PEAT section 2 Questions and Answers
| Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
A physical therapist assistant is treating a patient with a rotator cuff repair.
The plan of care has consisted of passive range of motion. The physician
has ordered progression to active range of motion with gentle
strengthening. The assistant should: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Proceed with
passive range of motion and request re-evaluation by the physical therapist
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? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symmetrical tonic neck reflex
A patient with an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis reports tightness and
swelling in multiple joints. Which of the following exercises would be
contraindicated at this time? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stretching
Which of the following postures is MOST stable? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sitting
, A patient sustained a fibular head and neck fracture affecting the adjacent
nerve. Which gait deviation would the physical therapist assistant expect? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Foot drop at heel strike (initial contact)
A seated patient is performing weight-shifting activities. Which of the
following terms is the BEST description of this activity? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Dynamic postural control
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate rationale for the use of the
mechanical device pictured in the graphic (incentive spirometer)? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔To prevent the occurrence of alveolar collapse and
atelectasis in postoperative patients
A patient has plantar flexor spasticity and dorsiflexion weakness in the left
lower extremity following a cerebrovascular accident. The patient is
receiving a biofeedback session with 2 channels monitoring the
gastrocnemius and anterior tibialis muscles. The patient's goals for the
biofeedback session should be to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase the signal
from the anterior tibialis and decrease the signal from the gastrocnemius.
| Fall 2026 | 100% Correct
A physical therapist assistant is treating a patient with a rotator cuff repair.
The plan of care has consisted of passive range of motion. The physician
has ordered progression to active range of motion with gentle
strengthening. The assistant should: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Proceed with
passive range of motion and request re-evaluation by the physical therapist
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? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symmetrical tonic neck reflex
A patient with an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis reports tightness and
swelling in multiple joints. Which of the following exercises would be
contraindicated at this time? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stretching
Which of the following postures is MOST stable? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sitting
, A patient sustained a fibular head and neck fracture affecting the adjacent
nerve. Which gait deviation would the physical therapist assistant expect? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Foot drop at heel strike (initial contact)
A seated patient is performing weight-shifting activities. Which of the
following terms is the BEST description of this activity? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Dynamic postural control
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate rationale for the use of the
mechanical device pictured in the graphic (incentive spirometer)? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔To prevent the occurrence of alveolar collapse and
atelectasis in postoperative patients
A patient has plantar flexor spasticity and dorsiflexion weakness in the left
lower extremity following a cerebrovascular accident. The patient is
receiving a biofeedback session with 2 channels monitoring the
gastrocnemius and anterior tibialis muscles. The patient's goals for the
biofeedback session should be to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase the signal
from the anterior tibialis and decrease the signal from the gastrocnemius.
