Cameron: Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Chapter 01: Introduction
Test Bank
1. A patient with diabetes is receiving physical therapy intervention. Which of the following
would NOT be a focus of treatment?
A. Lower extremity strengthening
B. Upper extremity strengthening
C. Altering the disease process
D. Endurance training
ANS: C
RATIONALE: Physical therapy intervention should focus on improving functional
limitations, not curing disease.
2. Physiatrists are ________________________.
A. Physical therapists who specialize in spinal cord–injured patients
B. Physical therapist assistants who specialize in spinal cord–injured patients
C. Physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation
D. Specially trained physical therapists who manage rehabilitation units in a hospital
ANS: C
RATIONALE: Physiatrists are physicians who specialize in physical medicine and
rehabilitation. Physiatrists often oversee the care of patients requiring rehabilitation, referring
them to various other physicians and allied health care professionals and following up on the
outcome of these referrals.
3. According to the Nagi disablement model, which of the following would be described as
impairment?
A. Decreased lumbar range of motion
B. Decreased sitting tolerance
C. Inability to lift 50 pounds
D. Inability to work
ANS: A
RATIONALE: Impairments are defined by the Nagi model as disruptions in anatomical,
physiological, or psychological structures or functions as the result of some underlying
pathology. Choices B and C are functional limitations; choice D is a disability.
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4. Which of the following is the correct order of pathology progression according to the
Nagi disablement model?
A. Functional limitation, impairment, disability
B. Disability, functional limitation, impairment
C. Impairment, disability, functional limitation
D. Impairment, functional limitation, disability
ANS: D
RATIONALE: The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and Nagi agree that this is the
normal progression of disease or pathology.
5. A physical therapist’s examination should NOT include of which of the following?
A. History
B. Appropriate intervention
C. Systems review
D. Tests and measures
ANS: B
RATIONALE: Physical therapy interventions are determined based on the results of the
examination. Interventions are not included in the examination.
6. What is the first portion of an examination?
A. Systems review
B. Patient history
C. Tests
D. Measures
ANS: B
RATIONALE: The history should be the first portion of any examination. Appropriate
history will lead to a working diagnosis, and the necessary tests and measures.
7. What portion of patient management by the physical therapist includes interventions and
goals for the patient?
A. Examination
B. Evaluation
C. Diagnosis
D. Prognosis
ANS: D
RATIONALE: According to the Guide, the prognosis should contain “anticipated goals and
expected outcomes, predicted level of optimal improvement, specific interventions to be
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used, and proposed duration and frequency of the interventions that are required to reach the
anticipated goals and expected outcomes.”
8. Examination by a physical therapist can be defined as
A. Determining the anticipated level of improvement by the patient
B. Identifying the level of impact of a condition on function
C. Physical therapy procedures and techniques designed to improve a patient’s condition
D. Synthesis of all information to formulate a plan of care
ANS: D
RATIONALE: Choice A defines prognosis; choice B describes diagnostic labels; choice C
characterizes interventions.
9. The Guide ______________________________.
A. Provides specific approaches for disease management
B. Gives specific information on pathology of diseases
C. Forms a framework for describing and implementing clinical practice
D. Assists the physical therapist in determining specific tests and measures required
based on the diagnosis
ANS: C
RATIONALE: The Guide does not provide specific information on physical therapy
interventions or tests. It does provide preferred practice patterns based on the diagnosis.
10. What was the first published attempt to classify sequelae of disease on human
functioning?
A. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
B. Nagi model
C. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation and Research (NCMRR)
ANS: C
RATIONALE: The WHO first attempted to classify disablement in 1980, followed soon
thereafter by Nagi. The NCMRR combined both into a classification scheme in 1993. In
2001, WHO revised their original work to produce the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health-2 (ICF) scheme.
11. Physical therapist assistants (PTAs) provide what portion of patient management?
A. Interventions
B. Examination
C. Prognosis
D. Diagnosis
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ANS: A
RATIONALE: The PTA provides interventions based on the direction of the PT. PTAs
document patient responses to specific interventions and adjust them accordingly.
Copyright © 2011 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
Chapter 01: Introduction
Test Bank
1. A patient with diabetes is receiving physical therapy intervention. Which of the following
would NOT be a focus of treatment?
A. Lower extremity strengthening
B. Upper extremity strengthening
C. Altering the disease process
D. Endurance training
ANS: C
RATIONALE: Physical therapy intervention should focus on improving functional
limitations, not curing disease.
2. Physiatrists are ________________________.
A. Physical therapists who specialize in spinal cord–injured patients
B. Physical therapist assistants who specialize in spinal cord–injured patients
C. Physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation
D. Specially trained physical therapists who manage rehabilitation units in a hospital
ANS: C
RATIONALE: Physiatrists are physicians who specialize in physical medicine and
rehabilitation. Physiatrists often oversee the care of patients requiring rehabilitation, referring
them to various other physicians and allied health care professionals and following up on the
outcome of these referrals.
3. According to the Nagi disablement model, which of the following would be described as
impairment?
A. Decreased lumbar range of motion
B. Decreased sitting tolerance
C. Inability to lift 50 pounds
D. Inability to work
ANS: A
RATIONALE: Impairments are defined by the Nagi model as disruptions in anatomical,
physiological, or psychological structures or functions as the result of some underlying
pathology. Choices B and C are functional limitations; choice D is a disability.
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,Test Bank 1-2
4. Which of the following is the correct order of pathology progression according to the
Nagi disablement model?
A. Functional limitation, impairment, disability
B. Disability, functional limitation, impairment
C. Impairment, disability, functional limitation
D. Impairment, functional limitation, disability
ANS: D
RATIONALE: The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and Nagi agree that this is the
normal progression of disease or pathology.
5. A physical therapist’s examination should NOT include of which of the following?
A. History
B. Appropriate intervention
C. Systems review
D. Tests and measures
ANS: B
RATIONALE: Physical therapy interventions are determined based on the results of the
examination. Interventions are not included in the examination.
6. What is the first portion of an examination?
A. Systems review
B. Patient history
C. Tests
D. Measures
ANS: B
RATIONALE: The history should be the first portion of any examination. Appropriate
history will lead to a working diagnosis, and the necessary tests and measures.
7. What portion of patient management by the physical therapist includes interventions and
goals for the patient?
A. Examination
B. Evaluation
C. Diagnosis
D. Prognosis
ANS: D
RATIONALE: According to the Guide, the prognosis should contain “anticipated goals and
expected outcomes, predicted level of optimal improvement, specific interventions to be
Copyright © 2011 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
,Test Bank 1-3
used, and proposed duration and frequency of the interventions that are required to reach the
anticipated goals and expected outcomes.”
8. Examination by a physical therapist can be defined as
A. Determining the anticipated level of improvement by the patient
B. Identifying the level of impact of a condition on function
C. Physical therapy procedures and techniques designed to improve a patient’s condition
D. Synthesis of all information to formulate a plan of care
ANS: D
RATIONALE: Choice A defines prognosis; choice B describes diagnostic labels; choice C
characterizes interventions.
9. The Guide ______________________________.
A. Provides specific approaches for disease management
B. Gives specific information on pathology of diseases
C. Forms a framework for describing and implementing clinical practice
D. Assists the physical therapist in determining specific tests and measures required
based on the diagnosis
ANS: C
RATIONALE: The Guide does not provide specific information on physical therapy
interventions or tests. It does provide preferred practice patterns based on the diagnosis.
10. What was the first published attempt to classify sequelae of disease on human
functioning?
A. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
B. Nagi model
C. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation and Research (NCMRR)
ANS: C
RATIONALE: The WHO first attempted to classify disablement in 1980, followed soon
thereafter by Nagi. The NCMRR combined both into a classification scheme in 1993. In
2001, WHO revised their original work to produce the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health-2 (ICF) scheme.
11. Physical therapist assistants (PTAs) provide what portion of patient management?
A. Interventions
B. Examination
C. Prognosis
D. Diagnosis
Copyright © 2011 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
, Test Bank 1-4
ANS: A
RATIONALE: The PTA provides interventions based on the direction of the PT. PTAs
document patient responses to specific interventions and adjust them accordingly.
Copyright © 2011 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
