PEAT Exam 4 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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Which of the following is an ABNORMAL response to aerobic exercise?
1. Increase in respiratory rate
2. Decrease in systolic blood pressure
3. Increase in pulse rate
,4. Minimal change in diastolic pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2. Decrease in
systolic blood pressure
If a patient is able to resist moderate pressure against elbow flexion during
seated muscle testing, the elbow flexor strength should be documented as:
1. Good (4/5).
2. Normal (5/5).
3. Poor (2/5).
4. Fair (3/5). - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Good (4/5).
A postsurgical patient is referred for strengthening exercises for hip
extension combined with passive range of motion exercises for hip flexion
for the same limb in the pool. How should the physical therapist assistant
instruct the patient to exercise in the water?
,1. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved-side knee to float up
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
2. Stand on the involved leg. Bend the uninvolved hip and knee to perform
a mini-squat. Relax and float back up into standing.
3. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved leg to float to the side
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
4. Stand on the involved leg. Allow the uninvolved knee to float up toward
the surface. Push the foot down to the bottom of the pool. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔1. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved-side knee to float up
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
In order to accelerate a power-driven wheelchair, a patient with spastic
quadriplegia secondary to cerebral palsy extends his head and thereby
extends his upper extremity. Which reflex is the patient using to accelerate
his wheelchair?
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, 1. Symmetrical tonic neck reflex
2. Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
3. Protective extension reflex
4. Tonic labyrinthine reflex - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Symmetrical tonic neck
reflex
While walking, a patient with muscular dystrophy is beginning to show
signs of toe walking. Which of the following should be a component of the
current treatment?
1. Assist the patient's family with wheelchair selection and use.
2. Modify the home environment to facilitate care.
3. Incorporate stretching exercises into a home program.
with 100% Correct Answers | Latest
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Which of the following is an ABNORMAL response to aerobic exercise?
1. Increase in respiratory rate
2. Decrease in systolic blood pressure
3. Increase in pulse rate
,4. Minimal change in diastolic pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2. Decrease in
systolic blood pressure
If a patient is able to resist moderate pressure against elbow flexion during
seated muscle testing, the elbow flexor strength should be documented as:
1. Good (4/5).
2. Normal (5/5).
3. Poor (2/5).
4. Fair (3/5). - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Good (4/5).
A postsurgical patient is referred for strengthening exercises for hip
extension combined with passive range of motion exercises for hip flexion
for the same limb in the pool. How should the physical therapist assistant
instruct the patient to exercise in the water?
,1. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved-side knee to float up
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
2. Stand on the involved leg. Bend the uninvolved hip and knee to perform
a mini-squat. Relax and float back up into standing.
3. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved leg to float to the side
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
4. Stand on the involved leg. Allow the uninvolved knee to float up toward
the surface. Push the foot down to the bottom of the pool. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔1. Stand on the uninvolved leg. Allow the involved-side knee to float up
toward the surface. Push the foot back down to the bottom of the pool.
In order to accelerate a power-driven wheelchair, a patient with spastic
quadriplegia secondary to cerebral palsy extends his head and thereby
extends his upper extremity. Which reflex is the patient using to accelerate
his wheelchair?
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, 1. Symmetrical tonic neck reflex
2. Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
3. Protective extension reflex
4. Tonic labyrinthine reflex - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Symmetrical tonic neck
reflex
While walking, a patient with muscular dystrophy is beginning to show
signs of toe walking. Which of the following should be a component of the
current treatment?
1. Assist the patient's family with wheelchair selection and use.
2. Modify the home environment to facilitate care.
3. Incorporate stretching exercises into a home program.
