Npte Physical Therapist Exam Review
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The NPTE is used to evaluate the capability of licensure candidates who have graduated from either an accredited physical therapy program or comparable non-accredited program.
- 1.A physical therapist is working in an outpatient orthopedic clinic. During the patient's history the patient reports, "I tore 3 of my 4 Rotator cuff muscles in the past." Which of the following muscles cannot be considered as possibly being torn?
- A.
Teres minor
- B.
Teres major
- C.
Supraspinatus
- D.
Infraspinatus
- 2.A physical therapist working on an ICU unit, notices a patient is experiencing SOB, calf pain, and warmth over the posterior calf. All of these may indicate which of the following medical conditions?
- A.
Patient may have a DVT.
- B.
Patient may be exhibiting signs of dermatitis.
- C.
Patient may be in the late phases of CHF.
- D.
Patient may be experiencing anxiety after surgery.
- 3.A physical therapist is caring for a patient who has recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and COPD. Which of the following tasks should the physical therapist delegate to an aide?
- A.
Transferring the patient during the third visit.
- B.
Ambulating the patient for the first time.
- C.
Taking the patient's vital sign while setting up an exercise program.
- D.
Educating the patient on monitoring fatigue.
- 4.
- A.
Place the cane in the patient's left upper extremity, encourage cane, then right lower extremity, then left upper extremity gait sequence.
- B.
Place the cane in the patient's left upper extremity, encourage cane, then left lower extremity, then right upper extremity gait sequence.
- C.
Place the cane in the patient's right upper extremity, encourage cane, then right lower extremity, then left upper extremity gait sequence.
- D.
Place the cane in the patient's right upper extremity, encourage cane, then left lower extremity, then right upper extremity gait sequence.
- 5.
- A.
A 8 year-old boy has been vomiting and appears to have slower movements and has a history of an atrio-ventricular shunt placement.
- B.
A 10 year-old girl feels a dull pain in her abdomen after doing sit-ups in gym class.
- C.
A 7 year-old boy has been having a low fever and headache for the past 3 days that has history of an anterior knee wound.
- D.
A 7 year-old girl that had a cast on her right ankle is complaining of itching.
- 6.A physical therapist is caring for a patient in the step down unit. The patient has signs of increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following is not a sign of increased intracranial pressure?
- A.
Bradycardia
- B.
Increased pupil size bilaterally
- C.
Change in LOC
- D.
Vomiting
- 7.The charge nurse on a cardiac unit tells you a patient is exhibiting signs of right-sided heart failure. Which of the following would not indicate right-sided heart failure?
- A.
Nausea
- B.
Anorexia
- C.
Rapid weight gain
- D.
SOB (shortness of breath)
- 8.A patient has recently been diagnosed with symptomatic bradycardia. Which of the following medications is the most recognized for treatment of symptomatic bradycardia?
- A.
Questran
- B.
Digitalis
- C.
Nitroglycerin
- D.
Atropine
- 9.Which of the following arterial blood gas values indicates a patient may be experiencing a condition of metabolic acidosis?
- A.
PaO2 (91%)
- B.
Bicarbonate 159
- C.
CO(2) 48 mm Hg
- D.
PH 7.33
- 10.A patient has suffered a left CVA and has developed severe hemiparesis resulting in a loss of mobility. The physical therapist notices on assessment that an area over the patient's left elbow appears as non-blanchable erythema and the skin is intact. The physical therapist should score the patient as having which of the following?
- A.
Stage I pressure ulcer
- B.
Stage II pressure ulcer
- C.
Stage III pressure ulcer
- D.
Stage IV pressure ulcer
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