NPTE EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Anti-tip tubes would be a good WC modification for what type of patient? - Answer-
Impairments in trunk control
A pull to wheel lock allows for - Answer-closer access to surfaces during transfers
What would be signs/sx of a cerebellar lesion? - Answer-dysmetria, nystagmus,
hypotonia, ataxia
purulent sputum indicates: ___ and is commonly seen in what dx? - Answer-infection
yellowish-greenish color
Lung abscess (necrosis of pulmonary tissue and formation of cavities contacting
infection)
Frothy sputum could indicate? - Answer-pulmonary edema (fluid is alveolar spaces)
TB may cause sputum that is ____ - Answer-blood-tinged
I variable is: - Answer-the variable you manipulate to see what happens
D variable is: - Answer-is the response/outcome that is presumed from the I variable
AKA: criterion variable
Light touch sensation is assessed by: - Answer-brushing the skin with a light, feathery
object
DTR are assessed by: - Answer-tapping over the muscle tendon
Superficial reflexes are assessed by: - Answer-stroking with skin with a blunt object
such as the abdominal reflex, plantar reflex, etc
Difference between gout and pseudogout? - Answer-Both are inflammatory conditions:
Gout has deposits of urate crystals and causes hyperuricemia and most commonly
affects the first MTP jt
Pseudogout deposits Ca+ crystals in jts and commonly affects the knee joints
, polymyalgia rheumatica - Answer-an inflammatory disorder of the muscles and joints
characterized by pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, and hips and
thighs
high ESR
L4 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: medial buttock, lateral thighs, medial leg, dorsal of
foot, great toe
M: TA, extensor hallucis
R: patellar
L5 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: buttock posterior and lateral thigh, lateral aspect of
leg, dorsal of foot, medial half of sole, 1-3 toe
M: Extensor hallucis, peroneal, lute med, DF, hamstrings, PF
R: medial hamstrings, post tib
S1 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: lateral and plantar aspect of foot
M: hamstrings, peroneal, PF
R: Achilles
S2 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: buttock, thigh, posterior leg
M: hamstrings, PF
R: Achilles
Normal wrist ROM
extension, UD, RD - Answer-extension: 0-70
UD: 0-30
RD: 0-20
Which ligament does the talar tilt test examine? - Answer-CFL
Tilts talus into ABD and ADD: + would be ^^ ADD
the deltoid ligament resists: - Answer-EV of the talus
ATFL resists - Answer-resists ABD of talus when ankle is in PF and EV
Dysphasia - Answer-inability to use and understand written and spoken language
Cadence - Answer-number of steps taken per unit of time
O2 concentration is increased by ___% for every one liter per minute increase in O2
flow
Supplemental O2 is usually mixed with room air which is ____% O2 - Answer-4%
ANSWERS
Anti-tip tubes would be a good WC modification for what type of patient? - Answer-
Impairments in trunk control
A pull to wheel lock allows for - Answer-closer access to surfaces during transfers
What would be signs/sx of a cerebellar lesion? - Answer-dysmetria, nystagmus,
hypotonia, ataxia
purulent sputum indicates: ___ and is commonly seen in what dx? - Answer-infection
yellowish-greenish color
Lung abscess (necrosis of pulmonary tissue and formation of cavities contacting
infection)
Frothy sputum could indicate? - Answer-pulmonary edema (fluid is alveolar spaces)
TB may cause sputum that is ____ - Answer-blood-tinged
I variable is: - Answer-the variable you manipulate to see what happens
D variable is: - Answer-is the response/outcome that is presumed from the I variable
AKA: criterion variable
Light touch sensation is assessed by: - Answer-brushing the skin with a light, feathery
object
DTR are assessed by: - Answer-tapping over the muscle tendon
Superficial reflexes are assessed by: - Answer-stroking with skin with a blunt object
such as the abdominal reflex, plantar reflex, etc
Difference between gout and pseudogout? - Answer-Both are inflammatory conditions:
Gout has deposits of urate crystals and causes hyperuricemia and most commonly
affects the first MTP jt
Pseudogout deposits Ca+ crystals in jts and commonly affects the knee joints
, polymyalgia rheumatica - Answer-an inflammatory disorder of the muscles and joints
characterized by pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, and hips and
thighs
high ESR
L4 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: medial buttock, lateral thighs, medial leg, dorsal of
foot, great toe
M: TA, extensor hallucis
R: patellar
L5 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: buttock posterior and lateral thigh, lateral aspect of
leg, dorsal of foot, medial half of sole, 1-3 toe
M: Extensor hallucis, peroneal, lute med, DF, hamstrings, PF
R: medial hamstrings, post tib
S1 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: lateral and plantar aspect of foot
M: hamstrings, peroneal, PF
R: Achilles
S2 nerve root pattern: - Answer-D: buttock, thigh, posterior leg
M: hamstrings, PF
R: Achilles
Normal wrist ROM
extension, UD, RD - Answer-extension: 0-70
UD: 0-30
RD: 0-20
Which ligament does the talar tilt test examine? - Answer-CFL
Tilts talus into ABD and ADD: + would be ^^ ADD
the deltoid ligament resists: - Answer-EV of the talus
ATFL resists - Answer-resists ABD of talus when ankle is in PF and EV
Dysphasia - Answer-inability to use and understand written and spoken language
Cadence - Answer-number of steps taken per unit of time
O2 concentration is increased by ___% for every one liter per minute increase in O2
flow
Supplemental O2 is usually mixed with room air which is ____% O2 - Answer-4%
