NCS ADV. + PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A 12 y/o female with down syndrome is escorted to her PT session in school. The PT
notices deterioration in gait quality with increased tone compared to previous month.
What is the PT's primary concern> - Correct Answers -The student has atlanto-axial
instability
An individual has a negative result on a diagnostic test with a likelihood ration of 0.09.
The correct interpretation of this result is: - Correct Answers -Large likelihood the
disorder is not present
When marketing to potential referral sources, it is important to: - Correct Answers -
Discuss three reasons the provider's patients would benefit from referral to the clinic.
Which of the following findings would be atypical for a 6-month old child? - Correct
Answers -Inability to purposefully grasp toys
Which of the following treatment interventions does not fall under the recovery approach
to rehabilitation of an individual with cerebellar dysfunction? - Correct Answers -
Instructing the patient in simple, single joint movements to complete tasks
Chart review for a new patient indicates that the patient underwent an MRI revealing a
severe disc herniation at the L4-L5 spinal level. Along which spinal nn distribution might
you notice strength and/or sensation changes? - Correct Answers -L4, L5, S1
Describe a prolapsed disc - Correct Answers -Nucleus pulposus reaches outermost
layers of annulus fibrosis but is still contained
A patient presents to a PT clinic for evaluation post stroke. His medication list includes
Topamax. This medication is used to treat: - Correct Answers -Seizures
A pt is admitted to the hospital following a car accident resulting in whiplash with severe
extension. X-rays reveal compression fractures of C5-C6 vertebrae. To assess damage
of the dorsomedial spinal cord, the physical therapist will..... - Correct Answers -Test
sensation of the upper trunk and upper extremities
Which is the least common deformity addressed by neurologic PTs in a wheelchair
evaluation?
-posterior pelvic tilt
-anterior pelvic tilt
AND ANSWERS
A 12 y/o female with down syndrome is escorted to her PT session in school. The PT
notices deterioration in gait quality with increased tone compared to previous month.
What is the PT's primary concern> - Correct Answers -The student has atlanto-axial
instability
An individual has a negative result on a diagnostic test with a likelihood ration of 0.09.
The correct interpretation of this result is: - Correct Answers -Large likelihood the
disorder is not present
When marketing to potential referral sources, it is important to: - Correct Answers -
Discuss three reasons the provider's patients would benefit from referral to the clinic.
Which of the following findings would be atypical for a 6-month old child? - Correct
Answers -Inability to purposefully grasp toys
Which of the following treatment interventions does not fall under the recovery approach
to rehabilitation of an individual with cerebellar dysfunction? - Correct Answers -
Instructing the patient in simple, single joint movements to complete tasks
Chart review for a new patient indicates that the patient underwent an MRI revealing a
severe disc herniation at the L4-L5 spinal level. Along which spinal nn distribution might
you notice strength and/or sensation changes? - Correct Answers -L4, L5, S1
Describe a prolapsed disc - Correct Answers -Nucleus pulposus reaches outermost
layers of annulus fibrosis but is still contained
A patient presents to a PT clinic for evaluation post stroke. His medication list includes
Topamax. This medication is used to treat: - Correct Answers -Seizures
A pt is admitted to the hospital following a car accident resulting in whiplash with severe
extension. X-rays reveal compression fractures of C5-C6 vertebrae. To assess damage
of the dorsomedial spinal cord, the physical therapist will..... - Correct Answers -Test
sensation of the upper trunk and upper extremities
Which is the least common deformity addressed by neurologic PTs in a wheelchair
evaluation?
-posterior pelvic tilt
-anterior pelvic tilt
