PEAT EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 |
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED | LATEST VERSION
1. A physical therapist examining wrist-joint play finds restriction in the
direction indicated by the arrow (downward). (The forearm in
midposition with the ulnar side resting on the table and the hand at the
edge of the table, palm facing you.) The therapist should suspect a
decrease in which joint motion?
A. Radial deviation
B. Ulnar deviation
C. Flexion
Extension
A.
The therapist is shown performing an ulnar glide which is the same joint
motion used for radial deviation. Limited motion in this direction
indicates limited ability to perform radial deviation.
1. The intervention for a patient with limitation of shoulder flexion and
medial (internal) rotation includes mobilization. What glide is MOST
appropriate for mobilizing this shoulder to specifically increase the
restricted motions?
A. Posterior
B. Anterior
C. Medial
Lateral
,A.
The most appropriate mobilization technique for increasing both shoulder
flexion and medial (internal) rotation would be posterior (dorsal) glide.
Lateral glide may be used as a general joint distraction technique. Medial
glide would not be appropriate to increase flexion and medial (internal)
rotation. Anterior glide is used to increase extension and lateral
(external) rotation.
1. Which of the following techniques is MOST appropriate for a patient
with low postural tone?
A. Slow regular rocking while sitting on a treatment bolster
B. Continuous pressure to the skin overlying the back muscles
C. Low-frequency vibration to the back muscles
D. Joint approximation applied through the shoulders to the trunk
D.
Options A, B and C are techniques used to decrease postural tone, which
is not indicated for this patient. Option D is the most appropriate
technique for improving low postural tone.
1. What skin change associated with aging has the GREATEST effect on
wound healing?
A. Reduction in sensation
B. Decreased elasticity of the skin
C. Decreased epidermal proliferation
D. Change in pigmentation
C.
Wounds heal via a complex process involving re-epithelialization. With
advanced aging, the rate of epidermal proliferation decreases.
,1. Which of the following techniques is MOST effective in teaching a
patient with insulin-dependent diabetes about foot care?
A. Reassure the patient that no infections will occur if the directions are
followed, then demonstrate procedures.
B. Tell the patient how foot care is performed, then watch the patient's
performance.
C. Watch the patient perform a foot inspection and caution him that
amputations result from untended skin problems.
D. Have the patient demonstrate a foot inspection, then give feedback on
the patient's performance.
D.
Learning the process of foot care is a psychomotor skill and effective
strategies to teach psychomotor skills include repeat demonstration by
the patient of the skill followed by feedback from the therapist to
highlight what was performed correctly and what areas need
improvement, if any. Reassurance about prevention of infection with
proper foot care would primarily be a cognitive skill and does not ensure
that the patient can effectively perform proper foot care. Options B and
C do not include feedback that informs the patient about their
performance.
1. Utilization review and peer review are activities that are a part of a
comprehensive:
A. policy and procedure manual.
B. quality improvement program.
C. audit cycle.
D. performance evaluation
B.
According to the Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy there should
be a written plan for continuous improvement of quality care. This
, includes ongoing review and evaluation of the physical therapy services
provided. Utilization review and peer review are two types of review
processes.
1. The demographic information of the participants in a research study
lists a mean age of 32 and median age of 35. The difference between the
median and mean indicates:
A. the value of the standard deviation score.
B. the value of the Z-score.
C. that the distribution is skewed.
that the 2 measures should be averaged
C.
A "normally distributed" sample has a median and a mean that are equal
in value. In that type of distribution, the median and mean would be at
the halfway point. One-half of the scores (50 percent) would be
distributed above the median and one-half below. If the median and
mean are not of equal value, the distribution is skewed. If the median is
of a higher value than the mean, the distribution is skewed to the left, if
lower it is skewed to the right. The standard deviation is a measure of the
variability of the mean. The Z-score is a standard score with a mean of
zero and a standard deviation of one. Averaging the two measures would
not be appropriate or meaningful
1. A physical therapist is treating a young athlete with gastrocnemius
muscle strength of Fair plus (3+/5). In the prone position, which of the
following exercises is MOST appropriate to maximize strengthening?
A. Resistive exercises with the knee bent
B. Resistive exercises with the knee straight
C. Active assistive exercises with the knee bent
D. Active assistive exercises with the knee straight
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED | LATEST VERSION
1. A physical therapist examining wrist-joint play finds restriction in the
direction indicated by the arrow (downward). (The forearm in
midposition with the ulnar side resting on the table and the hand at the
edge of the table, palm facing you.) The therapist should suspect a
decrease in which joint motion?
A. Radial deviation
B. Ulnar deviation
C. Flexion
Extension
A.
The therapist is shown performing an ulnar glide which is the same joint
motion used for radial deviation. Limited motion in this direction
indicates limited ability to perform radial deviation.
1. The intervention for a patient with limitation of shoulder flexion and
medial (internal) rotation includes mobilization. What glide is MOST
appropriate for mobilizing this shoulder to specifically increase the
restricted motions?
A. Posterior
B. Anterior
C. Medial
Lateral
,A.
The most appropriate mobilization technique for increasing both shoulder
flexion and medial (internal) rotation would be posterior (dorsal) glide.
Lateral glide may be used as a general joint distraction technique. Medial
glide would not be appropriate to increase flexion and medial (internal)
rotation. Anterior glide is used to increase extension and lateral
(external) rotation.
1. Which of the following techniques is MOST appropriate for a patient
with low postural tone?
A. Slow regular rocking while sitting on a treatment bolster
B. Continuous pressure to the skin overlying the back muscles
C. Low-frequency vibration to the back muscles
D. Joint approximation applied through the shoulders to the trunk
D.
Options A, B and C are techniques used to decrease postural tone, which
is not indicated for this patient. Option D is the most appropriate
technique for improving low postural tone.
1. What skin change associated with aging has the GREATEST effect on
wound healing?
A. Reduction in sensation
B. Decreased elasticity of the skin
C. Decreased epidermal proliferation
D. Change in pigmentation
C.
Wounds heal via a complex process involving re-epithelialization. With
advanced aging, the rate of epidermal proliferation decreases.
,1. Which of the following techniques is MOST effective in teaching a
patient with insulin-dependent diabetes about foot care?
A. Reassure the patient that no infections will occur if the directions are
followed, then demonstrate procedures.
B. Tell the patient how foot care is performed, then watch the patient's
performance.
C. Watch the patient perform a foot inspection and caution him that
amputations result from untended skin problems.
D. Have the patient demonstrate a foot inspection, then give feedback on
the patient's performance.
D.
Learning the process of foot care is a psychomotor skill and effective
strategies to teach psychomotor skills include repeat demonstration by
the patient of the skill followed by feedback from the therapist to
highlight what was performed correctly and what areas need
improvement, if any. Reassurance about prevention of infection with
proper foot care would primarily be a cognitive skill and does not ensure
that the patient can effectively perform proper foot care. Options B and
C do not include feedback that informs the patient about their
performance.
1. Utilization review and peer review are activities that are a part of a
comprehensive:
A. policy and procedure manual.
B. quality improvement program.
C. audit cycle.
D. performance evaluation
B.
According to the Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy there should
be a written plan for continuous improvement of quality care. This
, includes ongoing review and evaluation of the physical therapy services
provided. Utilization review and peer review are two types of review
processes.
1. The demographic information of the participants in a research study
lists a mean age of 32 and median age of 35. The difference between the
median and mean indicates:
A. the value of the standard deviation score.
B. the value of the Z-score.
C. that the distribution is skewed.
that the 2 measures should be averaged
C.
A "normally distributed" sample has a median and a mean that are equal
in value. In that type of distribution, the median and mean would be at
the halfway point. One-half of the scores (50 percent) would be
distributed above the median and one-half below. If the median and
mean are not of equal value, the distribution is skewed. If the median is
of a higher value than the mean, the distribution is skewed to the left, if
lower it is skewed to the right. The standard deviation is a measure of the
variability of the mean. The Z-score is a standard score with a mean of
zero and a standard deviation of one. Averaging the two measures would
not be appropriate or meaningful
1. A physical therapist is treating a young athlete with gastrocnemius
muscle strength of Fair plus (3+/5). In the prone position, which of the
following exercises is MOST appropriate to maximize strengthening?
A. Resistive exercises with the knee bent
B. Resistive exercises with the knee straight
C. Active assistive exercises with the knee bent
D. Active assistive exercises with the knee straight
