NPTE Board Exam | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
Question: You should you stop exercises if BP gets over what level?
Answer:
210/110
Question: If you are injured on the LLE, which side should the cane be on?
Answer:
Right
Question: Characteristics of arterial ulcers
Answer:
- painful, especially with elevation - minimal exudate - shiny hairless skin - associated with peripheral artery
disease - lateral malleolus, toes, dorsum of foot
Question: characteristics of venous insufficeincy ulcers
Answer:
- shallow with irregular borders - heavy exudate - skin is dry and flaky, or hemosiderin staining - gaiter area
(lower calf)
Question: partial thickness burns are more painful that full thickness burns? T or F?
Answer:
True
Question: Diabetes testing values (fasting, oral glucose, A1c)
Answer:
Positive for diabetes if... Fasting: > 125 oral glucose: >200 A1c: >6.5%
Question: What is ketoacidosis?
Answer:
"diabetic coma" (most common in type 1) - dyspnea - fruity breath - dry mouth - nausea and vomiting
Question: Symptoms of hypoglycemia (< 70mg)
Answer:
- hunger - headache - sweating - dizziness and clumsiness
,Question: What is diverticulitis and adding what to your diet can help avoid it?
Answer:
- pouch-like protrusion of the colon - high fiber diet will prevent this
Question: What degrees of elbow flexion should you have when holding a properly fitted assisted device?
Answer:
20-25 degrees (at level of ulnar styloid process)
Question: donning and doffing PPE
Answer:
donn: gown, mask, goggles, gloves doff: gloves, goggles, gown, mask
Question: Airborne precautions
Answer:
- private room with door closed - negative air pressure - N95 mask
Question: Droplet precaution
Answer:
- private room, door may be open - wear mask if within 3-6 feet
Question: How many inches are needed for a wheelchair accessible doorway? U turn?
Answer:
doorway: 32 inches U-turn: 60 inches
Question: A patient is placed in the supine position with the hips flexed to 90 degrees and the knees extended.
As the patient slowly lowers the extended legs toward the horizontal, there is an increase in the lumbar lordosis.
This finding is indicative of weakness of what muscle group?
Answer:
abdominals
Question: What type of mobilization would you do to help restore knee extension?
Answer:
anterior glide of the tibia
Question: Define the following scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, ratio, interval
Answer:
, nominal: classification of categories (gender, blood type) Ordinal: ranking order Ratio: using numbers with an
absolute zero Interval: has no true zero (ex. temperature)
Question: What is the capsular pattern of the shoulder?
Answer:
ER > ABD >IR
Question: How does posterior alignment of wheelchair axis affect - rolling resistance - ability to perform
wheelie - turning radius
Answer:
- increases rolling resistance - harder to perform wheelie - increased turning radius
Question: What is pusher syndrome?
Answer:
When patient with CVA over push with strong side towards the affected side
Question: What is a condition that could be present with a positive Sign of the buttock test, preventing hip
flexion with knee straight and flexed?
Answer:
- gluteal bursitis - gluteal abscess - glut max tightness or tight posterior capsule
Question: What is Homan's sign? How do you asses it?
Answer:
- passively dorsiflex patient's foot with knee straight - (+) test is pain in calf or popliteal region - need follow up
with doppler ultrasound
Question: A physical therapist observes that a patient has difficulty controlling the affected lower extremity
during the loading response. This phase of gait is characterized by which of the following muscle activity
responses with quads and hammys?
Answer:
- Increased quadriceps activity and decreased hamstrings activity
Question: How would a patient compensate for quad weakness during heel strike to mid stance?
Answer:
forward trunk lean
Question: A physical therapist administers the Functional Reach Test to a patient who has a neurological
disorder. What bony landmark would be the MOST appropriate for the therapist to utilize when measuring the
Answers
Question: You should you stop exercises if BP gets over what level?
Answer:
210/110
Question: If you are injured on the LLE, which side should the cane be on?
Answer:
Right
Question: Characteristics of arterial ulcers
Answer:
- painful, especially with elevation - minimal exudate - shiny hairless skin - associated with peripheral artery
disease - lateral malleolus, toes, dorsum of foot
Question: characteristics of venous insufficeincy ulcers
Answer:
- shallow with irregular borders - heavy exudate - skin is dry and flaky, or hemosiderin staining - gaiter area
(lower calf)
Question: partial thickness burns are more painful that full thickness burns? T or F?
Answer:
True
Question: Diabetes testing values (fasting, oral glucose, A1c)
Answer:
Positive for diabetes if... Fasting: > 125 oral glucose: >200 A1c: >6.5%
Question: What is ketoacidosis?
Answer:
"diabetic coma" (most common in type 1) - dyspnea - fruity breath - dry mouth - nausea and vomiting
Question: Symptoms of hypoglycemia (< 70mg)
Answer:
- hunger - headache - sweating - dizziness and clumsiness
,Question: What is diverticulitis and adding what to your diet can help avoid it?
Answer:
- pouch-like protrusion of the colon - high fiber diet will prevent this
Question: What degrees of elbow flexion should you have when holding a properly fitted assisted device?
Answer:
20-25 degrees (at level of ulnar styloid process)
Question: donning and doffing PPE
Answer:
donn: gown, mask, goggles, gloves doff: gloves, goggles, gown, mask
Question: Airborne precautions
Answer:
- private room with door closed - negative air pressure - N95 mask
Question: Droplet precaution
Answer:
- private room, door may be open - wear mask if within 3-6 feet
Question: How many inches are needed for a wheelchair accessible doorway? U turn?
Answer:
doorway: 32 inches U-turn: 60 inches
Question: A patient is placed in the supine position with the hips flexed to 90 degrees and the knees extended.
As the patient slowly lowers the extended legs toward the horizontal, there is an increase in the lumbar lordosis.
This finding is indicative of weakness of what muscle group?
Answer:
abdominals
Question: What type of mobilization would you do to help restore knee extension?
Answer:
anterior glide of the tibia
Question: Define the following scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, ratio, interval
Answer:
, nominal: classification of categories (gender, blood type) Ordinal: ranking order Ratio: using numbers with an
absolute zero Interval: has no true zero (ex. temperature)
Question: What is the capsular pattern of the shoulder?
Answer:
ER > ABD >IR
Question: How does posterior alignment of wheelchair axis affect - rolling resistance - ability to perform
wheelie - turning radius
Answer:
- increases rolling resistance - harder to perform wheelie - increased turning radius
Question: What is pusher syndrome?
Answer:
When patient with CVA over push with strong side towards the affected side
Question: What is a condition that could be present with a positive Sign of the buttock test, preventing hip
flexion with knee straight and flexed?
Answer:
- gluteal bursitis - gluteal abscess - glut max tightness or tight posterior capsule
Question: What is Homan's sign? How do you asses it?
Answer:
- passively dorsiflex patient's foot with knee straight - (+) test is pain in calf or popliteal region - need follow up
with doppler ultrasound
Question: A physical therapist observes that a patient has difficulty controlling the affected lower extremity
during the loading response. This phase of gait is characterized by which of the following muscle activity
responses with quads and hammys?
Answer:
- Increased quadriceps activity and decreased hamstrings activity
Question: How would a patient compensate for quad weakness during heel strike to mid stance?
Answer:
forward trunk lean
Question: A physical therapist administers the Functional Reach Test to a patient who has a neurological
disorder. What bony landmark would be the MOST appropriate for the therapist to utilize when measuring the
