Pedorthic Certificate program final exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Pedorthic Certificate program final
exam Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers

Question: Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?


A. Lateral
B. Rigid
C. SACH
D. Medial


Ans: D. Medial


Question: The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema
is:


A. Lace to toe
B. Velcro
C. Balmoral
D. Blucher


Ans: A. Lace to toe


Question: What are the effects of hallux rigidus?


A. Abnormal gait patterns

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B. Heel counter break down
C. Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
D. Development of medial heel bursitis
E. A & C


Ans: E. A & C




Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes


Question: 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


Ans: D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings


Question: 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

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D. Increased hammer toe deformity


Ans: B. Increased Flatfoot


Question: A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which
is:


A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
D. Hemiplegia


Ans: A. Neuropathy


Question: 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


Ans: B. Superior to the calcaneus


Question: Supination is:


A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
B. Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
C. Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion

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D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion


Ans: A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion


Question: 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
B. Hammer Toes
C. Supinated foot
D. Charcot Marie Tooth


Ans: A. Collapsed midfoot


Question: After wearing foot orthotics (3/4 length design) for 2 weeks,
patient complains that the foot orthotic is digging into the metatarsal heads;
the orthotic is probably:


A. Too long
B. Too short
C. Too narrow
D. Too wide


Ans: A. Too Long


Question: For hallux rigidus, add the following modification to the foot insert: