NPTE Scorebuilders OA Practice Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

NPTE Scorebuilders OA Practice
Exam 1 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
AAphysicalAtherapistAexaminesAaAthree-year-
oldApatientAdiagnosedAwithAaAgeneticAconditionAwhichAaffectsAcollagenAsynthesis.ATheApatientAbr
uisesAeasilyAandAhasAaAlifelongAhistoryAofApathologicalAfractures.AWhatAisAtheApatient'sAMOST
AlikelyAdiagnosis?


1.Osteomalacia
2.Osteopetrosis
3.PediatricAosteoporosis
4.OsteogenesisAimperfectaA-
AAnswerA4.AMilderApresentationsAofAOIA(typesAIAandAIV)AareAinheritedAasAautosomalAdominant
AtraitsAwhileAmoreAsevereAformsA(typesAIIAandAIII)AareAinheritedAasAautosomalArecessiveAtraits
.ATheAconditionAisAcharacterizedAbyAboneAfragilityAthatAisAlinkedAtoAanAabnormalityAinAtheAsy
nthesisAofAtypeAIAcollagen.A(CampbellAp.A333)


AApatientAdiagnosedAwithArheumatoidAarthritisAisAreferredAtoAphysicalAtherapy.ATheAphysicalAth
erapistAobservesAbilateralAthumbAdeformitiesAcharacterizedAbyAmetacarpophalangealAjointAflexion
AwithAinterphalangealAhyperextension.AWhichAdeformityAisAMOSTAconsistentAwithAtheAdescribedA
presentation?


1.Boutonniere
2.SwanAneck
3.MalletAfinger
4.DupuytrenA-
AAnswerA1.AInAtheAthumb,AchronicAsynovitisAeventuallyAforcesAtheAmetacarpophalangealA(MCP)Aj
ointAintoAaAflexedAposition.ATheAassociatedApalmarAdisplacementAcausesAtensionAonAtheAextenso
rAmechanismAofAtheAinterphalangealA(IP)AjointAresultingAinAhyperextension.AInAtheAfingers,Athis
AdeformityApresentsAwithAflexionAinAtheAproximalAinterphalangealA(PIP)AjointAandAextensionAof
AtheAdistalAinterphalangealA(DIP)Ajoint.


(GoodmanA-APathologyAp.A1267)


AAphysicalAtherapistAworksAwithAaApatientArecoveringAfromAsurgeryAonAgaitAactivitiesAonAaAlev
elAsurface.AWhichAvalueArepresentsAtheAMAXIMUMAamountAofAkneeAflexionArequiredAtoAcomplet
eAtheAdescribedAactivity?

,1.0-90Adegrees
2.0-60Adegrees
3.0-30Adegrees
4.0-20AdegreesA-AAnswerA2.AApatientArequiresA0-
60AdegreesAofAkneeAflexionAwithAgaitAonAaAlevelAsurface.ATheAgreatestAamountAofAkneeAflexio
nAisArequiredAfromAtheAinitialAswingAtoAmidswing.


(O'SullivanAp.A257)


AAphysicalAtherapistAcompletesAanAinitialAexaminationAofAaApatientAdiagnosedAwithAcompleteAC
7Atetraplegia.AAsApartAofAtheAclinicalAdocumentation,AtheAtherapistAclassifiesAtheApatientAusing
AtheAAmericanASpinalAInjuryAAssociationAImpairmentAScale.ABasedAonAthisAscale,AwhichAdegree
AofAimpairmentAwouldAbeAMOSTAconsistentAwithAthisApatient'sAmedicalAdiagnosis?
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.DA-
AAnswerA1.TheAASIAAdegreeAofAimpairmentA"A"AisAtypicalAofAaAcompleteAspinalAcordAinjury.AT
hisAdegreeAisAcharacterizedAbyAaAfullAlossAofAsensoryAandAmotorAfunctionAbelowAtheAneurologi
calAlevelAofAinjury.


(O'SullivanAp.A893)


AApatientAdiagnosedAwithArightArotatorAcuffAtendonitisAisAreferredAtoAphysicalAtherapy.AAsApart
AofAtheAexamination,AtheAphysicalAtherapistAperformsAtheAHawkins-
KennedyAimpingementAtest.AWhichAshoulderApositionAwouldAbeAMOSTAappropriateAwhenAperformi
ngAthisAspecialAtest?


1.90AdegreesAofAabductionAandA30AdegreesAofAhorizontalAadduction


2.90AdegreesAofAabduction,AandA90AdegreesAofAexternalArotation


3.90AdegreesAofAflexionAwithA70AdegreesAofAmedialArotation


4.NeutralAatAtheApatient'sAsideA-AAnswerA3.ToAperformAtheAHawkins-
KennedyAimpingementAtest,AtheApatientAisApositionedAwithAtheAarmAinA90AdegreesAofAflexionA
beforeAbeingAmediallyArotated.AAApositiveAtestAmayAbeAindicativeAofAshoulderAimpingementAspe
cificallyAinvolvingAtheAsupraspinatusAtendon.

,(MageeAp.A315)


AApatientAdiagnosedAwithAcompleteAL3AparaplegiaAbeginsAgaitAtrainingAwithAcustomAorthoticsAin
AanAacuteArehabilitationAhospital.AWhichAmuscleAwouldAnotAcontributeAtoAtheAfluidityAofAtheAp
atient'sAgait?
1.RectusAfemoris
2.Semitendinosus
3.Iliopsoas
4.AdductorAmagnusA-
AAnswerA2.TheAsemitendinosus,AinAconjunctionAwithAtheAotherAhamstringsAmuscles,AisAprimarily
AresponsibleAforAhipAextensionAandAkneeAflexion.AThisAmuscleAisAessentialAtoAtheAperformance
AofAfunctionalAactivitiesAsuchAasArisingAfromAaAchairAandAstairAclimbingAandAderivesAitsAprim
aryAinnervationAfromAtheAL5-S1AnerveArootsAandAtheAtibialAnerve.


(KendallAp.A418)


AApatientAhasAambulatedAwithAaAprosthesisAsinceAundergoingAaAtranstibialAamputationAsixAyear
sAago.ADuringAanAexaminationAforAanAunrelatedAdiagnosis,AtheAphysicalAtherapistAobservesAthe
Apatient'sAgaitApattern.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAMOSTAlikelyAtoAbeAobservedAinArelationAto
AtheAprostheticAlimb?
1.ExtendedAstanceAtime
2.ShortenedAswingAtime
3.LongerAstepAlength
4.IncreasedAsingleAlimbAsupportAtimeA-
AAnswerA3.AAlongerAswingAphaseAwillAtypicallyAcorrespondAwithAaAlongerAstepAlengthAonAtheA
prostheticAlimb.AThisAfurtherAincreasesAasymmetricalAloadingAforcesAonAtheAintactAlimb.
(CameronA-APhysicalARehabilitationAp.A286)


AApatientAexperiencesAleftAlowerAextremityAsciaticaAsecondaryAtoAposteriorAderangementAofAtheA
L5Adisk.ATheApatientAtoleratedAaAproneAonAelbowsApositionAwithoutAanAincreaseAinAsymptoms,
Ahowever,AafterAperformingA10AproneApress-
upsAtheApatientAreportsAincreasedAradicularApainAinAtheAleftAlowerAextremity.AWhatAwouldAbeA
theAphysicalAtherapist'sAMOSTAappropriateAresponse?


1.InstructAtheApatientAtoAassumeAaAproneAposition
2.InstructAtheApatientAtoAassumeAaAproneAonAelbowsAposition
3.InstructAtheApatientAtoAassumeAaAstandingAextensionAposition

, 4.DiscontinueAtheAextensionAprogressionA-AAnswerA2.ATheAproneApress-
upApositionAmayAhaveAbeenAinitiatedAprematurely.AReturningAtoAtheAnon-
exacerbatingAproneAonAelbowsApositionAshouldAassistAtheAtherapistAtoAdetermineAhowAtoAbestA
proceedAwithAtheApatient'sAcareA(e.g.,AmoreAtimeAaccommodatingAtoAproneAonAelbowsApositionA
orAdiscontinuingAtheAextensionAprogression).
(BrodyAp.A402)


AnAindividualAwithAdecliningAhealthAdueAtoAunhealthyAlifestyleAchoicesAplansAtoAengageAinAanA
independentAexerciseAprogramAdesignedAtoAimproveAtheirAcardiovascularAhealth.AWhichAformAofA
self-monitoringAwouldAbeAtheAMOSTAappropriateAforAtheAindividualAtoAutilizeAwhenAexercising?
1.MetabolicAequivalents
2.SystolicAbloodApressure
3.RateAofAperceivedAexertion
4.RespirationArateA-
AAnswerA3.PatientsAcanAutilizeAaAperceivedAexertionAscale,AsuchAasABorg'sARatingAofAPerceived
AExertionA(RPE)AScale,AasAaAsubjectiveAmeansAofAself-
monitoringAduringAexercise.ATheARPEAquantifiesAtheAsubject'sAoverallAsenseAofAeffortAbyAquantif
yingAtheAamountAofAstrainAorAlevelAofAexertionAtheApatientAisAexperiencingAduringAactivity.
(AmericanACollegeAofASportsAMedicineAp.A475)


AApatientAdiagnosedAwithAtemporomandibularAjointApainAisAreferredAtoAphysicalAtherapy.ADuring
AtheAexamination,AtheApatientAdemonstratesAaAkyphotic,AforwardAheadAposture.AWhatAisAthisAp
ositionAMOSTAlikelyAtoAresultAin?
1.AnteriorAdisplacementAofAtheAmandible
2.PosteriorAdisplacementAofAtheAmandible
3.LateralAdisplacementAofAtheAmandible
4.PosteriorAdisplacementAofAtheAmaxillaA-
AAnswerA2.AAforwardAheadApostureAcreatesApassiveAtensionAinAselectedAsuprahyoidAandAinfrahy
oidAmusclesAwhichAaffectsAtheArestingApostureAofAtheAmandible.ATheAresultAisAaAposteriorAdispl
acementAofAtheAmandible.
(DuttonAp.A1122)


AAphysicalAtherapistApreparesAtoAadministerAanAiontophoresisAtreatmentAtoAaApatientAwithAmyo
sitisAossificansAinAtheArightAmid-
quadricepsAregion.AWhichAtreatmentAdescriptionAwouldAbeAtheAMOSTAappropriate?


1.DrivingAdexamethasoneAwithAaAhighAvoltApulsedAcurrentAunitAusingAtheAnegativeApole


2.DrivingAdexamethasoneAwithAaAhighAvoltApulsedAcurrentAunitAusingAtheApositiveApole