NPTE Practice Questions with Correct Answers

NPTE Practice Questions with Correct Answers A physical therapist instructs a patient to sit up slowly and wait until any dizziness passes prior to standing. A side effect of which of the following medications is the MOST likely reason for this precaution? 1. Lisinopril (Prinivil) 2. Rosuvastatin (Crestor) 3. Enoxaparin (Lovenox) 4. Gabapentin (Neurontin) - Answer-1. Lisinopril (Prinivil) A physical therapist determines that a patient is ready to progress to plyometric exercise. The patient reports starting a new medication since the last visit. Which of the following medications would be the MOST likely reason for the therapist deciding to postpone this exercise progression? 1. Ciprofoxacin (Cipro) 2. Celecoxib (Celebrex) 3. Atenolol (Tenormin) 4. Loratadine (Claritin) - Answer-1. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) A patient with asthma uses her rescue inhaler 15 minutes prior to a scheduled exercise session. Which of the following medications was MOST likely used to prevent exerciseinduced dyspnea? 1. Fexofenadine (Allegra) 2. Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 3. Albuterol (Ventolin) 4. Tiotropium (Spiriva) - Answer-3. Albuterol (Ventolin) A physical therapist employed in an acute care hospital works with a patient with a known latex allergy. Which of the following items would be LEAST likely to contain latex? 1. Gloves 2. Surgical masks 3. Intravenous tubing 4. Gowns - Answer-4. Gowns A patient returns to physical therapy after completing medical testing using Doppler ultrasonography. What is the patient MOST likely presenting with? 1. Peripheral neuropathy 2. Intermittent claudication 3. Cardiac arrhythmias 4. Bursitis - Answer-2. Intermittent claudication A patient reports muscle pains of excess severity in relation to their current activity level and the interventions provided. Which of the following medications would MOST likely be associated with this finding? 1. Amlodipine (Norvasc) 2. Albuterol (Ventolin) 3. Simvastatin (Zocor) 4. Methotrexate (Rheumatrex) - Answer-3. Simvastatin (Zocor) A physical therapist assesses a patient's present pain level and concludes that the current patient-controlled analgesia protocol is not adequate. What is the MOST appropriate action? 1. Modify the allowable medication dosage 2. Eliminate the lockout interval 3. Contact the patient's nurse 4. Page the patient's referring physician - Answer-3. Contact the patient's nurse A physical therapist observes a patient complete hip abduction and adduction exercises in standing. Which axis of movement is utilized with these particular motions? 1. Frontal 2. Vertical 3. Anterior-posterior 4. Longitudinal - Answer-3. Anterior-posterior A 45-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis has complaints of global neck and shoulder pain. She has been on prednisone since she was diagnosed at the age of 30 to help slow the progression of the disease. Which of the following interventions would be unlikely to be included as a component of the patient's care plan? 1. Open chain strengthening with cuff weights 2. Push-ups from counter top 3. Aquatic therapy 4. Grade 3 thoracic spinal mobilizations - Answer-4. Grade 3 thoracic spinal mobilizations