PRACTICE EXAM 1 - GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CONDITIONS
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark
only one answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of
your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Elements of a program of joint protection for arthritic patients should include
the following:
A. unload the joint when very painful
B. modify tasks to decrease joint stress
C. Avoid prolonged periods in same position
D. all of these
2. In this type of aphasia there is poor fluency, comprehension, repetition and
naming:
A. global C. Wernicke
B. conduction D. Broca
3. Standing in tiptoes is a quick way of testing the ROM of:
A. dorsiflexion and toe flexion
B. plantarflexion and toe extension
C. plantarflexion and toe flexion
D. dorsiflexion and toe extension
4. The following are clinical features of De Quervain’s disease, EXCEPT:
A. mild swelling over the radial styloid
B. positive Finkelstein’s test
C. tenderness along the radial styloid
D. none of these
5. The gait pattern of a 12-month-old child is characterized by:
A. supinated feet
B. posterior felvic tilt
C. externally rotated lower extremities
D. narrow base of support
,6. Normal kyphosis this much by Cobb method:
A. 5 to 10 degrees
B. 20 to 30 degrees
C. 40-60 degrees
D. 10-20 degrees
7. In Weber syndrome, this cranial nerve nucleus is affected:
A. VII C. LII
B. VI D. LV
8. The Jewett brace is a spinal brace which can:
A. limit motion only in extension
B. limit extension and rotation
C. limit motion only in flexion
D. limit flexion and rotation
9. What is the normal ratio of respiratory rate to pulse rate?
A. 6:1 C. 1:4
B. 4:1 D. 1:6
10. The most common type of cerebral palsy associated with prematurity is:
A. triplegia C. diplegia
B. quadriplegia D. hemiplegia
11. The orthosis of choice for compression fractures in an osteoporotic elderly
female patient is the:
A. Milwaukee brace C. Jewett brace
B. Knight Taylor brace D. Chairback brace
12. The most common causes of cerebral palsy occur during the:
A. perinatal period C. prenatal period
B. postnatal period D. preconception period
,13. To test the right gluteus Medius muscle in the Trendelenburg, the patient is
ask to:
A. stand on the left leg C. lower the left hip
B. stand on the right leg D. lower the right hip
14. The body weight transmitted to a unilateral cane opposite the affected side is
about:
A. 20-25% C. 30-40%
B. 10-15% D. 40-50%
15. Prosthetic hands provide this type of pinch:
A. hook C. 3 jaw chuck
B. tip to tip D. lateral
16. Cognitive may be affected in this rheumatic disease:
A. polymyositis
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. systemic lupus erythematosus
D. osteoarthritis
17. The neural tube defect with the most severe anatomic anomaly is seen in:
A. meningocele C. spine bifida occulta
B. myelomeningocele D. all of these
18. Gustilo Andersen Types II and III injuries require stabilization of the fracture
with:
A. repeat debridement
B. plate and screw fixation
C. intramedullary nailing of external fixation
D. amputation
19. A CVA patient positioned in supine with legs flexed, clasping his arms around
his knees and rocking gently will produce:
A. protraction of scapula
B. inhibition of flexor spasticity in upper extremities
, C. all of these
D. decreased extensor spasticity in lower extremities
20. This is a frequent symptom of ankylosing spondylitis:
A. morning back pain C. rash
B. joint crepitus D. alopecia
21. A child born with a myelomeningocoele who has an L3 spared lesion is most
likely to be:
A. ambulatory outdoors without braces and crutches
B. non-ambulatory and wheelchair bound
C. household ambulatory with crutches and braces
D. mostly confined to be bed
22. Boutonniere deformity is seen in:
A. All of these
B. Systematic lupus erythematosus
C. Mixed connective tissue disease
D. Rheumatoid arthritis
23. The most disabling problem in osteoarthritis of the hand is the involvement of
the:
A. first metacarpophalangeal joint
B. carpal joints
C. distal interphalangeal joint
D. first carpometacarpal joint
24. Gait in the elderly is characterized by:
A. decrease stride width C. decreased step length
B. increase cadence D. increased stride length
25. The wide based gait of patients with Luchenne Muscular Lystrophy is due to:
A. ilictibial band contracture
B. quadriceps weakness
C. knee flexion contractures
D. gluteus maximus weakness
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark
only one answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of
your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Elements of a program of joint protection for arthritic patients should include
the following:
A. unload the joint when very painful
B. modify tasks to decrease joint stress
C. Avoid prolonged periods in same position
D. all of these
2. In this type of aphasia there is poor fluency, comprehension, repetition and
naming:
A. global C. Wernicke
B. conduction D. Broca
3. Standing in tiptoes is a quick way of testing the ROM of:
A. dorsiflexion and toe flexion
B. plantarflexion and toe extension
C. plantarflexion and toe flexion
D. dorsiflexion and toe extension
4. The following are clinical features of De Quervain’s disease, EXCEPT:
A. mild swelling over the radial styloid
B. positive Finkelstein’s test
C. tenderness along the radial styloid
D. none of these
5. The gait pattern of a 12-month-old child is characterized by:
A. supinated feet
B. posterior felvic tilt
C. externally rotated lower extremities
D. narrow base of support
,6. Normal kyphosis this much by Cobb method:
A. 5 to 10 degrees
B. 20 to 30 degrees
C. 40-60 degrees
D. 10-20 degrees
7. In Weber syndrome, this cranial nerve nucleus is affected:
A. VII C. LII
B. VI D. LV
8. The Jewett brace is a spinal brace which can:
A. limit motion only in extension
B. limit extension and rotation
C. limit motion only in flexion
D. limit flexion and rotation
9. What is the normal ratio of respiratory rate to pulse rate?
A. 6:1 C. 1:4
B. 4:1 D. 1:6
10. The most common type of cerebral palsy associated with prematurity is:
A. triplegia C. diplegia
B. quadriplegia D. hemiplegia
11. The orthosis of choice for compression fractures in an osteoporotic elderly
female patient is the:
A. Milwaukee brace C. Jewett brace
B. Knight Taylor brace D. Chairback brace
12. The most common causes of cerebral palsy occur during the:
A. perinatal period C. prenatal period
B. postnatal period D. preconception period
,13. To test the right gluteus Medius muscle in the Trendelenburg, the patient is
ask to:
A. stand on the left leg C. lower the left hip
B. stand on the right leg D. lower the right hip
14. The body weight transmitted to a unilateral cane opposite the affected side is
about:
A. 20-25% C. 30-40%
B. 10-15% D. 40-50%
15. Prosthetic hands provide this type of pinch:
A. hook C. 3 jaw chuck
B. tip to tip D. lateral
16. Cognitive may be affected in this rheumatic disease:
A. polymyositis
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. systemic lupus erythematosus
D. osteoarthritis
17. The neural tube defect with the most severe anatomic anomaly is seen in:
A. meningocele C. spine bifida occulta
B. myelomeningocele D. all of these
18. Gustilo Andersen Types II and III injuries require stabilization of the fracture
with:
A. repeat debridement
B. plate and screw fixation
C. intramedullary nailing of external fixation
D. amputation
19. A CVA patient positioned in supine with legs flexed, clasping his arms around
his knees and rocking gently will produce:
A. protraction of scapula
B. inhibition of flexor spasticity in upper extremities
, C. all of these
D. decreased extensor spasticity in lower extremities
20. This is a frequent symptom of ankylosing spondylitis:
A. morning back pain C. rash
B. joint crepitus D. alopecia
21. A child born with a myelomeningocoele who has an L3 spared lesion is most
likely to be:
A. ambulatory outdoors without braces and crutches
B. non-ambulatory and wheelchair bound
C. household ambulatory with crutches and braces
D. mostly confined to be bed
22. Boutonniere deformity is seen in:
A. All of these
B. Systematic lupus erythematosus
C. Mixed connective tissue disease
D. Rheumatoid arthritis
23. The most disabling problem in osteoarthritis of the hand is the involvement of
the:
A. first metacarpophalangeal joint
B. carpal joints
C. distal interphalangeal joint
D. first carpometacarpal joint
24. Gait in the elderly is characterized by:
A. decrease stride width C. decreased step length
B. increase cadence D. increased stride length
25. The wide based gait of patients with Luchenne Muscular Lystrophy is due to:
A. ilictibial band contracture
B. quadriceps weakness
C. knee flexion contractures
D. gluteus maximus weakness
