PT practice exam

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A PT is teaching a patient an exercise in standing with the pt's right side of the body next to the wall and the pt's right arm resting on the wall for support. The pt is told to place the right leg behind the left in the extended, adducted and externally rotated position with the pelvis shifted to the right and a slight trunk lean to the left. Which of the following tests was MOST LIKELY positive for the therapist to recommend this intervention

A pt presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain on the sole of the foot. The pt's symptoms were gradual in onset with no history of trauma. Weight-bearing on the affected extremity and hyperextending the great toe aggravate the symptoms. Tenderness is present in the web spaces of the toes with pressure. The pt has full pain-free AROM and 5/5 strength with no increase in symptoms during testing. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY diagnosis for this condition

A pt complains of gradual onset of dyspnea with exertion. He is a teacher by occupation and noticed that he needs to take frequent breaks while teaching/talking because he gets fatigued easily. He has been a smoker for over 30 years and reports an increase in cough with expectoration. He is suspected to have obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following will most likely NOT be associated with this condition?

You are treating a pt in inpatient rehabilitation with deficits in pupillary light reflex in the right eye and a failure to look at the nose with the right eye. When testing lateral deviation of the eye, the pt is able to follow the stimulus. No deficits in chewing. Which anatomical location is MOST likely affected?

A 59-year old teacher who is right hand dominant complains of stiffness in the neck and right hand (especially in the 1st CMC) upon waking in the morning. It subsides within thirty minutes as she moves around the house and performs some household chores. There is no associated history of other systemic symptoms, although she has noticed some bumps on her DIP joint. The presence of outgrowths can be documented as which of the following?

You are testing a pt's deep tendon reflexes during an evaluation for low back pain in outpatient physical therapy. Which of the following is MOST likely to be consistent with a false negative patellar reflex?

While assessing a patient with a R CVA, the therapist asks the pt to fold a piece of paper into half and notices that the pt does not use the L hand at all. On asking the pt what is wrong with the L hand, she says that she slept funny so the hand is not moving for now and that it should be moving by the end of the day. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY medical diagnosis for this presentation?

A pt presents to the clinic four weeks after a reverse arthroplasty of the right shoulder. Which of the following movements would you perform while treating the pt at this stage?