NPTE Practice Questions with correct answers

Oct 24, 2019 A physical therapist instructs a patient to change his wound dressing daily between weekly visits to the wound center. At the next visit, the patient reports that he instead changed the dressing only when it was soaked through in an effort to conserve supplies. As a result, the surrounding skin would most likely be described as: 1) Infected 2) Gangrenous 3) Macerated 4) Indurated - Answer Macerated Oct 25, 2019 A physical therapist uses functional electrical stimulation as part of a treatment regimen designed to improve quadriceps strength. Which on:off time ratio would result in the most rapid onset of muscle fatigue? 1) 3:1 2) 1:4 3) 5:1 4) 1:6 - Answer 3) 5:1 Oct 26, 2019 A physical therapist performs goniometric measurements for elbow with a patient in supine. In order to isolate elbow flexion the therapist should stabilize the: 1) distal end of the humerus 2) proximal end of the humerus 3) distal end of the ulna