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NPTE FSBPT Practice Exam COMPLETE
NEWEST 400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NPTE FSBPT Practice Exam
QUESTION: Which of the following laboratory reports is MOST useful in determining the effects
of chronic diarrhea and vomiting?
1.Complete blood count
2.Renal function tests
3.Serum electrolytes
4.Serum enzymes - ANSWER-3.Serum electrolytes
Body fluid loss associated with chronic diarrhea and vomiting may cause an imbalance in body
chemistry that is best determined by serum electrolyte testing (pp. 37, 773.e95).
The complete blood count is more useful for determining infection, blood loss, and clotting
potential (p. 773.e300). The effects of chronic diarrhea and vomiting are most associated with
loss of fluid, which may cause an imbalance in body chemistry that is best determined by serum
electrolyte testing (p. 773.e95)
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2. Gastrointestinal bleeding would increase blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels, which is
measured by kidney function tests. This patient has chronic diarrhea and vomiting. (p.
773.e298)
Enzymes catalyze the chemical reactions that cells need to stay alive, but the enzymes are not
destroyed. The types and amounts of enzymes circulating in the bloodstream can indicate
which cells (and therefore which organs) are damaged
QUESTION: Which of the following orthotic irregularities is MOST likely to contribute to a
patient exhibiting foot slap during the early stance phase of gait?
1.Inadequate dorsiflexion stop
2.Inadequate dorsiflexion assist
3.Inadequate plantar flexion assist
4.Inadequate transverse plane alignment - ANSWER-2.Inadequate dorsiflexion assist
An inadequate dorsiflexion assist will cause less assistance with dorsiflexion, which could cause
foot slap (p. 1310).
QUESTION: The symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, pruritus, and peripheral neuropathy are
MOST consistent with which of the following disorders?
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1.Type 2 diabetes
2.Lymphedema
3.Myocardial infarction
4.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ANSWER-1.Type 2 diabetes
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes include polyuria, polydipsia, pruritus, and peripheral
neuropathy (Goodman, p. 511).
Q; Four months after sustaining a fractured humerus, a patient has reached a plateau. Active
and passive shoulder motions have improved but remain impaired. The patient reports pain
and tenderness when the fracture site is palpated. The patient's temperature is 98.6°F (37°C).
What is the MOST likely cause of the patient's lack of recent progress?
1.Infection of the fractured bone
2.Nonunion of the fracture
3.Heterotopic ossification
4.Compartment syndrome - ANSWER-2.Nonunion of the fracture
Individuals who have a nonunion fracture often have pain, heat, and tenderness at the fracture
site.
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QUESTION: When monitoring the vital signs of a person who has mitral valve prolapse, which of
the following findings is MOST likely to be observed?
1.Bradypnea
2.Bradycardia
3.Tachypnea
4.Tachycardia - ANSWER-4.Tachycardia
Tachycardia, which is rapid heart beat, is a clinical sign/symptom of mitral valve prolapse due to
dysautonomia
QUESTION: The exercise shown in the photograph is LEAST appropriate for a patient who has
which of the following characteristics?
1.Anterior glenohumeral instability
2.Forward head posture
3.Limited glenohumeral lateral (external) rotation range of motion
4.Tightness of the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - ANSWER-1.Anterior glenohumeral
instability
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NPTE FSBPT Practice Exam COMPLETE
NEWEST 400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NPTE FSBPT Practice Exam
QUESTION: Which of the following laboratory reports is MOST useful in determining the effects
of chronic diarrhea and vomiting?
1.Complete blood count
2.Renal function tests
3.Serum electrolytes
4.Serum enzymes - ANSWER-3.Serum electrolytes
Body fluid loss associated with chronic diarrhea and vomiting may cause an imbalance in body
chemistry that is best determined by serum electrolyte testing (pp. 37, 773.e95).
The complete blood count is more useful for determining infection, blood loss, and clotting
potential (p. 773.e300). The effects of chronic diarrhea and vomiting are most associated with
loss of fluid, which may cause an imbalance in body chemistry that is best determined by serum
electrolyte testing (p. 773.e95)
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2. Gastrointestinal bleeding would increase blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels, which is
measured by kidney function tests. This patient has chronic diarrhea and vomiting. (p.
773.e298)
Enzymes catalyze the chemical reactions that cells need to stay alive, but the enzymes are not
destroyed. The types and amounts of enzymes circulating in the bloodstream can indicate
which cells (and therefore which organs) are damaged
QUESTION: Which of the following orthotic irregularities is MOST likely to contribute to a
patient exhibiting foot slap during the early stance phase of gait?
1.Inadequate dorsiflexion stop
2.Inadequate dorsiflexion assist
3.Inadequate plantar flexion assist
4.Inadequate transverse plane alignment - ANSWER-2.Inadequate dorsiflexion assist
An inadequate dorsiflexion assist will cause less assistance with dorsiflexion, which could cause
foot slap (p. 1310).
QUESTION: The symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, pruritus, and peripheral neuropathy are
MOST consistent with which of the following disorders?
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1.Type 2 diabetes
2.Lymphedema
3.Myocardial infarction
4.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ANSWER-1.Type 2 diabetes
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes include polyuria, polydipsia, pruritus, and peripheral
neuropathy (Goodman, p. 511).
Q; Four months after sustaining a fractured humerus, a patient has reached a plateau. Active
and passive shoulder motions have improved but remain impaired. The patient reports pain
and tenderness when the fracture site is palpated. The patient's temperature is 98.6°F (37°C).
What is the MOST likely cause of the patient's lack of recent progress?
1.Infection of the fractured bone
2.Nonunion of the fracture
3.Heterotopic ossification
4.Compartment syndrome - ANSWER-2.Nonunion of the fracture
Individuals who have a nonunion fracture often have pain, heat, and tenderness at the fracture
site.
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QUESTION: When monitoring the vital signs of a person who has mitral valve prolapse, which of
the following findings is MOST likely to be observed?
1.Bradypnea
2.Bradycardia
3.Tachypnea
4.Tachycardia - ANSWER-4.Tachycardia
Tachycardia, which is rapid heart beat, is a clinical sign/symptom of mitral valve prolapse due to
dysautonomia
QUESTION: The exercise shown in the photograph is LEAST appropriate for a patient who has
which of the following characteristics?
1.Anterior glenohumeral instability
2.Forward head posture
3.Limited glenohumeral lateral (external) rotation range of motion
4.Tightness of the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - ANSWER-1.Anterior glenohumeral
instability
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