PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
1. distal end of the
1. A physical therapist assistant performs goniometric
humerus
measurements for elbow flexion with a patient in
supine. In order to isolate elbox flexion the physical
therapist assistant should stabilize:
1. distal end of the humerus
2. proximal end of the humerus
3. distal end of the ulna
4. proximal end of the radius
3. localized bony tender-
2. 3) A patient with a suspected scaphoid fracture is re-
ness in the anatomic snutt
ferred to physical
box
therapy. Which clinical sign is MOST indicative of a
pg. 735
scaphoid fracture?
1. localized edema along the dorsum of the hand
2. crepitus with active range of motion
3. localized bony tenderness in the anatomic snuff
box
4. pain with resisted wrist extension
3. 4) A patient's job requires him to move boxes weighing 4. use an elevated plat-
35 pounds form when placing boxes
from a transport cart to an elevated conveyor belt. The on the belt
patient can pg. 735
complete the activity, however, is unable to prevent
hyperextension
,PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
of the spine. The MOST appropriate action is to:
1. implement a pelvic stabilization program
2. design an abdominal strengthening program
3. review proper body mechanics
4. use an elevated platform when placing boxes on the
belt
4. 5) A physical therapist assistant monitors the blood 1. increased cardiac out-
pressure response put
to exercise of a 52-year-old male on a stationary bicy- pg. 736
cle. The
physical therapist assistant notes a relatively linear
increase in
systolic blood pressure with increasing exercise inten-
sity. The
change in the patient's systolic blood pressure with
exercise is BEST
explained by:
1. increased cardiac output
2 decreased peripheral resistance
3. Increased oxygen saturation
4. decreased myocardial oxygen consumption
5. 6) A 64-year-old female patient is admitted to the hos- 3. left side lying with pil-
pital with a stage lows between the knees
,PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
3 decubitus ulcer over her right ischial tuberosity. The pg. 736
, PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
patient's
past medical history includes severe chronic obstruc-
tive pulmonary
disease. The MOST appropriate position for the pa-
tient is:
1. supine with pillows under the knees
2. prone with pillows under the knees
3. left side lying with pillows between the knees
4. right side lying with pillows between the knees
6. 7) A physical therapist assistant performs a manual 4. teres minor
muscle test on a patient's shoulder medial rotators. pg. 737
Which muscle would NOT be involved in this specific
test?
1. pectoralis major
2. teres major
3. latissimus dorsi
4. teres minor
7. 8) A patient with a unilateral transfemoral prosthesis 3. controlled tapping of
places the prosthetic foot either medially or laterally the prosthesis at the point
during the initial contact (heel strike) phase of gait. of heel strike while stand-
The patient reports it is difficult to control where they ing
place their foot. What exercise is the MOST appropri- pg. 737
ate to improve the control of the prosthesis?
1. standing on the prosthesis and tapping the con-
tralateral foot on a step
1. distal end of the
1. A physical therapist assistant performs goniometric
humerus
measurements for elbow flexion with a patient in
supine. In order to isolate elbox flexion the physical
therapist assistant should stabilize:
1. distal end of the humerus
2. proximal end of the humerus
3. distal end of the ulna
4. proximal end of the radius
3. localized bony tender-
2. 3) A patient with a suspected scaphoid fracture is re-
ness in the anatomic snutt
ferred to physical
box
therapy. Which clinical sign is MOST indicative of a
pg. 735
scaphoid fracture?
1. localized edema along the dorsum of the hand
2. crepitus with active range of motion
3. localized bony tenderness in the anatomic snuff
box
4. pain with resisted wrist extension
3. 4) A patient's job requires him to move boxes weighing 4. use an elevated plat-
35 pounds form when placing boxes
from a transport cart to an elevated conveyor belt. The on the belt
patient can pg. 735
complete the activity, however, is unable to prevent
hyperextension
,PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
of the spine. The MOST appropriate action is to:
1. implement a pelvic stabilization program
2. design an abdominal strengthening program
3. review proper body mechanics
4. use an elevated platform when placing boxes on the
belt
4. 5) A physical therapist assistant monitors the blood 1. increased cardiac out-
pressure response put
to exercise of a 52-year-old male on a stationary bicy- pg. 736
cle. The
physical therapist assistant notes a relatively linear
increase in
systolic blood pressure with increasing exercise inten-
sity. The
change in the patient's systolic blood pressure with
exercise is BEST
explained by:
1. increased cardiac output
2 decreased peripheral resistance
3. Increased oxygen saturation
4. decreased myocardial oxygen consumption
5. 6) A 64-year-old female patient is admitted to the hos- 3. left side lying with pil-
pital with a stage lows between the knees
,PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
3 decubitus ulcer over her right ischial tuberosity. The pg. 736
, PTA Boards Practice Exam Questions-Scorebuilders 3 Sets With Correct Answers
patient's
past medical history includes severe chronic obstruc-
tive pulmonary
disease. The MOST appropriate position for the pa-
tient is:
1. supine with pillows under the knees
2. prone with pillows under the knees
3. left side lying with pillows between the knees
4. right side lying with pillows between the knees
6. 7) A physical therapist assistant performs a manual 4. teres minor
muscle test on a patient's shoulder medial rotators. pg. 737
Which muscle would NOT be involved in this specific
test?
1. pectoralis major
2. teres major
3. latissimus dorsi
4. teres minor
7. 8) A patient with a unilateral transfemoral prosthesis 3. controlled tapping of
places the prosthetic foot either medially or laterally the prosthesis at the point
during the initial contact (heel strike) phase of gait. of heel strike while stand-
The patient reports it is difficult to control where they ing
place their foot. What exercise is the MOST appropri- pg. 737
ate to improve the control of the prosthesis?
1. standing on the prosthesis and tapping the con-
tralateral foot on a step
