PTP EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A PTA instructs a 55 y/o pt with significant (B) LE paresis to transfer from a wheelchair
to a mat table. The patient has normal UE strength and has no other known medical
problems. The MOST appropaiate transfer technique is a: - Answers :Sliding board
A physical therapist assistant employed in a rehab hospital utilizes a variety of transfer
techniques to move patients of various functional abilities. Which type of transfer would
NOT be classified as dependent? - Answers :Sliding board transfer
If you provide 50% of assistance, how much does your patient assist and what is their
status? - Answers :Patient is mod (A) and performs 50% of effort
If you provide 25% or less of assistance, how much does your patient assist and what is
their status? - Answers :Patient is min (A) and performs 75% of effort
If you maintain contact due to high likelihood that patient will need assistance during
transfer, but performs 100% of the effort. What is this called? - Answers :CGA (contact
guarding assit)
What is it called when pt requires supervision & does 100% of the effort and you are
readily accessible to help patient incase if they lose their balance? - Answers :Sup or
SBA (stand by assist)
What is the patient's status if patient is consistently able to perform skill without any
assistance, verbal or tactile cues and does 100% of effort - Answers :I (independent)
Your patient needs to be crutch trained prior to discharge home. He has an order to be
PWB on the left lower extremity. He has weak shoulders due to chronic arthritis. Which
of the following assistive devices is your BEST choice? - Answers :He cannot use
crutches; he must use a walker.
Which of the following gait patterns is BEST for the patient described in question 1? -
Answers :Three-point gait—actually it would be MODIFIED if it were PWB
When going up the stairs during therapy, the patient should: - Answers :Lead with the
uninvolved or stronger leg—ALWAYS up with the GOOD
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a cane? - Answers :Yes
Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a cane? - Answers
:NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a quad cane? - Answers :Yes
, Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a quad cane? -
Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a hemi-walker? - Answers :yes
Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a hemi-walker? -
Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be
done with crutches? - Answers :yes
Can 3 point or mod 3- point be done with standard walker? - Answers :Yes
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 3 point, 4- point or 2 point pattern be done with
standard walker? - Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 4- point or 2 point pattern be done with a rolling
walker? - Answers :NO
Can mod 3-point pattern be done with a rolling walker? - Answers :yes
Describe appropriate guarding technique for overground gait training on level surfaces
found on p. 554 (480). - Answers :Face the patient with a wide BOS--one leg forward
and one back with 2 points of contact—one on gait belt (supinated grip) and one on
anterior of the nearest shoulder to help the patient maintain balance and an upright
posture. Occasionally you may have to use your front hand—the one not on the gait
belt, to steer or advance the walker or make a path correction
What are the 5 "Ps" of patient assessment? - Answers :Pain, pulse, pallor, parethesia,
paralysis
What is the normal range for the value for blood pH? - Answers :7.35-7.45
What is alkalosis and acidosis? Give the values of each. - Answers :Acidosis= blood pH
drops below 7.35 and alkalosis= blood pH is above 7.45
Which organ system is responsible for balancing these using bicarbonate and metabolic
pathways? - Answers :Urinary system (kidneys)
Which organ system uses CO2 to maintain balance? - Answers :Respiratory system
(lungs)
What are the major categories of lung diseases? - Answers :obstructive and restrictive
What things might I have to deal with in an acute setting that I will have to move or
prepare for before you begin a transfer? list some here: - Answers :IV, Oxygen,
A PTA instructs a 55 y/o pt with significant (B) LE paresis to transfer from a wheelchair
to a mat table. The patient has normal UE strength and has no other known medical
problems. The MOST appropaiate transfer technique is a: - Answers :Sliding board
A physical therapist assistant employed in a rehab hospital utilizes a variety of transfer
techniques to move patients of various functional abilities. Which type of transfer would
NOT be classified as dependent? - Answers :Sliding board transfer
If you provide 50% of assistance, how much does your patient assist and what is their
status? - Answers :Patient is mod (A) and performs 50% of effort
If you provide 25% or less of assistance, how much does your patient assist and what is
their status? - Answers :Patient is min (A) and performs 75% of effort
If you maintain contact due to high likelihood that patient will need assistance during
transfer, but performs 100% of the effort. What is this called? - Answers :CGA (contact
guarding assit)
What is it called when pt requires supervision & does 100% of the effort and you are
readily accessible to help patient incase if they lose their balance? - Answers :Sup or
SBA (stand by assist)
What is the patient's status if patient is consistently able to perform skill without any
assistance, verbal or tactile cues and does 100% of effort - Answers :I (independent)
Your patient needs to be crutch trained prior to discharge home. He has an order to be
PWB on the left lower extremity. He has weak shoulders due to chronic arthritis. Which
of the following assistive devices is your BEST choice? - Answers :He cannot use
crutches; he must use a walker.
Which of the following gait patterns is BEST for the patient described in question 1? -
Answers :Three-point gait—actually it would be MODIFIED if it were PWB
When going up the stairs during therapy, the patient should: - Answers :Lead with the
uninvolved or stronger leg—ALWAYS up with the GOOD
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a cane? - Answers :Yes
Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a cane? - Answers
:NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a quad cane? - Answers :Yes
, Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a quad cane? -
Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4) be done with a hemi-walker? - Answers :yes
Can 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be done with a hemi-walker? -
Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 3 point, mod 3- point, 4-point, or 2 point patten be
done with crutches? - Answers :yes
Can 3 point or mod 3- point be done with standard walker? - Answers :Yes
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 3 point, 4- point or 2 point pattern be done with
standard walker? - Answers :NO
Can cane pattern (mod 2 or mod 4), 4- point or 2 point pattern be done with a rolling
walker? - Answers :NO
Can mod 3-point pattern be done with a rolling walker? - Answers :yes
Describe appropriate guarding technique for overground gait training on level surfaces
found on p. 554 (480). - Answers :Face the patient with a wide BOS--one leg forward
and one back with 2 points of contact—one on gait belt (supinated grip) and one on
anterior of the nearest shoulder to help the patient maintain balance and an upright
posture. Occasionally you may have to use your front hand—the one not on the gait
belt, to steer or advance the walker or make a path correction
What are the 5 "Ps" of patient assessment? - Answers :Pain, pulse, pallor, parethesia,
paralysis
What is the normal range for the value for blood pH? - Answers :7.35-7.45
What is alkalosis and acidosis? Give the values of each. - Answers :Acidosis= blood pH
drops below 7.35 and alkalosis= blood pH is above 7.45
Which organ system is responsible for balancing these using bicarbonate and metabolic
pathways? - Answers :Urinary system (kidneys)
Which organ system uses CO2 to maintain balance? - Answers :Respiratory system
(lungs)
What are the major categories of lung diseases? - Answers :obstructive and restrictive
What things might I have to deal with in an acute setting that I will have to move or
prepare for before you begin a transfer? list some here: - Answers :IV, Oxygen,
