PEAT #1 Review – NPTE Practice Exam Study Guide (Physical Therapy Review, Clinical
Reasoning & Answer Explanations)
GI - Where does pain manifest w/ bladder infection - correct answer ✔✔- Suprapubic area
- Low back
GI - Where does pain manifest w/ colon cancer and colitis? - correct answer ✔✔Sacral area
GI/urinary - Where does pain manifest w/ upper urinary tract infection (kidney, ureter, etc.) -
correct answer ✔✔Groin
OTHER - Definitions for:
- Massed practice
- Distributed practice
- Blocked practice
- Random practice - correct answer ✔✔- Massed: a sequence of practice and rest times in
which rest time is much less than the practice time
- Distributed: Practice intervals in which the practice time is equal to or less than the rest time
- Blocked: Practice sequence organized around one task performed repeatedly, uninterrupted by
practice of any other tasks
- Random: Practice sequence in which several various tasks are ordered randomly across trials
ORTHO - With a posterior viewpoint of the spine, the spine makes a "C" shape w/ the most
convex part of the spine on the right side. Is this RIGHT or LEFT scoliosis? - correct answer
✔✔RIGHT
What is considered the most appropriate position for stretching a muscle? - correct answer
✔✔Tight muscles need to be taken to their most lengthened position before maintaining the
position
, What test assesses for a syndesmosis injury? - correct answer ✔✔Compression of distal shafts
of tibia and fibula
*INCOMPLETE*
LE dermatomes - correct answer ✔✔1. L2-L3 sensation is on the lateral thigh
2. L3-L4 sensation is on the anteromedial thigh and leg
3. L5-S1 sensation is on the lateral foot; muscles controlling hip abduction are innervated at L4-
S1
4. S2-S3 sensation is on the plantar foot
MSK - What are the actions of the teres major? - correct answer ✔✔Shoulder
- Extension
- Adduction
- IR
What is anterior interosseus syndrome? - correct answer ✔✔Entrapment of the AIN leading to
difficulty w/ pinching the thumb and index finger together (can't make "OKAY" sign w/ hand)
What can upper limb tension tests be utilized to diagnose? - correct answer ✔✔Neuropathies
example: numbness in 1st and 2nd digit = median nerve involvement, to determine this perform
the median nerve ULTT
What is "pacing"? - correct answer ✔✔Modifying activities to be performed in small, defined
parts in order to prevent overexertion
Reasoning & Answer Explanations)
GI - Where does pain manifest w/ bladder infection - correct answer ✔✔- Suprapubic area
- Low back
GI - Where does pain manifest w/ colon cancer and colitis? - correct answer ✔✔Sacral area
GI/urinary - Where does pain manifest w/ upper urinary tract infection (kidney, ureter, etc.) -
correct answer ✔✔Groin
OTHER - Definitions for:
- Massed practice
- Distributed practice
- Blocked practice
- Random practice - correct answer ✔✔- Massed: a sequence of practice and rest times in
which rest time is much less than the practice time
- Distributed: Practice intervals in which the practice time is equal to or less than the rest time
- Blocked: Practice sequence organized around one task performed repeatedly, uninterrupted by
practice of any other tasks
- Random: Practice sequence in which several various tasks are ordered randomly across trials
ORTHO - With a posterior viewpoint of the spine, the spine makes a "C" shape w/ the most
convex part of the spine on the right side. Is this RIGHT or LEFT scoliosis? - correct answer
✔✔RIGHT
What is considered the most appropriate position for stretching a muscle? - correct answer
✔✔Tight muscles need to be taken to their most lengthened position before maintaining the
position
, What test assesses for a syndesmosis injury? - correct answer ✔✔Compression of distal shafts
of tibia and fibula
*INCOMPLETE*
LE dermatomes - correct answer ✔✔1. L2-L3 sensation is on the lateral thigh
2. L3-L4 sensation is on the anteromedial thigh and leg
3. L5-S1 sensation is on the lateral foot; muscles controlling hip abduction are innervated at L4-
S1
4. S2-S3 sensation is on the plantar foot
MSK - What are the actions of the teres major? - correct answer ✔✔Shoulder
- Extension
- Adduction
- IR
What is anterior interosseus syndrome? - correct answer ✔✔Entrapment of the AIN leading to
difficulty w/ pinching the thumb and index finger together (can't make "OKAY" sign w/ hand)
What can upper limb tension tests be utilized to diagnose? - correct answer ✔✔Neuropathies
example: numbness in 1st and 2nd digit = median nerve involvement, to determine this perform
the median nerve ULTT
What is "pacing"? - correct answer ✔✔Modifying activities to be performed in small, defined
parts in order to prevent overexertion
