POAT FINAL PRACTICE Questions & Answers
ALREADY PASSED!!
A non-painful awareness of having a foot after that foot is amputated is referred
to as :
a. Hyperkinesthesia
b. Phantom Pain
c. Phantom Sensation
d. Radiculopathy
C. Phantom sensation
A patient uses a trans femoral prosthesis that contains an ischial ramus
containment
socket and a Mauch SNS knee unit. In order to maintain the knee in extension
during
static standing, the amputee must position the body's center of gravity such that
the
weight line falls ____ to the sagittal knee axis
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior
A. Anterior
A transfemoral amputee patient wears a prosthesis with suction suspension.
During
ambulation, the PRIMARY function of the valve in the lower and medial part of the
socket is to:
a. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
b. Suck air inside the socket during the stance phase
c. Retain air inside the socket throughout the gait cycle
d. Reduce perspiration inside the socket
A. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
A patient with bilateral transfemoral amputation is sitting in a wheelchair while
not
wearing his prostheses. He is currently using standard wheelchair which tends to
tip
backwards with vigorous propulsion. To maximize stability of the wheelchair, the
rear
wheels should be positioned more:
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior
D. Posterior
A patients right sided prosthesis is too long. Which of the following gait
deviations would
,you expect to see as a result?
a. Abducts the left leg
b. Circumducts the left leg
c. Inwardly rotates the right foot
d. Vaults with the left leg
D. Vaults with the left leg
Which of the following patient case scenarios will have the best functional
outcomes and
wound/incision healing following an amputation, and proper fit of the prosthesis?
a. 80 year old with PVD
b. 52 year old with chronic diabetes
c. 70 year old as a result of an MVA
d. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
D. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
An amputation at the tarsal-metatarsal with the foot going into equines is named
a
______ amputation
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal
B. Lisfanc
An amputation that leaves the calcaneus and talus intact, and the foot goes into
equines
is named a ______ amputation.
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal
A. Chopart
Which of the following body parts is a pressure tolerant area in patients with
transfemoral
amputation?
a. Ischium
b. Greater trochanter
c. Pubic Tubercle
d. Distal end of femur
A. Ischium
Concerning the assessment of a high-risk foot, the most important systems to be
evaluated are:
a. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
b. Spinal, autonomic, motor, vascular
c. Muscular, autonomic, sensory, vision
d. Vascular, sensory, autonomic, vestibular
A. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
, Cramping in the phantom foot is referred to as:
a. Acute post-operative pain
b. Phantom pain
c. Phantom sensation
d. Radiculopathy
B. Phantom pain
During the prosthetic gait evaluation, which may give the false impression that a
prosthesis is too long?
a. Foot set in too much dorsiflexion
b. Foot set in too much plantarflexion
c. Prosthetic unit set anterior on the socket
d. Prosthetic unit set posterior on the socket
B. Foot set in too much plantarflexion
Examination of an amputee in an acute setting would focus on:
a. Initial healing, pain, volume control, prosthetic training, and mobility
b. Initial healing, pain, volume control, mobility, and single limb ambulation
c. Pain, volume control, mobility, single limb ambulation, and prosthetic training
d. Volume control, mobility, single limb ambulation, prosthetic training, and stairs
B. Initial healing, pain, volume control, mobility, and single limb ambulation
Following a therapy session, a patient with a transtibial amputation is returned to
bed
rest for the evening. In order to prevent the contractures most commonly seen in
patients
with transtibial amputation, the involved side should be position in:
a. Hip flexion and internal rotation and knee extension
b. Hip flexion and internal rotation and knee flexion
c. Hip extension and internal rotation and knee extension
d. Hip extension and internal rotation and knee flexion
C. Hip extension, internal rotation, and knee extension
For an individual who is at risk of infection the best type of dressing would be:
a. IPOP
b. Rigid Dressing
c. Semi-rigid dressing
d. Soft dressing
D. Soft dressing
Gel liners are of which varieties:
a. Silicone elastomers, silicone flexible, urethane
b. Silicone elastomers, silicone flexible, and urelastomers
c. Silicone elastomers, silicone gel, and urethane
d. Silicone gel, urethane, and urelastomers
Silicone elastomers, silicone gel and urethane
Gluteus medius weakness will result in which of the following gait deviations?
a. Circumduction
b. Lateral trunk lean
c. Lateral whip
d. Vaulting
ALREADY PASSED!!
A non-painful awareness of having a foot after that foot is amputated is referred
to as :
a. Hyperkinesthesia
b. Phantom Pain
c. Phantom Sensation
d. Radiculopathy
C. Phantom sensation
A patient uses a trans femoral prosthesis that contains an ischial ramus
containment
socket and a Mauch SNS knee unit. In order to maintain the knee in extension
during
static standing, the amputee must position the body's center of gravity such that
the
weight line falls ____ to the sagittal knee axis
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior
A. Anterior
A transfemoral amputee patient wears a prosthesis with suction suspension.
During
ambulation, the PRIMARY function of the valve in the lower and medial part of the
socket is to:
a. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
b. Suck air inside the socket during the stance phase
c. Retain air inside the socket throughout the gait cycle
d. Reduce perspiration inside the socket
A. Permit air to escape from the socket during the stance phase of gait
A patient with bilateral transfemoral amputation is sitting in a wheelchair while
not
wearing his prostheses. He is currently using standard wheelchair which tends to
tip
backwards with vigorous propulsion. To maximize stability of the wheelchair, the
rear
wheels should be positioned more:
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior
D. Posterior
A patients right sided prosthesis is too long. Which of the following gait
deviations would
,you expect to see as a result?
a. Abducts the left leg
b. Circumducts the left leg
c. Inwardly rotates the right foot
d. Vaults with the left leg
D. Vaults with the left leg
Which of the following patient case scenarios will have the best functional
outcomes and
wound/incision healing following an amputation, and proper fit of the prosthesis?
a. 80 year old with PVD
b. 52 year old with chronic diabetes
c. 70 year old as a result of an MVA
d. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
D. 12 year old with osteogenic sarcoma
An amputation at the tarsal-metatarsal with the foot going into equines is named
a
______ amputation
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal
B. Lisfanc
An amputation that leaves the calcaneus and talus intact, and the foot goes into
equines
is named a ______ amputation.
a. Chopart
b. Lisfranc
c. Symes
d. Transmetatarsal
A. Chopart
Which of the following body parts is a pressure tolerant area in patients with
transfemoral
amputation?
a. Ischium
b. Greater trochanter
c. Pubic Tubercle
d. Distal end of femur
A. Ischium
Concerning the assessment of a high-risk foot, the most important systems to be
evaluated are:
a. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
b. Spinal, autonomic, motor, vascular
c. Muscular, autonomic, sensory, vision
d. Vascular, sensory, autonomic, vestibular
A. Autonomic, sensory, motor, vascular
, Cramping in the phantom foot is referred to as:
a. Acute post-operative pain
b. Phantom pain
c. Phantom sensation
d. Radiculopathy
B. Phantom pain
During the prosthetic gait evaluation, which may give the false impression that a
prosthesis is too long?
a. Foot set in too much dorsiflexion
b. Foot set in too much plantarflexion
c. Prosthetic unit set anterior on the socket
d. Prosthetic unit set posterior on the socket
B. Foot set in too much plantarflexion
Examination of an amputee in an acute setting would focus on:
a. Initial healing, pain, volume control, prosthetic training, and mobility
b. Initial healing, pain, volume control, mobility, and single limb ambulation
c. Pain, volume control, mobility, single limb ambulation, and prosthetic training
d. Volume control, mobility, single limb ambulation, prosthetic training, and stairs
B. Initial healing, pain, volume control, mobility, and single limb ambulation
Following a therapy session, a patient with a transtibial amputation is returned to
bed
rest for the evening. In order to prevent the contractures most commonly seen in
patients
with transtibial amputation, the involved side should be position in:
a. Hip flexion and internal rotation and knee extension
b. Hip flexion and internal rotation and knee flexion
c. Hip extension and internal rotation and knee extension
d. Hip extension and internal rotation and knee flexion
C. Hip extension, internal rotation, and knee extension
For an individual who is at risk of infection the best type of dressing would be:
a. IPOP
b. Rigid Dressing
c. Semi-rigid dressing
d. Soft dressing
D. Soft dressing
Gel liners are of which varieties:
a. Silicone elastomers, silicone flexible, urethane
b. Silicone elastomers, silicone flexible, and urelastomers
c. Silicone elastomers, silicone gel, and urethane
d. Silicone gel, urethane, and urelastomers
Silicone elastomers, silicone gel and urethane
Gluteus medius weakness will result in which of the following gait deviations?
a. Circumduction
b. Lateral trunk lean
c. Lateral whip
d. Vaulting
