NR566 / NR 566 Midterm Exam Advanced Pharmacology for
Care of the Family
Expected Questions and Verified Answers
1. A physical therapist is treating a 25-year-old female with complaints of
episodes of sharp low back pain when she makes quick movements. Lum-
bopelvic rhythm is reversed and PA testing reveals hypermobility
throughout the lumbar spine. Which of the following diagnoses would you
consider to be most likely?
a. Ankylosing spondylitis
b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits
c. Lumbar stenosis
d. Low back pain with mobility deficits
Ans>> b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits
2. Which of the following conditions should be screened for in all patients
low back
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,pain since it is a common associated finding?
a. Osteoarthritis
b. Osteoporosis
c. Depression
d. Diabetes
Ans>> c. Depression
3. Which is the most common type of fracture following a lateral ankle
sprain?
a. Burst
b. Compound
c. Avulsio
n d.Jones
Ans>> d.Jones
4. Which of the following is a hallmark sign of a meniscal injury?
a. Quad inhibition
b. Positive Lachman test
c. Hamstring weakness
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, d. Pain with compression
Ans>> a. Quad inhibition
5. Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with a
diagnosis of gluteus medius muscle strain?
a. Negative Ober test
b. Anterior groin pain
c. Pain with resisted abduction testing
d. Tenderness to palpation over the origin of theTensor Fascia Lata
Ans>> c. Pain with resisted abduction testing
6. A 15-year-old female presents with knee pain. Examination negative
knee findings, but reveals weak hip musculature, a leg leg-length
difference of 3cm, and decreased ROM in hip IR and abduction. What
is the most likely pathology?
a. Legg Calve Perthes
b. Posterior hip dislocation
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, c. Mid-shaft femur fracture
d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
Ans>> d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
7. Which type of femoral neck stress fracture would require ORIF?
a. Tension side
b. Compression side
c. Lateral side
d. Inferior side
Ans>> a. Tension side
8. Progressive onset of pain, numbness, weakness, and tingling in the
low back and buttocks of an older adult that is increased by standing
and walking and eased by sitting, is a hallmark of which condition
a. Facet joint dysfunction
b. Lateral stenosis
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Care of the Family
Expected Questions and Verified Answers
1. A physical therapist is treating a 25-year-old female with complaints of
episodes of sharp low back pain when she makes quick movements. Lum-
bopelvic rhythm is reversed and PA testing reveals hypermobility
throughout the lumbar spine. Which of the following diagnoses would you
consider to be most likely?
a. Ankylosing spondylitis
b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits
c. Lumbar stenosis
d. Low back pain with mobility deficits
Ans>> b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits
2. Which of the following conditions should be screened for in all patients
low back
1/
16
,pain since it is a common associated finding?
a. Osteoarthritis
b. Osteoporosis
c. Depression
d. Diabetes
Ans>> c. Depression
3. Which is the most common type of fracture following a lateral ankle
sprain?
a. Burst
b. Compound
c. Avulsio
n d.Jones
Ans>> d.Jones
4. Which of the following is a hallmark sign of a meniscal injury?
a. Quad inhibition
b. Positive Lachman test
c. Hamstring weakness
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16
, d. Pain with compression
Ans>> a. Quad inhibition
5. Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with a
diagnosis of gluteus medius muscle strain?
a. Negative Ober test
b. Anterior groin pain
c. Pain with resisted abduction testing
d. Tenderness to palpation over the origin of theTensor Fascia Lata
Ans>> c. Pain with resisted abduction testing
6. A 15-year-old female presents with knee pain. Examination negative
knee findings, but reveals weak hip musculature, a leg leg-length
difference of 3cm, and decreased ROM in hip IR and abduction. What
is the most likely pathology?
a. Legg Calve Perthes
b. Posterior hip dislocation
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16
, c. Mid-shaft femur fracture
d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
Ans>> d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
7. Which type of femoral neck stress fracture would require ORIF?
a. Tension side
b. Compression side
c. Lateral side
d. Inferior side
Ans>> a. Tension side
8. Progressive onset of pain, numbness, weakness, and tingling in the
low back and buttocks of an older adult that is increased by standing
and walking and eased by sitting, is a hallmark of which condition
a. Facet joint dysfunction
b. Lateral stenosis
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16
