Intro to PTA: final exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Physical Therapy - ANSWER✔✔-Care and services by a physical therapist to promote health and
function
State Practice Act - ANSWER✔✔-Defines therapist scope of practice, varies by state
Examination - ANSWER✔✔-Process to determine the nature of a condition
Intervention - ANSWER✔✔-Designing and implementing specific treatment plans
Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-Includes wellness promotion and health education
Polio Epidemics - ANSWER✔✔-Outbreaks in 1894, 1914, 1916 leaving many children paralyzed
Reconstruction Aides - ANSWER✔✔-Trained during WWI, predecessors of modern PTs
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - ANSWER✔✔-Established by FDR to support polio
research and treatment
Nagi Models - ANSWER✔✔-Describes the relationship between health, function, and disability
ICF Model - ANSWER✔✔-Focuses on functioning, disability, and health interactions
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, Rehabilitation Models - ANSWER✔✔-Emphasize managing disability and improving function
Primary Care - ANSWER✔✔-First contact for health needs, includes direct access PT
Secondary Care - ANSWER✔✔-Clinician referral based care, common in outpatient settings
Tertiary Care - ANSWER✔✔-Specialized care for specific health conditions
Patient Management Model - ANSWER✔✔-Involves examination, history, systems review, and
tests
Therapy Diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔-Categorization of exam findings based on function
Prognosis - ANSWER✔✔-Prediction of improvement level and time needed for goals
Patient Instruction - ANSWER✔✔-Education and training provided to clients
Critical Inquiry - ANSWER✔✔-Research validation of PT interventions
Medicare - ANSWER✔✔-Federally funded health insurance for elderly and disabled
Medicare Part B - ANSWER✔✔-Covers therapy services under Medicare
Insurance Reimbursement - ANSWER✔✔-Ingoing attempts to cut reimbursement, most
companies follow Medicare
State Determined Eligibility - ANSWER✔✔-Medicare covers lower income, eligibility determined
by states
PT Services Rate - ANSWER✔✔-Medicare covers PT services at a low rate set by the state
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Questions and Answers
Physical Therapy - ANSWER✔✔-Care and services by a physical therapist to promote health and
function
State Practice Act - ANSWER✔✔-Defines therapist scope of practice, varies by state
Examination - ANSWER✔✔-Process to determine the nature of a condition
Intervention - ANSWER✔✔-Designing and implementing specific treatment plans
Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-Includes wellness promotion and health education
Polio Epidemics - ANSWER✔✔-Outbreaks in 1894, 1914, 1916 leaving many children paralyzed
Reconstruction Aides - ANSWER✔✔-Trained during WWI, predecessors of modern PTs
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - ANSWER✔✔-Established by FDR to support polio
research and treatment
Nagi Models - ANSWER✔✔-Describes the relationship between health, function, and disability
ICF Model - ANSWER✔✔-Focuses on functioning, disability, and health interactions
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, Rehabilitation Models - ANSWER✔✔-Emphasize managing disability and improving function
Primary Care - ANSWER✔✔-First contact for health needs, includes direct access PT
Secondary Care - ANSWER✔✔-Clinician referral based care, common in outpatient settings
Tertiary Care - ANSWER✔✔-Specialized care for specific health conditions
Patient Management Model - ANSWER✔✔-Involves examination, history, systems review, and
tests
Therapy Diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔-Categorization of exam findings based on function
Prognosis - ANSWER✔✔-Prediction of improvement level and time needed for goals
Patient Instruction - ANSWER✔✔-Education and training provided to clients
Critical Inquiry - ANSWER✔✔-Research validation of PT interventions
Medicare - ANSWER✔✔-Federally funded health insurance for elderly and disabled
Medicare Part B - ANSWER✔✔-Covers therapy services under Medicare
Insurance Reimbursement - ANSWER✔✔-Ingoing attempts to cut reimbursement, most
companies follow Medicare
State Determined Eligibility - ANSWER✔✔-Medicare covers lower income, eligibility determined
by states
PT Services Rate - ANSWER✔✔-Medicare covers PT services at a low rate set by the state
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