DAY 10 Flashcards
- The body weight transmitted to a unilateral cane opposite the affected side is about _______ percent.
a. 20-25
b. 80
c. 40-45
d. 10-15
a. 20-25
- A PT prepares to complete a sensory examination on a patient recovering from a lower extremity burn.
Which of the following would serve as the BEST predictor of altered sensation?
a. presence of skin graft
b. percentage of body surface affected
c. depth of burn injury
d. extent of hypertrophic scarring
c. depth of burn injury
- A 66-year-old female is recovering from stroke and at 4 months is ambulating with a straight cane
inside the house. During therapy, PT asks patient to practice walking without assistive device.
Recurvatum is observed that worsens with continued walking. The BEST strategy for the PT is:
a. Put the patient on an exercise machine and work on increasing quadriceps torque
outpatient at higher loads and increasing speeds
b. Practice isolated small-range quadriceps eccentric control work in standind and continue
with the straight cane
c. Give the patient a small-based quad cane to improve stability, and have him/her practice
active ROM in supine
d. Give the patient a KAFO to control the hyperextension and a hemi walker
b. Practice isolated small-range quadriceps eccentric control work in standind and continue
with the straight cane
- A PT chooses the Six-Minute Walk Test as a means of quantifying endurance for a patient rehabilitating
from a lengthy illness. Which variable would be most appropriate to measure when determining the
patient’s endurance level with this objective test?
a. Heart rate response
b. Perceived exertion
c. Elapsed time
d. Distance walked
d. Distance walked
- A patient using a wheelchair is about to be discharged from the hospital. He asks his family to build a
ramp that will allow entry into the house. What is the MAXIMUM recommended grade for the ramp?
a. 10.4 percent
b. 8.3 percent
c. 9.3 percent
d. 6.5 percent
b. 8.3 percent
- In designing a ramp for patients with wheelchair, for every inch of threshold height, there should be a
corresponding _____ inches of ramp length.
a. 12
b. 10
c. 15
d. 8
a. 12
7.. A PT should have sustainable understanding of the normal development of the human body to treat
effectively and efficiently. Which of the following principles is NOT TRUE?
a. Early motor activity is influenced by spontaneous activity
b. Increasing motor ability is independent of motor learning
c. Early motor activity is influenced primarily by reflexes
d. Motor control develops from proximal to distal and from head to toe
b. Increasing motor ability is (*NOT) independent of motor learning
- A medial or lateral whip during gait of an amputee can occur because of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
a. inadequate rotation of the knee
b. tight socket fit
c. improper alignment of toe break
d. valgus in the prosthetic knee
a. inadequate (*EXCESSIVE) rotation of the knee
- A PT is working on a male inpatient on therapeutic positioning. Due to financial problems, he was referred
to PT only recently. The patient has developed significant weakness of the diaphragm and is
hypertensive. The MOST appropriate patient position to initiate treatment is
a. prone
b. Trendelenburg
c. reverse Trendelenburg
d. supine
c. reverse Trendelenburg
- A PT should have adequate understanding of the normal development of the human body to treat
effectively and efficiently. Which of the following principles is INCORRECT?
a. early motor activity is influenced primarily by reflexes
b. motor control develops from proximal to distal and from head to toe
c. early motor activity is influenced by spontaneous activity
d. Increasing motor ability is independent of motor learning
d. Increasing motor ability is (*NOT) independent of motor learning
- When comparing the gait cycle of young adults with the gait cycle of the older adults, the TRUE statement
is
a. The younger population has a short period of double support
b. The younger population has a shorter stride length
c. The younger population has a decrease in speed of ambulation
d. The younger population has a shorter step length
a. The younger population has a short period of double support
- When utilizing the skinfold measurement procedure to check body composition, the following guidelines
are followed EXCEPT
a. Wait one to two seconds before reading the caliper
b. skinfold calipers should be positioned one centimeter away from the examiner’s fingers when
pinching the side, positioned perpendicular to the skinfold and centered between the base and
top of the fold
c. Take only one measurement at each site
d. Maintain pinching of the site during the reading of the caliper
c. Take only one (*MULTIPLE) measurement at each site
- Which test of aerobic capacity is a reliable and valid functional capacity measure with reported minimal
detectable change scores in patients with heart failure?
a. Canadian Aerobic Fitness Step test
b. 6 Minute Walk Test
c. Bruce protocol treadmill test
d. Lower extremity ergometer test
b. 6 Minute Walk Test
- When reduction of weight transmission through the lower limb is desired, the ideal weight bearing
device is _________.
a. Ischial ring
b. Quadrilateral socket
c. Patellar tendon bearing
d. Any of these
d. Any of these
- In a normal gait, the stance phase usually takes up approximately _____ percent of the pattern.
a. 40
b. 20
c. 80
d. 60
d. 60