NPTE practice exam #1*
end-feel that is an absolute contraindication for joint mobilization - answer empty
a common contracture following transfemoral amputation - answer hip flexion
contracture
best initial intervention for shoulder impingement:
postural correction, AROM, stretching, or modalities - answer correct postural alignment
first
typical posture of a patient with Parkinson's - answer forward head and trunk
hip and knee flexion
typical gait of a patient of Parkinson's - answer festinating gait: small, shuffling steps
and generally slow movement
T or F:
A rolling walker is indicated for the typical patient with Parkinson's posture and gait -
answer False.
A rolling walker is contraindicated because it would exacerbate the postural and gait
impairments
term for the inability to feel pain - answer analgesia
term for feeling pain from things that do not normally cause pain - answer allodynia
term for an abnormally heightened sensation of pain - answer hyperalgesia
what is allodynia - answer feeling pain from stimuli that shouldn't actually cause pain
analgesia vs anesthesia - answer analgesia is loss of pain sensation, anesthesia is
global loss of sensation
typical end-feel of elbow and knee flexion - answer soft
which quadriceps muscle *may* reduce the tendency of the patella to track laterally -
answer vastus medialis
cranial nerve involved in Bell's palsy - answer CN VII: facial nerve
symptoms of Bell's palsy - answer unilateral facial drooping/paralysis of muscles of
facial expression (opening/closing eyes, smiling/frowning, raising eyebrows, etc.)
what is ptosis - answer drooping of the eyelid
, NPTE practice exam #1*
A young female patient has larger than normal Q angle and complains of subpatellar
pain.
Would you strengthen vastus lateralis or medialis? - answer vastus medialis (to reduce
lateral tracking of the patella)
damage to this cranial nerve can result in weakness of paralysis of the muscles of
mastication - answer CN V: trigeminal nerve
cranial nerve responsible for motor function of the tongue - answer CN XII: hypoglossal
nerve
LDL level above what is considered a risk - answer > 130
total cholesterol above what is considered a risk - answer > 200
HDL below what is considered a risk - answer men < 40, women < 50
which values are abnormal:
total cholesterol: 220
LDL: 150
HDL: 30 - answer All of them.
total cholesterol: should be < 200
LDL: should be < 130
HDL: should be at least 40 if man, 50 if woman
T or F:
The adverse effects of tricyclic antidepressants increase fall risk. - answer True. Side
effects include postural hypotension, lethargy, sedation, and blurred vision.
The abnormal presence of bone in soft tissue - answer Heterotopic ossification
The abnormal presence of a painful mass of bone tissue, usually within a large muscle -
answer myositis ossificans
Myositis ossificans usually occurs within a large muscle following __________. - answer
Trauma to the area
A patient had blunt trauma to their quads and subsequent loss of knee function. Best
early intervention:
A. Gentle AROM in WB
end-feel that is an absolute contraindication for joint mobilization - answer empty
a common contracture following transfemoral amputation - answer hip flexion
contracture
best initial intervention for shoulder impingement:
postural correction, AROM, stretching, or modalities - answer correct postural alignment
first
typical posture of a patient with Parkinson's - answer forward head and trunk
hip and knee flexion
typical gait of a patient of Parkinson's - answer festinating gait: small, shuffling steps
and generally slow movement
T or F:
A rolling walker is indicated for the typical patient with Parkinson's posture and gait -
answer False.
A rolling walker is contraindicated because it would exacerbate the postural and gait
impairments
term for the inability to feel pain - answer analgesia
term for feeling pain from things that do not normally cause pain - answer allodynia
term for an abnormally heightened sensation of pain - answer hyperalgesia
what is allodynia - answer feeling pain from stimuli that shouldn't actually cause pain
analgesia vs anesthesia - answer analgesia is loss of pain sensation, anesthesia is
global loss of sensation
typical end-feel of elbow and knee flexion - answer soft
which quadriceps muscle *may* reduce the tendency of the patella to track laterally -
answer vastus medialis
cranial nerve involved in Bell's palsy - answer CN VII: facial nerve
symptoms of Bell's palsy - answer unilateral facial drooping/paralysis of muscles of
facial expression (opening/closing eyes, smiling/frowning, raising eyebrows, etc.)
what is ptosis - answer drooping of the eyelid
, NPTE practice exam #1*
A young female patient has larger than normal Q angle and complains of subpatellar
pain.
Would you strengthen vastus lateralis or medialis? - answer vastus medialis (to reduce
lateral tracking of the patella)
damage to this cranial nerve can result in weakness of paralysis of the muscles of
mastication - answer CN V: trigeminal nerve
cranial nerve responsible for motor function of the tongue - answer CN XII: hypoglossal
nerve
LDL level above what is considered a risk - answer > 130
total cholesterol above what is considered a risk - answer > 200
HDL below what is considered a risk - answer men < 40, women < 50
which values are abnormal:
total cholesterol: 220
LDL: 150
HDL: 30 - answer All of them.
total cholesterol: should be < 200
LDL: should be < 130
HDL: should be at least 40 if man, 50 if woman
T or F:
The adverse effects of tricyclic antidepressants increase fall risk. - answer True. Side
effects include postural hypotension, lethargy, sedation, and blurred vision.
The abnormal presence of bone in soft tissue - answer Heterotopic ossification
The abnormal presence of a painful mass of bone tissue, usually within a large muscle -
answer myositis ossificans
Myositis ossificans usually occurs within a large muscle following __________. - answer
Trauma to the area
A patient had blunt trauma to their quads and subsequent loss of knee function. Best
early intervention:
A. Gentle AROM in WB
