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PEAT EXAM 3 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
During lower extremity exercise, a patient with incomplete Co
quadriparesis reports a new onset of tingling and numbness in
both hands. A manual muscle test reveals that overall strength
has decreased by 1 grade. In this situation, the MOST appropriate
action for the physical therapist to take is to:
A. modify the exercise program to accommodate the change in
strength.
B. apply an ice massage prior to exercise
C. continue the lower extremity therapeutic exercise and use
facilitation techniques to stimulate more activity.
D. discontinue all exercise and notify the physician immediately. -
ANSWER-D
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A physical therapist is treating a patient with moderately well-
controlled type 1 diabetes. One of the goals is to help the patient
regulate insulin dosage through exercise. In establishing an
exercise program, the therapist should be aware that regular
exercise will generally:
A. lower blood glucose levels and decrease the amount of insulin
required.
B. lower blood glucose levels and increase the amount of insulin
required
C. raise blood glucose levels and decrease the amount of insulin
required
D. raise blood glucose levels and increase the amount of insulin
required. - ANSWER-A
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A physical therapist recognizes that departmental patient
education materials are written on a reading level that is too
difficult for some of the patients. The physical therapist can help
the patients to better understand the materials by:
A. including illustrations and a larger print.
B. including illustrations and a simpler sentence structure.
C. reducing the number of syllables and lengthening the
sentences.
D. using a large print format to present specific medical
terminology - ANSWER-B
During inspiration, a patient demonstrates increased upper chest
expansion with retraction of the epigastric area. The physical
therapist should suspect weakness of the:
A. scalene muscles.
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B. diaphragm.
C. rectus abdominis.
D. intercostal muscles. - ANSWER-B
A patient with low back pain has been undergoing treatment for 2
sessions. The patient tells the physical therapist that today the
pain is centralizing with the extension exercises, but is as intense
as it was at the first treatment session. The patient is frustrated by
this reaction. The MOST appropriate response of the therapist is
to:
A. continue with the
present program.
B. eliminate the extension exercises
C. consult the patient's physician about the situation
D. progress to trunk flexion exercises - ANSWER-A
PEAT EXAM 3 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
During lower extremity exercise, a patient with incomplete Co
quadriparesis reports a new onset of tingling and numbness in
both hands. A manual muscle test reveals that overall strength
has decreased by 1 grade. In this situation, the MOST appropriate
action for the physical therapist to take is to:
A. modify the exercise program to accommodate the change in
strength.
B. apply an ice massage prior to exercise
C. continue the lower extremity therapeutic exercise and use
facilitation techniques to stimulate more activity.
D. discontinue all exercise and notify the physician immediately. -
ANSWER-D
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A physical therapist is treating a patient with moderately well-
controlled type 1 diabetes. One of the goals is to help the patient
regulate insulin dosage through exercise. In establishing an
exercise program, the therapist should be aware that regular
exercise will generally:
A. lower blood glucose levels and decrease the amount of insulin
required.
B. lower blood glucose levels and increase the amount of insulin
required
C. raise blood glucose levels and decrease the amount of insulin
required
D. raise blood glucose levels and increase the amount of insulin
required. - ANSWER-A
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A physical therapist recognizes that departmental patient
education materials are written on a reading level that is too
difficult for some of the patients. The physical therapist can help
the patients to better understand the materials by:
A. including illustrations and a larger print.
B. including illustrations and a simpler sentence structure.
C. reducing the number of syllables and lengthening the
sentences.
D. using a large print format to present specific medical
terminology - ANSWER-B
During inspiration, a patient demonstrates increased upper chest
expansion with retraction of the epigastric area. The physical
therapist should suspect weakness of the:
A. scalene muscles.
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B. diaphragm.
C. rectus abdominis.
D. intercostal muscles. - ANSWER-B
A patient with low back pain has been undergoing treatment for 2
sessions. The patient tells the physical therapist that today the
pain is centralizing with the extension exercises, but is as intense
as it was at the first treatment session. The patient is frustrated by
this reaction. The MOST appropriate response of the therapist is
to:
A. continue with the
present program.
B. eliminate the extension exercises
C. consult the patient's physician about the situation
D. progress to trunk flexion exercises - ANSWER-A
