PEDORTHIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FINAL
EXAM BANK / COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
– EXPERT STRATEGIES, REVIEW OF KEY
QUIZZES, AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS / NEWEST 2025/2026.
Terms in this set (100) Which
Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?
A. Lateral
B. Rigid
C. SACH
D. Medial - Answer--D. Medial
The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema is:
A. Lace to toe
B. Velcro
C. Balmoral
D. Blucher - Answer--A. Lace to toe
,What are the effects of hallux rigidus?
A. Abnormal gait patterns
B. Heel counter break down
C. Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
D. Development of medial heel bursitis
E. A & C - Answer--E. A & C
Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes
You receive a RX that says 1/2 inch heel elevation right foot. In doing your assessment you observe that
the left leg is shorter than the right. What do you do?
A. Fill the Rx as written
B. Elevate the left shoe
C. Send the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation
D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings - Answer--D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings
Patient presents with plantar fasciitis. Evaluating their history, you are likely to see the condition in an
individual with:
A. Increased dorsiflexion of the foot
B. Increased flatfoot
C. Increased tibia varus
D. Increased hammer toe deformity - Answer--B. Increased Flatfoot
, A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
D. Hemiplegia - Answer--A. Neuropathy
Insertional Achilles tendonitis is located:
A. Inferior to the calcaneus
B. Superior to the calcaneus
C. Distal to the calcaneus
D. Anterior to the calcaneus - Answer--B. Superior to the calcaneus
Supination is:
A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
B. Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
C. Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion - Answer--A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
During a patient's assessment, observing feet while standing (weight bearing) they persent with too
many toes sign; what condition of the foot do they have?
A. Collapsed midfoot
EXAM BANK / COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
– EXPERT STRATEGIES, REVIEW OF KEY
QUIZZES, AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS / NEWEST 2025/2026.
Terms in this set (100) Which
Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?
A. Lateral
B. Rigid
C. SACH
D. Medial - Answer--D. Medial
The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema is:
A. Lace to toe
B. Velcro
C. Balmoral
D. Blucher - Answer--A. Lace to toe
,What are the effects of hallux rigidus?
A. Abnormal gait patterns
B. Heel counter break down
C. Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
D. Development of medial heel bursitis
E. A & C - Answer--E. A & C
Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes
You receive a RX that says 1/2 inch heel elevation right foot. In doing your assessment you observe that
the left leg is shorter than the right. What do you do?
A. Fill the Rx as written
B. Elevate the left shoe
C. Send the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation
D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings - Answer--D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings
Patient presents with plantar fasciitis. Evaluating their history, you are likely to see the condition in an
individual with:
A. Increased dorsiflexion of the foot
B. Increased flatfoot
C. Increased tibia varus
D. Increased hammer toe deformity - Answer--B. Increased Flatfoot
, A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
D. Hemiplegia - Answer--A. Neuropathy
Insertional Achilles tendonitis is located:
A. Inferior to the calcaneus
B. Superior to the calcaneus
C. Distal to the calcaneus
D. Anterior to the calcaneus - Answer--B. Superior to the calcaneus
Supination is:
A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
B. Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
C. Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion - Answer--A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
During a patient's assessment, observing feet while standing (weight bearing) they persent with too
many toes sign; what condition of the foot do they have?
A. Collapsed midfoot
