POAT Final Exam Questions And
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which healthcare provider would most likely NOT be an ATP (assistive technology
professional) CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Participation
restrictions
A professional who is specialized and certified in the implementation of assistive
technology is called what? CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Activity restrictions
Which is NOT considered a core value of the physical therapy profession? CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS social 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Compassion, 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
CORRECT ANSWERS excellence
The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist is a guide to help address any issue that
could arise in clinic practice. CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which entity within the ATPA delineates the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist?
CORRECT ANSWERS House of Delegates
,Before initiating an evaluation or treatment session the physical therapist should do
what first? CORRECT ANSWERS Obtain an informed consent
orthosis CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. control mvmt
2. assist mvmt
3. combo of both
PTs and orthoses CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - when permanent benefit is needed
- when mechanically and physiologically stable
- custom fit
- more costly
fixed deformities CORRECT ANSWERS - cannot be passively corrected
dynamic (functional) deformities CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - wt
- stiffness to deformation
- elasticity
- viscoelasticity
- plasticity
- hysteresis
- ductility
- brittleness
LE to trunk orthotic terminology CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - devices /c no movable jts incorportated into
design
- block motions
- alteral local pressures
Answers | Assured Success | 2025
Latest
which healthcare provider would most likely NOT be an ATP (assistive technology
professional) CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Participation
restrictions
A professional who is specialized and certified in the implementation of assistive
technology is called what? CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Activity restrictions
Which is NOT considered a core value of the physical therapy profession? CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? CORRECT ANSWERS social 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Compassion, 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
CORRECT ANSWERS excellence
The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist is a guide to help address any issue that
could arise in clinic practice. CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which entity within the ATPA delineates the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist?
CORRECT ANSWERS House of Delegates
,Before initiating an evaluation or treatment session the physical therapist should do
what first? CORRECT ANSWERS Obtain an informed consent
orthosis CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. control mvmt
2. assist mvmt
3. combo of both
PTs and orthoses CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - when permanent benefit is needed
- when mechanically and physiologically stable
- custom fit
- more costly
fixed deformities CORRECT ANSWERS - cannot be passively corrected
dynamic (functional) deformities CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - wt
- stiffness to deformation
- elasticity
- viscoelasticity
- plasticity
- hysteresis
- ductility
- brittleness
LE to trunk orthotic terminology CORRECT ANSWERS - 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 CORRECT ANSWERS - devices /c no movable jts incorportated into
design
- block motions
- alteral local pressures
