NPTE Practice Questions and Answers All Verified & Updated 2026 A+

NPTE Practice
Questions and
Answers All
Verified &
Updated 2026 A+
OctB24,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBinstructsBaBpatientBtoBchangeBhisBwoundBdressingBdailyBbetween
BweeklyBvisitsBtoBtheBwoundBcenter.BAtBtheBnextBvisit,BtheBpatientBreportsBthatBheBi
nsteadBchangedBtheBdressingBonlyBwhenBitBwasBsoakedBthroughBinBanBeffortBtoBcons
erveBsupplies.BAsBaBresult,BtheBsurroundingBskinBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBdescribedBas:

1)BInfected

2)BGangrenousB

3)BMaceratedB

4)BInduratedB-BAnswerBMacerated



OctB25,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBusesBfunctionalBelectricalBstimulationBasBpartBofBaBtreatmentBreg
imenBdesignedBtoBimproveBquadricepsBstrength.BWhichBon:offBtimeBratioBwouldBresult
BinBtheBmostBrapidBonsetBofBmuscleBfatigue?

1)B3:1

2)B1:4

3)B5:1

4)B1:6B-BAnswerB3)B5:1



OctB26,B2019

,ABphysicalBtherapistBperformsBgoniometricBmeasurementsBforBelbowBwithBaBpatientBi
nBsupine.BInBorderBtoBisolateBelbowBflexionBtheBtherapistBshouldBstabilizeBthe:

1)BdistalBendBofBtheBhumerus

2)BproximalBendBofBtheBhumerus

3)BdistalBendBofBtheBulna

4)BproximalBendBofBtheBulnaB-BAnswerB1)BdistalBendBofBtheBhumerus



OCtB27,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBexaminesBaBpatientBdiagnosedBwithBpost-
polioBsyndrome.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBareasBisBtheBleastBlikelyBtoBbeBaffectedBbas
edBonBtheBpatient'sBdiagnosis?

1)Bstrength

2)BsensationB

3)BenduranceB

4)BfunctionalBactivityB-BAnswerB2)Bsensation



OctB28,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBlistensBtoBtheBlungBsoundsBofBaB56-year-
oldBmaleBwithBchronicBbronchitis.BTheBpatientBwasBadmittedBtoBtheBhospitalBtwoBday
sBagoBafterBcomplainingBofBshortnessBofBbreathBandBdifficultyBbreathing.BWhileBperfo
rmingBauscultation,BtheBtherapistBidentifiesBdistinctBlungBsoundsBwithBaBhighBconstant
BpitchBduringBexhalation.BThisBtypeBofBsoundBisBmostBconsistentBwith:

1)Bcrackles

2)Brales

3)BrhonchiB

4)BwheezesB-BAnswerB4)Bwheezes



OctB29,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBisBreviewingBtheBmedicalBrecordBofBaBpatientBwithBmetabolicBsy
ndrome.BWhichBriskBfactorBisBmostBprevalentBwithBthisBdiagnosis?

,1)BgeneticBorigin

2)Bobesity/sedentaryBlifestyleB

3)BdecreasedBthyroidBhormoneBsecretionB

4)BdecreasedBfastingBbloodBglucoseBlevelB-BAnswerB2)Bobesity/sedentaryBlifestyle



OctB30,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBmeasuresBelbowBflexionBwhileBaBpatientBgraspsBtheBhandgripBofB
aBwalkerBinBstanding.BTheBtherapistBrecordsBelbowBflexionBasB35Bdegrees.BWhichBstat
ementBbestBdescribesBtheBheightBofBtheBwalker?

1)BtheBwalkerBheightBisBtooBlowBforBtheBpatient

2)BtheBwalkerBheightBisBtooBhighBforBtheBpatientB

3)BtheBwalkerBheightBisBappropriateBforBtheBpatientB

4)BnotBenoughBinformationBisBgivenBtoBassessBwalkerBheightB-
BAnswerB2)BtheBwalkerBheightBisBtooBhighBforBtheBpatient



OctB31,B2019B

ABphysicalBtherapistBreviewsBclinicalBfeaturesBandBdiagnosticBcriteriaBassociatedBwithB
variousBtypesBofBosteogenesisBimperfecta.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBincludedBinBthe
BcriteriaBusedBtoBdelineateBspecificBtypesBofBthisBcondition?

1)BfractureBfrequencyB

2)BgeneticBinheritanceB

3)BageBofBdiagnosisB

4)BanticipatedBlifeBexpectancyB-BAnswerB2)BgeneticBinheritance



NovB1,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBtreatsBaBpatientBwithBrightBhomonymousBhemianopsia.BTheBpatie
ntBisBpositionedBinBsittingBinBtheBmiddleBofBaBsmallBtable.BWhenBreachingBforBobject
sBplacedBatBdifferentBlocationsBaroundBtheBtable,BtheBpatientBwouldBhaveBtheBmostB
difficultyBretrievingBobjects:

1)BplacedBatBtheBtopBcenterBofBtheBtable

, 2)BplacedBtoBtheBleftBsideBofBtheBtable

3)BplacedBtoBtheBrightBsideBofBtheBtable

4)BplacedBatBtheBbottomBcenterBofBtheBtableB-
BAnswerB3)BplacedBtoBtheBrightBsideBofBtheBtable



NovB2,B2019

ABpatientBdiagnosedBwithBpatellofemoralBsyndromeBreportsBsignificantBpainBinBtheBinv
olvedBkneeBwhenBdescendingBstairs.BWhichBscenarioBisBmostBlikelyBresponsibleBforBth
eBpatientsBsubjectiveBreportBofBkneeBpain?

1)BconcentricBactivityBofBtheBquadricepsB

2)BeccentricBactivityBofBtheBquadricepsB

3)BconcentricBactivityBofBtheBhamstrings

4)BeccentricBactivityBofBtheBhamstringsB-
BAnswerB2)BeccentricBactivityBofBtheBquadriceps



NovB3,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBtreatsBaBpatientBwithBaBmedicalBhistoryBthatBincludesBKlinefelter
Bsyndrome.BWhatBisBtheBexactBetiologyBofBthisBgeneticBcondition?

1)BAutosomalBdominantBdisorder

2)BAutosomalBtrisomyBdisorderB

3)BPartialBdeletionBdisorder

4)BSexBchromosomeBaneuploidyBdisorderB-
BAnswerB4)BSexBchromosomeBaneuploidyBdisorder



NovB4,B2019

ABphysicalBtherapistBassessesBaBpatient'sBpresentBpainBlevelBandBconcludesBthatBtheB
currentBpatient-
controlledBanalgesiaBprotocolBisBnotBadequate.BTheBmostBappropriateBactionBisBtoo:

1)BmodifyBtheBallowableBmedicationBdosage

2)BeliminateBtheBlockoutBinterval