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PTA BOARD EXAM (PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT)
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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A PTA works w a patient diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
less than one year ago. Assuming a normal progression, which of the
following findings should the therapist expect to occur first?
A. Distal mm weakness
B. Proximal mm weakness
C. Impaired respiratory function
D. Inability to perform ADLs – Correct Answer - B. Proximal mm
weakness
A PTA working with a pediatric population suspects a patient’s allergic
reaction to latex is associated w/ their medical condition. Which of the
following medical diagnoses would be the most likely to have a latex
allergy?
A. Myelomeningocele
B. CP
C. Down Syndrome
D. Mm dystrophy – Correct Answer -A. myelomeningocele
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Which of the following objective findings would most severely limit a
patient who has peripheral arterial disease from participating in an
ambulation exercise program?
A. Signs of resting claudication
B. Decreased peripheral pulses
C. Cool skin upon palpation
D. BP of 165/90 mm Hg – Correct Answer -A. signs of resting
claudication
A PTA assesses a pressure injury and identifies the presence of
tunneling. With which pressure injury stage is this observation most
likely to be identified?
A. Stage I and III
B. Stage II and IV
C. Stage III and IV
D. Stage II and unstageable – Correct Answer -C. Stage III and IV
A patient has been experiencing recurrent angina and complete an
exercise stress test that was positive. The PTA should understand that a
positive exercise stress test is most indicative of the presence of which
of the following findings?
A. Balanced O2 demand and supply
B. Ischemia
C. Normal vitals
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D. Cardiac arrythmias – Correct Answer -B. ischemia
A PTA sets up a patient for mechanical lumbar traction. The treatment
objective is to provide soft tissue stretching to surrounding muscles.
Assuming the PTA uses a force equivalent to 25% of the patient’s body
weight, and the patient has tolerated traction before, what would the
most appropriate time frame be?
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 25 minutes
D. 40 minutes – Correct Answer -C. 25 minutes
A PTA performs an MMT on a patients IR. Which mm would not be
involved in this specific test?
A. Pec major
B. Teres Major
C. Lats
D. Teres minor – Correct Answer -D teres minor
A PTA works w/ a patient who is sitting EOB with their feet on the floor.
The patient is asked to reach for an object placed two feet in front of
them. Which pattern of mm activity is most responsible for the
modulation of movement?
A. Concentric contraction of spinal flexors
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B. Eccentric contraction of spinal flexors
C. Concentric contraction of spinal extensors
D. Eccentric contraction of spinal extensors – Correct Answer -D.
Eccentric contraction of spinal extensors
A PTA focuses on increasing ROM through stretching and use of
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. The patient is performing
isometric contractions of the HS mm against resistance followed by
stretching of the HS mm by the PTA. This is most indicative of:
A. Alternating Isometrics
B. Resisted progression
C. Agonistic reversal
D. Contract Relax – Correct Answer -D. Contract relax
A PTA treats a patient in a hospital setting with a pressure ulcer over the
left ischial tuberosity. The patients stage III pressure ulcer has healed
over time and currently shows characteristics of a stage I pressure ulcer.
What ulcer stage should be assigned to the wound.
A. Stage I ulcer
B. Modified stage I ulcer
C. Stage III ulcer
D. Modified stage III ulcer – Correct Answer -C. stage III ulcer
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PTA BOARD EXAM (PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT)
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+| PTA BOARD
EXAM REVIEW 2025 (MOST RECENT!!)
A PTA works w a patient diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
less than one year ago. Assuming a normal progression, which of the
following findings should the therapist expect to occur first?
A. Distal mm weakness
B. Proximal mm weakness
C. Impaired respiratory function
D. Inability to perform ADLs – Correct Answer - B. Proximal mm
weakness
A PTA working with a pediatric population suspects a patient’s allergic
reaction to latex is associated w/ their medical condition. Which of the
following medical diagnoses would be the most likely to have a latex
allergy?
A. Myelomeningocele
B. CP
C. Down Syndrome
D. Mm dystrophy – Correct Answer -A. myelomeningocele
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Which of the following objective findings would most severely limit a
patient who has peripheral arterial disease from participating in an
ambulation exercise program?
A. Signs of resting claudication
B. Decreased peripheral pulses
C. Cool skin upon palpation
D. BP of 165/90 mm Hg – Correct Answer -A. signs of resting
claudication
A PTA assesses a pressure injury and identifies the presence of
tunneling. With which pressure injury stage is this observation most
likely to be identified?
A. Stage I and III
B. Stage II and IV
C. Stage III and IV
D. Stage II and unstageable – Correct Answer -C. Stage III and IV
A patient has been experiencing recurrent angina and complete an
exercise stress test that was positive. The PTA should understand that a
positive exercise stress test is most indicative of the presence of which
of the following findings?
A. Balanced O2 demand and supply
B. Ischemia
C. Normal vitals
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D. Cardiac arrythmias – Correct Answer -B. ischemia
A PTA sets up a patient for mechanical lumbar traction. The treatment
objective is to provide soft tissue stretching to surrounding muscles.
Assuming the PTA uses a force equivalent to 25% of the patient’s body
weight, and the patient has tolerated traction before, what would the
most appropriate time frame be?
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 25 minutes
D. 40 minutes – Correct Answer -C. 25 minutes
A PTA performs an MMT on a patients IR. Which mm would not be
involved in this specific test?
A. Pec major
B. Teres Major
C. Lats
D. Teres minor – Correct Answer -D teres minor
A PTA works w/ a patient who is sitting EOB with their feet on the floor.
The patient is asked to reach for an object placed two feet in front of
them. Which pattern of mm activity is most responsible for the
modulation of movement?
A. Concentric contraction of spinal flexors
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B. Eccentric contraction of spinal flexors
C. Concentric contraction of spinal extensors
D. Eccentric contraction of spinal extensors – Correct Answer -D.
Eccentric contraction of spinal extensors
A PTA focuses on increasing ROM through stretching and use of
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. The patient is performing
isometric contractions of the HS mm against resistance followed by
stretching of the HS mm by the PTA. This is most indicative of:
A. Alternating Isometrics
B. Resisted progression
C. Agonistic reversal
D. Contract Relax – Correct Answer -D. Contract relax
A PTA treats a patient in a hospital setting with a pressure ulcer over the
left ischial tuberosity. The patients stage III pressure ulcer has healed
over time and currently shows characteristics of a stage I pressure ulcer.
What ulcer stage should be assigned to the wound.
A. Stage I ulcer
B. Modified stage I ulcer
C. Stage III ulcer
D. Modified stage III ulcer – Correct Answer -C. stage III ulcer
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