npte practical questions 5 Leave a Comment / Uncategorised / By Mohamed Ali 3 votes, 4 avg 46 Let the quiz begin , Wish you happy timeGood jobCreated on October 17, 2022NPTE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS 5 Help us contacting you easily by filling this form 1 / 201) physical therapist conducts a gait assessment and balance evaluation test on a patient. Which of the following findings obtained during the test demonstrates an abnormal gait pattern, requiring referral for further evaluation ? a) At foot contact, the dorsiflexors eccentrically contract and the foot plantar flexes from heel strike to a foot-flat position. b) The hip joint moves from 20 to 30-degrees of flexion at initial contact to 10-degrees of extension in terminal stance as the trunk smoothly moves over the stance limb. c) At midstance, the pelvis shifts toward the swing leg; lateral movement of the hip toward the stance leg is observed. d) On initial contact and heel strike, the knee is fully extended. 2 / 202) A physical therapist is manual muscle testing the left infraspinatus muscle of a patient who is suspected of rotator cuff disease. Which of the following positions best isolates the infraspinatus muscle to test strength ? a) Arm is placed to the side; resist external rotation. b) Arm is placed in neutral position and with the thumb up; resist abduction. c) Arm is maximally internally rotated up the back with the back of the hand against the back; lift the arm off the back. d) Arm is placed up the back, at least the sacrum level, with the back of the hand facing the patient’s arm, and the elbow is flexed to 90-degrees; arm is held at that position. 3 / 203) Open-chain exercises or closed-chain exercises are usually part of the exercise prescription given to a patient who is referred for exercise therapy. Which of the following activities is classified as an openchain exercise ? a) Bicep curls b) Squats c) Push-ups d) Leg press 4 / 204) Stretching exercises are exercises that improve a joint’s range of motion. Which of the following stretching exercises involve forceful, rapid, and intermittent stretches with high speed and high intensity ? a) Self-stretching exercises b) Manual passive stretching c) Ballistic stretching d) Mechanical resistance 5 / 205) Range-of-motion exercises are exercises that move a joint through the degree of its limitations. Which type of range-of-motion exercises involves movement of a joint done by the physical therapist or a mechanical device without any muscle contraction exerted by the patient ? a) Active-assistive range of motion exercise b) Active range of motion exercise c) Passive range of motion exercise d) A and C 6 / 206) Mechanical ventilators come in different types. Which of the following ventilators is the most responsive to patients who have a severe lung disease or require prolonged weaning ? a) Time-cycled ventilator b) Pressure-cycle ventilator c) Volume-cycle ventilator d) Microprocessor-cycle ventilator 7 / 207) A physical therapist is treating a patient with inability to extend the cervical spine more than 30% of its normal range due to central cervical pain at the C5-C6 level. The patient has been complaining of cervical pain for the past three days. A positional release is performed by thetherapist. Which of the following is the most appropriate method in opening the affected foramen ? a) Forward flexed, sidebent contralaterally and rotated contralaterally b) Forward flexed, sidebent ipsilaterally, and rotated contralaterally c) Forward flexed, sidebent contralaterally, and partially rotated contralaterally d) Forward flexed, sidebent ipsilaterally, and partially rotated contralaterally 8 / 208) A patient with pneumonia is managed by postural drainage, which allows removal of secretions from a specific lung segment through the aid of gravity. Physical examination suggests that the secretions are pooled in the lower lobes and anterior basal segments. Which of the following actions can effectively drain the secretions ? a) The foot of the bed elevated to 16 inches; the patient is placed with the head down and in left side-lying position. b) The foot of the bed is elevated to 20 inches; the patient is placed with the head down and in prone position. c) The foot of the bed is elevated to 20 inches; the patient is placed with the head down, in side-lying position. d) The bed is maintained flat; the patient is placed in prone position with two pillows under the hips. 9 / 209) A female patient with a cervical disc disorder is ordered to have a cervical sliding device, a form of cervical traction. Which of the following demonstrates the correct technique of applying this type of traction ? a) The patient’s head is placed against a padded headrest with the neck extended. b) The patient’s head is attached to a system that provides a pull in a cephalad direction. c) Initially start with a force from 20 to 35 pounds. d) The device is placed on the back of the skull and under the mandible, and the straps are secured to ensure that the force is applied to the occipital area. 10 / 2010) A female patient with a chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is ordered to complete a course of therapy that consists of various modalities, including deep heat treatment. The patient is ordered to have a deep modality that involves application of high-radiofrequency electrical currents administered at 27 MHz. The patient is ordered which of the following modalities ? a) Shortwave diathermy b) Ultrasonography c) Microwave diathermy d) Radiant heat 11 / 2011) The major physiologic effect of traction in the lumbar spine is elongation. The optimum weight for lumbar traction to accomplish widening of lumbar interspaces is between : a) 25 and 100 pounds b) 70 and 300 pounds c) 50 and 100 pounds d) 90 and 250 pounds 12 / 2012) A female runner sustained a stress fracture involving the inferior aspect of the left femoral neck. A treatment regimen, including protection with the use of crutches, is prescribed. The physician orders non-weight bearing ambulation until relief of pain at rest is achieved. A physical therapist instructs the patient to walk with crutches using which of the following crutch gaits ? a) Four-point crutch gait b) Three-point crutch gait c) Two-point crutch gait d) Swing-to crutch gait 13 / 2013) In the cervical spine, traction is used for elongation. With the cervical region of the spine flexed at 30- degrees, the most favorable weight to accomplish cervical separation is : a) 100 pounds b) 300 pounds c) 25 pounds d) 25 pounds 14 / 2014) Knee-ankle-foot orthothics or KAFOs consist of an ankle-foot orthosis with metal uprights, two thigh bands and a mechanical knee joint. KAFO is indicated to the following patients except : a) Knee-ankle-foot orthothics or KAFOs consist of an ankle-foot orthosis with metal uprights, two thigh bands and a mechanical knee joint. KAFO is indicated to the following patients except: b) A patient with genu valgrum c) A patient with a patellofemoral disorder d) A patient ordered to limit weight bearing of the thigh, leg and foot with quadrilateral containment brim 15 / 2015) There are different of types of traction utilized in clinical practice. Which type of traction is used if the tractive force applied to the patient is provided by a motorized or hydraulic pulley system that comes with weights attached through sling devices ? a) Mechanical traction b) Manual traction c) Autotraction d) Gravitational traction 16 / 2016) Patients with heel spurs, Achilles’ tendon contracture, and hindfoot malalignment are managed by shoe modifications to provide support during gait and to reduce pain. Which of the following shoe modifications is the most likely considered for these patients ? a) External heel wedge b) Internal scaphoid pad c) Internal heel cushion relief d) External heel elevation 17 / 2017) A patient with chronic fatigue syndrome is indicated to have a myofascial release, a form of therapy that stretches the fascia. This therapy relieves the patient’s discomforts by which of the following mechanisms ? a) It involves placing a joint or body part into a position of maximal ease, allowing the shortened muscles to reset their spindles. b) It involves placing a joint or body part into a position of maximal ease, allowing the shortened muscles to reset their spindles. c) It involves stretching of tight areas to equalize muscle tension throughout the body. d) It encourages proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation through isometrics. 18 / 2018) A physical therapist includes transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation application as one of the modalities of treatment for a patient complaining of pain after a spinal cord injury. The physical therapist is applying the TENS machine correctly by demonstrating which of the following actions ? a) The machine is switched on before placing the electrode pads on the skin. b) The therapist places self-adhesive pads within an inch of each other. c) The pulse rate is set before switching on the machine. d) The pads are placed over the area of sensory impairment. 19 / 2019) A stroke physical therapy program aims to achieve normalization of muscle tone to encourage normal movements. Which of the following therapy modalities is correctly included in the program as an effective tone-reducing intervention ? a) Warm compresses b) Pressure splints c) Stretching of finger muscles through manual stretching techniques d) Passive manipulation by the therapist 20 / 2020) A 20-year-old male complains of pain in the ball of the left foot, causing limited movements. On assessment, the patient’s second toe is bent upward from the left foot’s ball joint. Corns on the top of the involved toe are also noted. Which of the following is the most recommended footwear for a patient with claw toes ? a) Moccasin shoe b) Oxford shoe c) A shoe with a high upper d) A shoe with a Blucher throat style Your score isThe average score is 42%Share your effort with your friends LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Also you can visit our accounts on social media 0% Restart quiz Please rate the quiz from 1 to 5 stars Send feedback Share this...FacebookWhatsappTwitterLinkedinPinterestEmailPrint