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PT Board Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
A physical therapist treats a patient diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis. The patient exhibits
pain which limits resisted testing and tenderness with soft tissue palpitation that is consistent
with the diagnosis. Which muscle is MOST likely to exhibit the described findings?
A. Extensor carpi radialis brevis
B. Flexor carpi radialis
C. Flexor carpi ulnaris
D. Brachioradialis - Answer✔A
A patient with cardiac arrhythmias had been prescribed beta-blockers. What is the MOST
effective way to monitor the patient's activity tolerance?
A. Rating of perceived exertion
B. Visual analog scale
C. Palpating of the radial artery
D. Assessment of telemetry strip - Answer✔A
A patient who has cerebral palsy exhibits slow, involuntary, continuous writhing movements of
the upper and lower extremities. Which of the following motor impairments is MOST
representative of this type of motor disturbance?
A. Spasticity
B. Ataxia
C. Hypotonia
D. Athetosis - Answer✔D
A patient complains of an insidious onset of heel pain that is most painful when initially weight
bearing after periods of inactivity. The patient demonstrates decreased DF and tenderness over
the medial calcaneal tubercle. What is the patient's MOST likely diagnosis?
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A. Plantar Fasciitis
B. Achilles tendinitis
C. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
D. Calcaneal stress fracture - Answer✔A
A PT walks with a patient in an inpatient cardiac rehabilitation unit. The patient describes a
sensation on lower extremity cramping and sensory changes after a distance of 50 feet. The
pain subsides following a brief rest period. The therapist hypothesizes that the patient's
symptoms are consistent with pain from Claudication. Which of the following tests would be
MOST appropriate to confirm the hypothesis?
A.Vein Doppler ultrasonography
B. Artery Doppler ultrasonography
C. clinical EMG
D. EKG - Answer✔B
A PT treats a patient with a C6 spinal cord injury. Which of the following muscles would not be
innervated based on the patients injury level?
A. Biceps brachii
B. Deltoid
C. Triceps brachii
D. Diaphragm - Answer✔C
A physician hypothesizes that that a delayed Union may be the result of disrupted blood supply.
What fracture is MOST consistent with this clinical scenario?
A. Calcaneus fracture
B. Intertrochanteric hip fracture
C. Scaphoid fracture
D. Proximal humerus fracture - Answer✔C
A PT reviews the medical records of a patient diagnosed with a lower motor neuron disorder.
Which finding would be LEAST likely based on the presentation information?
A. Diminished deep tendon reflexes
B. Clonus
C. Hypotonia
D. Fasciculations - Answer✔B
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PT Board Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
A physical therapist treats a patient diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis. The patient exhibits
pain which limits resisted testing and tenderness with soft tissue palpitation that is consistent
with the diagnosis. Which muscle is MOST likely to exhibit the described findings?
A. Extensor carpi radialis brevis
B. Flexor carpi radialis
C. Flexor carpi ulnaris
D. Brachioradialis - Answer✔A
A patient with cardiac arrhythmias had been prescribed beta-blockers. What is the MOST
effective way to monitor the patient's activity tolerance?
A. Rating of perceived exertion
B. Visual analog scale
C. Palpating of the radial artery
D. Assessment of telemetry strip - Answer✔A
A patient who has cerebral palsy exhibits slow, involuntary, continuous writhing movements of
the upper and lower extremities. Which of the following motor impairments is MOST
representative of this type of motor disturbance?
A. Spasticity
B. Ataxia
C. Hypotonia
D. Athetosis - Answer✔D
A patient complains of an insidious onset of heel pain that is most painful when initially weight
bearing after periods of inactivity. The patient demonstrates decreased DF and tenderness over
the medial calcaneal tubercle. What is the patient's MOST likely diagnosis?
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A. Plantar Fasciitis
B. Achilles tendinitis
C. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
D. Calcaneal stress fracture - Answer✔A
A PT walks with a patient in an inpatient cardiac rehabilitation unit. The patient describes a
sensation on lower extremity cramping and sensory changes after a distance of 50 feet. The
pain subsides following a brief rest period. The therapist hypothesizes that the patient's
symptoms are consistent with pain from Claudication. Which of the following tests would be
MOST appropriate to confirm the hypothesis?
A.Vein Doppler ultrasonography
B. Artery Doppler ultrasonography
C. clinical EMG
D. EKG - Answer✔B
A PT treats a patient with a C6 spinal cord injury. Which of the following muscles would not be
innervated based on the patients injury level?
A. Biceps brachii
B. Deltoid
C. Triceps brachii
D. Diaphragm - Answer✔C
A physician hypothesizes that that a delayed Union may be the result of disrupted blood supply.
What fracture is MOST consistent with this clinical scenario?
A. Calcaneus fracture
B. Intertrochanteric hip fracture
C. Scaphoid fracture
D. Proximal humerus fracture - Answer✔C
A PT reviews the medical records of a patient diagnosed with a lower motor neuron disorder.
Which finding would be LEAST likely based on the presentation information?
A. Diminished deep tendon reflexes
B. Clonus
C. Hypotonia
D. Fasciculations - Answer✔B
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