Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Exam 1 Questions AND Correct Answers
A combination of physical, occupation, and speech therapy; psychologic
counseling; and social work directed toward helping patients maintain or
recover physical capacities is the official definition of:
a. Social work
b. Physical therapy
c. Occupational therapy
d. Rehabilitation - ✔✔D
A diagnostic test used to assess the integrity of peripheral nerves by measuring
the time required for an impulse to travel over a nerve segment is called:
a. NCV
b. EMG
c. Two-point discrimination
d. Proprioceptive testing - ✔✔A
A nerve conduction velocity test (NCV) is an electrical test that is used to
determine the adequacy of the conduction of the nerve impulse as it courses
down a nerve.
An electromyogram (EMG) measures the electrical activity of muscles when
they're at rest and when they're being used.
two-point discrimination: The ability to localize two points of pressure on the
surface of the skin and to identify them as discrete sensations.
, Proprioception is the sense of the relative position of body segments in relation
to other body segments.
A dynamometer is used to:
a. Measure muscle strength
b. Measure ROM
c. Measure sensation
d. Measure ambulatory speed - ✔✔A
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring force, torque, or
power.
A painless awareness of an amputated limb possibly accompanied by mild
tingling is termed:
a. Prosthetic pain
b. Mystery pain
c. Phantom pain
d. True pain - ✔✔C
A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation is called
a/an:
a. Physical therapist
b. Occupational therapist
c. Physiatrist
d. Rehabilitation specialist - ✔✔C
A combination of physical, occupation, and speech therapy; psychologic
counseling; and social work directed toward helping patients maintain or
recover physical capacities is the official definition of:
a. Social work
b. Physical therapy
c. Occupational therapy
d. Rehabilitation - ✔✔D
A diagnostic test used to assess the integrity of peripheral nerves by measuring
the time required for an impulse to travel over a nerve segment is called:
a. NCV
b. EMG
c. Two-point discrimination
d. Proprioceptive testing - ✔✔A
A nerve conduction velocity test (NCV) is an electrical test that is used to
determine the adequacy of the conduction of the nerve impulse as it courses
down a nerve.
An electromyogram (EMG) measures the electrical activity of muscles when
they're at rest and when they're being used.
two-point discrimination: The ability to localize two points of pressure on the
surface of the skin and to identify them as discrete sensations.
, Proprioception is the sense of the relative position of body segments in relation
to other body segments.
A dynamometer is used to:
a. Measure muscle strength
b. Measure ROM
c. Measure sensation
d. Measure ambulatory speed - ✔✔A
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring force, torque, or
power.
A painless awareness of an amputated limb possibly accompanied by mild
tingling is termed:
a. Prosthetic pain
b. Mystery pain
c. Phantom pain
d. True pain - ✔✔C
A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation is called
a/an:
a. Physical therapist
b. Occupational therapist
c. Physiatrist
d. Rehabilitation specialist - ✔✔C
