manifestation of postpolio syndrome - ANSWER muscle pain, weakness,
atrophy, excessive fatigue
, T or F:
Short wave diathermy is not contraindicated for pediatric patients that have growing
epiphyses. - ANSWER False, it is contraindicated for children
T or F:
Contraindicated for patients with implanted devices such as pacemakers, neural
stimulators, and insulin pumps. - ANSWER True
Following CABG surgery, for how long should resistive exercises of moderate to heavy
resistance be avoided? - ANSWER Until the sternum has healed (generally by 3 months)
How will gait appear with a weak glute max? - ANSWER backward trunk lean
T or F:
Silver nitrate is a superficial antibacterial agent. - ANS True
Why is sulfamylon a better agent than silver nitrate as an antibacterial agent for a
full-thickness burn with a thick eschar? - ANS Sulfa penetrates through eschar, silver
nitrate is a superficial agent
Fill in the blank with central or peripheral.
Cataracts cause a loss of _______ vision first, then _______. - ANS central first, then
peripheral
Fill in the blanks with central or peripheral.
Glaucoma causes a loss of _______ vision first, then _______. - ANSWER peripheral first,
then central
