Pedorthic Certificate program final exam
questions with correct answers
Which |wedge |is |indicated |for |cases |of |extreme |pronation?
A. |Lateral
B. |Rigid
C. |SACH
D. |Medial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Medial
The |preferred |shoe |type |opening |for |a |patient |with |severe |edema |is:
A. |Lace |to |toe
B. |Velcro
C. |Balmoral
D. |Blucher |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Lace |to |toe
What |are |the |effects |of |hallux |rigidus?
A. |Abnormal |gait |patterns
B. |Heel |counter |break |down
C. |Abnormal |wear |patterns |of |shoes
D. |Development |of |medial |heel |bursitis
E. |A |& |C |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-E. |A |& |C
,Abnormal |gait |patterns |and |abnormal |wear |patterns |of |shoes
You |receive |a |RX |that |says |1/2 |inch |heel |elevation |right |foot. |In |doing |your |assessment |you |
observe |that |the |left |leg |is |shorter |than |the |right. |What |do |you |do?
A. |Fill |the |Rx |as |written
B. |Elevate |the |left |shoe
C. |Send |the |patient |to |an |orthopedic |surgeon |for |further |evaluation |
D. |Call |the |prescriber |to |discuss |your |findings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Call |the |prescriber |to
|discuss |your |findings
Patient |presents |with |plantar |fasciitis. |Evaluating |their |history, |you |are |likely |to |see |the |
condition |in |an |individual |with:
A. |Increased |dorsiflexion |of |the |foot
B. |Increased |flatfoot
C. |Increased |tibia |varus
D. |Increased |hammer |toe |deformity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Increased |Flatfoot
A |patient |presents |with |a |diagnosis |of |charcot |arthropathy |which |is:
A. |Neuropathy
B. |Arthritis
C. |Sciatica
D. |Hemiplegia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Neuropathy
, Insertional |Achilles |tendonitis |is |located:
A. |Inferior |to |the |calcaneus
B. |Superior |to |the |calcaneus
C. |Distal |to |the |calcaneus
D. |Anterior |to |the |calcaneus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Superior |to |the |calcaneus
Supination |is:
A. |Adduction/plantar |flexion/inversion
B. |Adduction/plantar |flexion/eversion
C. |Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Adduction/plantar
|flexion/inversion
During |a |patient's |assessment, |observing |feet |while |standing |(weight |bearing) |they |persent |
with |too |many |toes |sign; |what |condition |of |the |foot |do |they |have?
A. |Collapsed |midfoot
B. |Hammer |Toes
C. |Supinated |foot
D. |Charcot |Marie |Tooth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Collapsed |midfoot
After |wearing |foot |orthotics |(3/4 |length |design) |for |2 |weeks, |patient |complains |that |the |foot |
orthotic |is |digging |into |the |metatarsal |heads; |the |orthotic |is |probably: |
A. |Too |long
questions with correct answers
Which |wedge |is |indicated |for |cases |of |extreme |pronation?
A. |Lateral
B. |Rigid
C. |SACH
D. |Medial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Medial
The |preferred |shoe |type |opening |for |a |patient |with |severe |edema |is:
A. |Lace |to |toe
B. |Velcro
C. |Balmoral
D. |Blucher |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Lace |to |toe
What |are |the |effects |of |hallux |rigidus?
A. |Abnormal |gait |patterns
B. |Heel |counter |break |down
C. |Abnormal |wear |patterns |of |shoes
D. |Development |of |medial |heel |bursitis
E. |A |& |C |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-E. |A |& |C
,Abnormal |gait |patterns |and |abnormal |wear |patterns |of |shoes
You |receive |a |RX |that |says |1/2 |inch |heel |elevation |right |foot. |In |doing |your |assessment |you |
observe |that |the |left |leg |is |shorter |than |the |right. |What |do |you |do?
A. |Fill |the |Rx |as |written
B. |Elevate |the |left |shoe
C. |Send |the |patient |to |an |orthopedic |surgeon |for |further |evaluation |
D. |Call |the |prescriber |to |discuss |your |findings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Call |the |prescriber |to
|discuss |your |findings
Patient |presents |with |plantar |fasciitis. |Evaluating |their |history, |you |are |likely |to |see |the |
condition |in |an |individual |with:
A. |Increased |dorsiflexion |of |the |foot
B. |Increased |flatfoot
C. |Increased |tibia |varus
D. |Increased |hammer |toe |deformity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Increased |Flatfoot
A |patient |presents |with |a |diagnosis |of |charcot |arthropathy |which |is:
A. |Neuropathy
B. |Arthritis
C. |Sciatica
D. |Hemiplegia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Neuropathy
, Insertional |Achilles |tendonitis |is |located:
A. |Inferior |to |the |calcaneus
B. |Superior |to |the |calcaneus
C. |Distal |to |the |calcaneus
D. |Anterior |to |the |calcaneus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Superior |to |the |calcaneus
Supination |is:
A. |Adduction/plantar |flexion/inversion
B. |Adduction/plantar |flexion/eversion
C. |Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Adduction/plantar
|flexion/inversion
During |a |patient's |assessment, |observing |feet |while |standing |(weight |bearing) |they |persent |
with |too |many |toes |sign; |what |condition |of |the |foot |do |they |have?
A. |Collapsed |midfoot
B. |Hammer |Toes
C. |Supinated |foot
D. |Charcot |Marie |Tooth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Collapsed |midfoot
After |wearing |foot |orthotics |(3/4 |length |design) |for |2 |weeks, |patient |complains |that |the |foot |
orthotic |is |digging |into |the |metatarsal |heads; |the |orthotic |is |probably: |
A. |Too |long
