PHYSICAL AGENTS Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
Therapeutic level of temperature elevation - Answers 45-55 C
Normal resting Temperature - Answers 36.3-37.3 C
Region of theram environmental comfort - Answers 25-15 C
Physiologic temerature regulation - Answers 5-55 C
Temp of tissue damage - Answers 45 C
Very hot feeling - Answers 40 C
Hot feeling - Answers 35 C
Warm feeling - Answers 30 C
Cold - Answers 20 C
Cool - Answers 25 C
Very Cold - Answers 10 C
Very cold + Pain - Answers 0-5 C
Direct heat application - Answers Conduction
Bulk movement or flow of particles - Answers Concevtion
Heat energy to electro magnetic radiation - Answers Radiation
Fluid to vapour - Answers Evaporation
NO temperature gradient necessary
HMP storage temperature - Answers 70-75 C
HMP towel layers - Answers 6-8 layers
HMP duration - Answers 20-30 mins
Paraffin meting point - Answers 45-54 C
Paraffin oil to paraffin rario - Answers 1:6/7
Paraffin duration - Answers 10-20 min
PWB Most effective method - Answers Bath/Immersion
, Fluidotherapy temperature - Answers 38.8 - 47.8 C
Moist comfortable heat - Answers HMP
PWB
Dry comfortable heat - Answers Fluidotherapy
UVA wavelength - Answers 320-400 nm
UVB wavelength - Answers 290-320 nm
UVC wavelenth - Answers 180-290 nm
Long UV wavelength - Answers 290-400 nm
Short UV wavelength - Answers 180-290 nm
UV distance from lamp - Answers 30 inches/ 76 cm
UV duration of preheating - Answers 5-10 minutes
UV dose: no erythhema - Answers Suberythemal dosage
UV dose: erythema within 8 hours disappears in 24 hours - Answers Minjmal erythenal dose
(MED)
UV dose: within 6 hours disappears ib 48 hours - Answers 1st degree dose
UV dose: mild sunburn with peeling - Answers 1st degree dose
UV dose: appears 2 hours - Answers 2nd degree dose
UV dose: resembles severe sunburn with ibtense erythema, edema, oeelinf abd pigmentation -
Answers 2nd degree dose
UV dose: severe blistering and exudation - Answers 3rd degree dose
UV depth of skin penetration - Answers 2mm/0.22 mm
UV duration of tx - Answers Determined by MED
IRR temperature - Answers 36-40 C
IRR rise in skin temp - Answers 1-2 C
IRR wavelength near/short - Answers 770-4000nm
IRR wavelenth far/long - Answers 4000-15000nm
Therapeutic level of temperature elevation - Answers 45-55 C
Normal resting Temperature - Answers 36.3-37.3 C
Region of theram environmental comfort - Answers 25-15 C
Physiologic temerature regulation - Answers 5-55 C
Temp of tissue damage - Answers 45 C
Very hot feeling - Answers 40 C
Hot feeling - Answers 35 C
Warm feeling - Answers 30 C
Cold - Answers 20 C
Cool - Answers 25 C
Very Cold - Answers 10 C
Very cold + Pain - Answers 0-5 C
Direct heat application - Answers Conduction
Bulk movement or flow of particles - Answers Concevtion
Heat energy to electro magnetic radiation - Answers Radiation
Fluid to vapour - Answers Evaporation
NO temperature gradient necessary
HMP storage temperature - Answers 70-75 C
HMP towel layers - Answers 6-8 layers
HMP duration - Answers 20-30 mins
Paraffin meting point - Answers 45-54 C
Paraffin oil to paraffin rario - Answers 1:6/7
Paraffin duration - Answers 10-20 min
PWB Most effective method - Answers Bath/Immersion
, Fluidotherapy temperature - Answers 38.8 - 47.8 C
Moist comfortable heat - Answers HMP
PWB
Dry comfortable heat - Answers Fluidotherapy
UVA wavelength - Answers 320-400 nm
UVB wavelength - Answers 290-320 nm
UVC wavelenth - Answers 180-290 nm
Long UV wavelength - Answers 290-400 nm
Short UV wavelength - Answers 180-290 nm
UV distance from lamp - Answers 30 inches/ 76 cm
UV duration of preheating - Answers 5-10 minutes
UV dose: no erythhema - Answers Suberythemal dosage
UV dose: erythema within 8 hours disappears in 24 hours - Answers Minjmal erythenal dose
(MED)
UV dose: within 6 hours disappears ib 48 hours - Answers 1st degree dose
UV dose: mild sunburn with peeling - Answers 1st degree dose
UV dose: appears 2 hours - Answers 2nd degree dose
UV dose: resembles severe sunburn with ibtense erythema, edema, oeelinf abd pigmentation -
Answers 2nd degree dose
UV dose: severe blistering and exudation - Answers 3rd degree dose
UV depth of skin penetration - Answers 2mm/0.22 mm
UV duration of tx - Answers Determined by MED
IRR temperature - Answers 36-40 C
IRR rise in skin temp - Answers 1-2 C
IRR wavelength near/short - Answers 770-4000nm
IRR wavelenth far/long - Answers 4000-15000nm
