PTA Exam Practice Test
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Physical therapy assistants give direct care for their patients such as helping patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses regain movement and manage pain under direct supervision of a physical therapist. Are working on getting your PTA certification and need some help getting ready for the final exam? Refresh your memory through this PTA exam practice test. All the best!
- 1.
- A.
Friction surface hand-rims
- B.
Reclining back with elevating leg-rests
- C.
The drive wheels are set behind the vertical back supports
- D.
Removable arm rests
- 2.
- A.
86 beats per-minute
- B.
95 beats per-minute
- C.
82 beats per-minute
- D.
90 beats per-minute
- 3.A patient diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome works on weight shifting activities while standing in the parallel Bars. The PRIMARY objective of this activity is to improve:
- A.
Mobility
- B.
Controlled Mobility
- C.
Stability
- D.
Skill
- 4.
- A.
Moderate tension over a prolonged period of time
- B.
Maximal tension over a prolonged period of time
- C.
Moderate tension over a brief period of time
- D.
Maximal tension over a brief period of time
- 5.
- A.
Bilateral HKAFO and forearm crutches
- B.
Parapodium and the parallel bars
- C.
Bilateral KAFO and the parallel bars
- D.
Bilateral AFO and the parallel bars
- 6.
- A.
Cerebral palsy cerebral palsy black
- B.
light gray
- C.
Dark gray
- D.
White
- 7.
- A.
Prothrombin time
- B.
Hemoglobin
- C.
Hematocrit
- D.
White blood cell count
- 8.
- A.
Pacing
- B.
Pursed-lip breathing
- C.
Diaphragmatic breathing
- D.
Ventilatory muscle training
- 9.
- A.
The patient will require external assistance such as the use of an interpreter to comprehend the home exercise program.
- B.
The patient will comprehend the home exercise program
- C.
The patient will not be able to comprehend the home exercise program
- D.
The therapist cannot make a prediction based on the supplied information
- 10.A patient diagnosed with C5 quadriplegia receives physical therapy services in a rehabilitation hospital. The patient has made good progress in therapy and is scheduled for discharge in one week. During a treatment session the patient informs the physical therapist assistant that one day in the future he will walk again. The MOST appropriate therapist response is:
- A.
Your level of injury makes walking unrealistic.
- B.
Future advances in spinal cord research may make your goal a reality.
- C.
You can have a rewarding life even if confined to a wheelchair.
- D.
Completing your exercises on a regular basis will help you to walk.
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