Clinical Neurology/Additional Midterm
Practice Questions And Answers
A PT is about to evaluate a patient in an acute care setting and
notices in the chart that the patient had a right ACA stroke. Which
of the following would the therapist most expect to see?
A. Greater sensory loss in the R arm than the R leg
B. Greater weakness in the R arm than the R leg
C. Greater weakness in the L arm then the L leg
D. Greater sensory loss in the L arm than the L leg -
correct answer ✅D. Greater sensory loss in the L arm than the L
leg
A case manager asks a PT for recommendations for a survivor of a
left CVA who is currently on an acute hospital floor but is now
medically stable. The patient has a supportive family and has been
working hard with PT up to several hours a day but still needs
moderate assistance with mobility. Which of the following settings
should the PT recommend for this patient?
A. Acute inpatient rehab
B. SNF
C. Outpatient rehab
,Clinical Neurology/Additional Midterm
Practice Questions And Answers
D. Home Health -
correct answer ✅A. Acute inpatient rehab
While reviewing a patient chart, a PT notices the patient has right
hemiparesis. Which of the following traits will the PT most expect
to see?
A. Poor attention/neglect towards the affected side
B. Visual and perceptual deficits
C. Slow and cautious behavior
D. Impulsive behavior -
correct answer ✅C. Slow and cautious behavio
A stroke survivor who appears to be carrying on a conversation but
is speaking meaningless/unintelligible words and doesn't appear to
have awareness of this impairment most likely would be diagnosed
with:
A. Dysphagia
B. Wernicke's Aphasia
C. Verbal Apraxia
, Clinical Neurology/Additional Midterm
Practice Questions And Answers
D. Broca's Aphasia -
correct answer ✅B. Wernicke's Aphasia
A physical therapist wants a left CVA survivor to stand up but the
patient doesn't appear to understand the task and is unable to
stand up when asked. Later, the PT observes the patient stand up
on their own to reach for their cell phone across the table. This
change in performance is most likely due to:
A. Expressive aphasia
B. Ideational apraxia
C. Ataxia
D. Ideomotor apraxia -
correct answer ✅D. Ideomotor apraxia
A physical therapist is reading the chart of a patient they are about
to see and notices that the patient had a subdural hematoma after
a fall and is currently classified as being in a stuporous state. Which
of the following would you most expect to see during the
evaluation of the patient?
A. Completely ventilator dependent and unresponsive to stimuli
Practice Questions And Answers
A PT is about to evaluate a patient in an acute care setting and
notices in the chart that the patient had a right ACA stroke. Which
of the following would the therapist most expect to see?
A. Greater sensory loss in the R arm than the R leg
B. Greater weakness in the R arm than the R leg
C. Greater weakness in the L arm then the L leg
D. Greater sensory loss in the L arm than the L leg -
correct answer ✅D. Greater sensory loss in the L arm than the L
leg
A case manager asks a PT for recommendations for a survivor of a
left CVA who is currently on an acute hospital floor but is now
medically stable. The patient has a supportive family and has been
working hard with PT up to several hours a day but still needs
moderate assistance with mobility. Which of the following settings
should the PT recommend for this patient?
A. Acute inpatient rehab
B. SNF
C. Outpatient rehab
,Clinical Neurology/Additional Midterm
Practice Questions And Answers
D. Home Health -
correct answer ✅A. Acute inpatient rehab
While reviewing a patient chart, a PT notices the patient has right
hemiparesis. Which of the following traits will the PT most expect
to see?
A. Poor attention/neglect towards the affected side
B. Visual and perceptual deficits
C. Slow and cautious behavior
D. Impulsive behavior -
correct answer ✅C. Slow and cautious behavio
A stroke survivor who appears to be carrying on a conversation but
is speaking meaningless/unintelligible words and doesn't appear to
have awareness of this impairment most likely would be diagnosed
with:
A. Dysphagia
B. Wernicke's Aphasia
C. Verbal Apraxia
, Clinical Neurology/Additional Midterm
Practice Questions And Answers
D. Broca's Aphasia -
correct answer ✅B. Wernicke's Aphasia
A physical therapist wants a left CVA survivor to stand up but the
patient doesn't appear to understand the task and is unable to
stand up when asked. Later, the PT observes the patient stand up
on their own to reach for their cell phone across the table. This
change in performance is most likely due to:
A. Expressive aphasia
B. Ideational apraxia
C. Ataxia
D. Ideomotor apraxia -
correct answer ✅D. Ideomotor apraxia
A physical therapist is reading the chart of a patient they are about
to see and notices that the patient had a subdural hematoma after
a fall and is currently classified as being in a stuporous state. Which
of the following would you most expect to see during the
evaluation of the patient?
A. Completely ventilator dependent and unresponsive to stimuli
