PT 630 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
The 2 main forces to consider when performing proper body mechanics are gravity and friction.
- Answers True
The point at which the mass of a body is centered is the center of gravity. - Answers True
The core stabilization muscles should be engaged during which of the following? - Answers
Before and during the lift
The one leg stance lift should NOT be used by a patient who is following total hip precautions. -
Answers False
The hoyer lift should be used for someone completely dependent and who cannot follow
directions. - Answers True
When preparing for a transfer, one should consider the following: - Answers Patient needs, the
environment, equipment needed
The following items should be included for a transfer to ensure safety: Locks engaged, proper
footwear, gait belt, all lines accessible. - Answers True
It is appropriate to use the trapeze for supine to sit. - Answers False
Slide board transfers are only for patients with paraplegia. - Answers False
It is important to swing the leg rests out of the way or remove the leg rests from the wheelchair
before getting into/out of the wheelchair. - Answers True
The abdominal aorta often has visible palpations and is usually palpable in the upper abdomen.
- Answers True
You palpate an organ at the left costal margin. To differentiate between an enlarged left kidney
and an enlarged spleen, you would: - Answers percuss, listening for dullness to verify that the
organ is the spleen
You notice that the span of a patient's liver is 18 cm. On palpation the liver is enlarged, soft and
tender, suggesting: - Answers hepatitis
Tenderness on light palpation of the right lower quadrant suggests a disorder of the: - Answers
appendix
The main reason that auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen is -
Answers because bowel sounds might be distorted or change by percussion
The predominant sound you would expect to hear with percussion over the abdominal region is
, dullness. - Answers False
The "hooking technique"; may be helpful to assess ________ tenderness in an obese patient. -
Answers liver
A healthy spleen is palpable during an abdominal examination. - Answers False
Headaches that are more common in men, unilateral (usually behind the eye) and are abrupt,
peaking within minutes of onset are called migraine headaches. - Answers False
Your patient complains of "ringing in their ears". Further examination shows hearing loss and
dizziness. They probably have - Answers Meniere's Disease
You shine your pen light into your patient's right eye to test their light reaction. The consensual
reaction is the - Answers constriction of the left pupil
Your vision is 20/200 with glasses. You: - Answers are considered legally blind in the United
States
Shining a pen light in the patient's eyes from approximately 2 feet away and inspecting the
reflection of the light in their cornea can indicate abnormal ocular alignment. - Answers True
The pathway of hearing that involves the cochlea and the cochlear nerve is the - Answers
sensorineural phase
The first test you would do to assess hearing is the - Answers whispered voice test
Occasionally, you may mistake a band of muscle or an artery for a lymph node in the head and
neck region. Unlike a muscle or an artery, you should be able to roll a node in two directions: up
and down and side to side. - Answers True
During inspiration, the diaphragm contracts, ascends in the chest, expanding the thoracic cavity.
- Answers False
Fremitus may be decreased or absent when the patient's voice is higher pitched. - Answers True
Unilateral chest expansion could indicate - Answers lobar pneumonia
Percussion is an important physical examination technique. It is ideally suited to help you detect
deep-seated lesions in the chest (deeper than 8 to 10 cm). - Answers False
Percussion over a healthy lung should sound - Answers resonant
During auscultation of the lungs you hear expiratory sounds lasting longer than inspiratory
sounds. You would expect this in a healthy lung over the _________ region of the lung. - Answers
bronchial
You ask your patient to take a deep breath and exhale completely as quickly as possible. You
The 2 main forces to consider when performing proper body mechanics are gravity and friction.
- Answers True
The point at which the mass of a body is centered is the center of gravity. - Answers True
The core stabilization muscles should be engaged during which of the following? - Answers
Before and during the lift
The one leg stance lift should NOT be used by a patient who is following total hip precautions. -
Answers False
The hoyer lift should be used for someone completely dependent and who cannot follow
directions. - Answers True
When preparing for a transfer, one should consider the following: - Answers Patient needs, the
environment, equipment needed
The following items should be included for a transfer to ensure safety: Locks engaged, proper
footwear, gait belt, all lines accessible. - Answers True
It is appropriate to use the trapeze for supine to sit. - Answers False
Slide board transfers are only for patients with paraplegia. - Answers False
It is important to swing the leg rests out of the way or remove the leg rests from the wheelchair
before getting into/out of the wheelchair. - Answers True
The abdominal aorta often has visible palpations and is usually palpable in the upper abdomen.
- Answers True
You palpate an organ at the left costal margin. To differentiate between an enlarged left kidney
and an enlarged spleen, you would: - Answers percuss, listening for dullness to verify that the
organ is the spleen
You notice that the span of a patient's liver is 18 cm. On palpation the liver is enlarged, soft and
tender, suggesting: - Answers hepatitis
Tenderness on light palpation of the right lower quadrant suggests a disorder of the: - Answers
appendix
The main reason that auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen is -
Answers because bowel sounds might be distorted or change by percussion
The predominant sound you would expect to hear with percussion over the abdominal region is
, dullness. - Answers False
The "hooking technique"; may be helpful to assess ________ tenderness in an obese patient. -
Answers liver
A healthy spleen is palpable during an abdominal examination. - Answers False
Headaches that are more common in men, unilateral (usually behind the eye) and are abrupt,
peaking within minutes of onset are called migraine headaches. - Answers False
Your patient complains of "ringing in their ears". Further examination shows hearing loss and
dizziness. They probably have - Answers Meniere's Disease
You shine your pen light into your patient's right eye to test their light reaction. The consensual
reaction is the - Answers constriction of the left pupil
Your vision is 20/200 with glasses. You: - Answers are considered legally blind in the United
States
Shining a pen light in the patient's eyes from approximately 2 feet away and inspecting the
reflection of the light in their cornea can indicate abnormal ocular alignment. - Answers True
The pathway of hearing that involves the cochlea and the cochlear nerve is the - Answers
sensorineural phase
The first test you would do to assess hearing is the - Answers whispered voice test
Occasionally, you may mistake a band of muscle or an artery for a lymph node in the head and
neck region. Unlike a muscle or an artery, you should be able to roll a node in two directions: up
and down and side to side. - Answers True
During inspiration, the diaphragm contracts, ascends in the chest, expanding the thoracic cavity.
- Answers False
Fremitus may be decreased or absent when the patient's voice is higher pitched. - Answers True
Unilateral chest expansion could indicate - Answers lobar pneumonia
Percussion is an important physical examination technique. It is ideally suited to help you detect
deep-seated lesions in the chest (deeper than 8 to 10 cm). - Answers False
Percussion over a healthy lung should sound - Answers resonant
During auscultation of the lungs you hear expiratory sounds lasting longer than inspiratory
sounds. You would expect this in a healthy lung over the _________ region of the lung. - Answers
bronchial
You ask your patient to take a deep breath and exhale completely as quickly as possible. You
