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PEAT Exam 4 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A physical therapist assistant is measuring the active range of motion of a patient's
knee following total knee arthroplasty. The patient lacks 20° of full knee extension and has 87°
of knee flexion. How should this be documented as a range?
1. -20° to 87°
2. 20° to 0° to 87°
3. -20° to 0° to 87°
4. 20° to 87° - ANSWER-4. 20° to 87°
QUESTION: A patient who has degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine reports pain
in the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle. This pain may result from compression of the nerve
root at which of the following spinal levels?
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1. L4
2. L5
3. S2
4. S3 - ANSWER-3. S2
QUESTION: Which of the following exercises would be MOST appropriate for a patient who
excessively flexes the right knee from heel strike (initial contact) to foot flat (loading response)
during the gait cycle?
1. Open-chain resisted hamstring curls with weights
2. Closed-chain calf stretches
3. Closed-chain resisted terminal knee extension
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4. Open-chain quadriceps setting - ANSWER-3. Closed-chain resisted terminal knee extension
QUESTION: Which of the following is true about tilt-in-space wheelchairs?
1. The back-to-seat angle remains unchanged.
2. The seat-to-back angle changes.
3. The back of the wheelchair tilts.
4. The seat tilts downward. - ANSWER-1. The back-to-seat angle remains unchanged.
QUESTION: A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is experiencing dyspnea after
exercise. In what position is it MOST appropriate to place the patient?
1. Lying in a semi-Fowler position with legs higher than the heart
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2. Sitting with arms propped behind the patient
3. Sitting with arms propped forward on a table
4. Lying in a Trendelenburg position with legs bent at the knees - ANSWER-3. Sitting with arms
propped forward on a table
QUESTION: A patient with complete C7 tetraplegia has spasticity of the lower extremities. A
physical therapist assistant is teaching the patient to transfer from bed to wheelchair using a
sliding board. Which of the following positions is MOST appropriate for the assistant to use to
guard and protect the patient?
1. Slightly in front and to one side of the patient
2. Slightly behind and to one side of the patient
3. Behind the patient with one hand on the patient's anterior shoulder
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PEAT Exam 4 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A physical therapist assistant is measuring the active range of motion of a patient's
knee following total knee arthroplasty. The patient lacks 20° of full knee extension and has 87°
of knee flexion. How should this be documented as a range?
1. -20° to 87°
2. 20° to 0° to 87°
3. -20° to 0° to 87°
4. 20° to 87° - ANSWER-4. 20° to 87°
QUESTION: A patient who has degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine reports pain
in the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle. This pain may result from compression of the nerve
root at which of the following spinal levels?
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1. L4
2. L5
3. S2
4. S3 - ANSWER-3. S2
QUESTION: Which of the following exercises would be MOST appropriate for a patient who
excessively flexes the right knee from heel strike (initial contact) to foot flat (loading response)
during the gait cycle?
1. Open-chain resisted hamstring curls with weights
2. Closed-chain calf stretches
3. Closed-chain resisted terminal knee extension
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4. Open-chain quadriceps setting - ANSWER-3. Closed-chain resisted terminal knee extension
QUESTION: Which of the following is true about tilt-in-space wheelchairs?
1. The back-to-seat angle remains unchanged.
2. The seat-to-back angle changes.
3. The back of the wheelchair tilts.
4. The seat tilts downward. - ANSWER-1. The back-to-seat angle remains unchanged.
QUESTION: A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is experiencing dyspnea after
exercise. In what position is it MOST appropriate to place the patient?
1. Lying in a semi-Fowler position with legs higher than the heart
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2. Sitting with arms propped behind the patient
3. Sitting with arms propped forward on a table
4. Lying in a Trendelenburg position with legs bent at the knees - ANSWER-3. Sitting with arms
propped forward on a table
QUESTION: A patient with complete C7 tetraplegia has spasticity of the lower extremities. A
physical therapist assistant is teaching the patient to transfer from bed to wheelchair using a
sliding board. Which of the following positions is MOST appropriate for the assistant to use to
guard and protect the patient?
1. Slightly in front and to one side of the patient
2. Slightly behind and to one side of the patient
3. Behind the patient with one hand on the patient's anterior shoulder
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