PED ORTHIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
& DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADE A+ ACED
Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?
A. Lateral
B. Rigid
C. SACH
D. Medial - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
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,E. A & C - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>B. Increased Flatfoot
A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
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, D. Hemiplegia - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
B. Hammer Toes
C. Supinated foot
D. Charcot Marie Tooth - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A. Collapsed midfoot
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& DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADE A+ ACED
Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?
A. Lateral
B. Rigid
C. SACH
D. Medial - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
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,E. A & C - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>B. Increased Flatfoot
A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
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, D. Hemiplegia - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
B. Hammer Toes
C. Supinated foot
D. Charcot Marie Tooth - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A. Collapsed midfoot
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