PTP: EXAM II QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The respiratory therapist in the incentive spirometer presentation recommends what
technique to get the most out of an incentive spirometer exercise?
Hold your breath after the bell hits the goal line and wait for the bell to drop before
exhaling
Use repetitive forceful and short inhalations
Immediately exhale after the bell reaches the goal line
Blow into the spirometer as long as possible - Answers :Hold your breath after the bell
hits the goal line and wait for the bell to drop before exhaling
Which statement below best characterizes the principles of early rehabilitation after
spinal fusion?
The patient should start bridges early on to improve activation of the extensors
Teach the patient safe, functional movement while maintaining precautions
The patient should rest often to ensure good vertebral fusion and to reduce pain
Teach the patient isometric exercises and emphasize the importance of rest - Answers
:Teach the patient safe, functional movement while maintaining precautions
True or false: the use of two canes is appropriate for a patient with PWB precautions on
one LE. - Answers :false
UKA - Answers :unicondylar knee arthroplasty
Your new patient is a 55-year-old male s/p (L) THA revision. He is PWB on the (L) LE.
You are seeing him POD 3. He is being discharged to home with crutches. There is one
step to enter his apartment building. Today you will teach him to go up and down a curb
with the crutches to simulate this step at home. The correct sequence to ascend the
curb is:
Crutches first, followed by the right leg, then the left leg.
Crutches first, followed by the left leg, then the right leg.
Left leg first, followed by the crutches and the right leg.
Right leg first, followed by the crutches and the left leg. - Answers :Right leg first,
followed by the crutches and the left leg.
, Considering common body structure and function impairments for patients with knee OA
and their post-TKA presentation: which single, early bed-level exercise below is *most*
important to teach?
Quad sets with tactile feedback
Gastroc sets with tactile feedback
Glute sets with tactile feedback
Hamstring sets with tactile feedback - Answers :Quad sets with tactile feedback
Which older-adult patient below is*most likely* to require hands-on assistance at
discharge from acute care? (which has the poorest outcomes?)
s/p TKA
s/p Hip fx
s/p THA
s/p TLIF - Answers :s/p Hip fx
Your new patient walks less than 0.6 m/s. What statement below is most true?
They are more independent in self-care.
They reach or exceed the minimum necessary speed for community walking.
They are less likely to be hospitalized.
They are likely only capable of limited community walking. - Answers :They are likely
only capable of limited community walking.
In Perry's Classification of Ambulation, a Physiologic Walker is someone who:
Walks several times a day to maintain their physiology
Only walks during a therapy session with assistance - Answers :Only walks during a
therapy session with assistance
A community walker is also someone likely to have a walking speed close to or greater
than 1.0 m/s. - Answers :true
The respiratory therapist in the incentive spirometer presentation recommends what
technique to get the most out of an incentive spirometer exercise?
Hold your breath after the bell hits the goal line and wait for the bell to drop before
exhaling
Use repetitive forceful and short inhalations
Immediately exhale after the bell reaches the goal line
Blow into the spirometer as long as possible - Answers :Hold your breath after the bell
hits the goal line and wait for the bell to drop before exhaling
Which statement below best characterizes the principles of early rehabilitation after
spinal fusion?
The patient should start bridges early on to improve activation of the extensors
Teach the patient safe, functional movement while maintaining precautions
The patient should rest often to ensure good vertebral fusion and to reduce pain
Teach the patient isometric exercises and emphasize the importance of rest - Answers
:Teach the patient safe, functional movement while maintaining precautions
True or false: the use of two canes is appropriate for a patient with PWB precautions on
one LE. - Answers :false
UKA - Answers :unicondylar knee arthroplasty
Your new patient is a 55-year-old male s/p (L) THA revision. He is PWB on the (L) LE.
You are seeing him POD 3. He is being discharged to home with crutches. There is one
step to enter his apartment building. Today you will teach him to go up and down a curb
with the crutches to simulate this step at home. The correct sequence to ascend the
curb is:
Crutches first, followed by the right leg, then the left leg.
Crutches first, followed by the left leg, then the right leg.
Left leg first, followed by the crutches and the right leg.
Right leg first, followed by the crutches and the left leg. - Answers :Right leg first,
followed by the crutches and the left leg.
, Considering common body structure and function impairments for patients with knee OA
and their post-TKA presentation: which single, early bed-level exercise below is *most*
important to teach?
Quad sets with tactile feedback
Gastroc sets with tactile feedback
Glute sets with tactile feedback
Hamstring sets with tactile feedback - Answers :Quad sets with tactile feedback
Which older-adult patient below is*most likely* to require hands-on assistance at
discharge from acute care? (which has the poorest outcomes?)
s/p TKA
s/p Hip fx
s/p THA
s/p TLIF - Answers :s/p Hip fx
Your new patient walks less than 0.6 m/s. What statement below is most true?
They are more independent in self-care.
They reach or exceed the minimum necessary speed for community walking.
They are less likely to be hospitalized.
They are likely only capable of limited community walking. - Answers :They are likely
only capable of limited community walking.
In Perry's Classification of Ambulation, a Physiologic Walker is someone who:
Walks several times a day to maintain their physiology
Only walks during a therapy session with assistance - Answers :Only walks during a
therapy session with assistance
A community walker is also someone likely to have a walking speed close to or greater
than 1.0 m/s. - Answers :true
