ATC Clinical Evaluation & Diagnosis 4

Question 1

A soccer player complains of groin pain that increases with resisted hip adduction and passive abduction. The most likely diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Adductor strain

Answer

Adductor strains reproduce pain with resisted adduction and stretching through passive abduction.

Question 2

During a functional ankle assessment, excessive subtalar pronation during gait is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Calcaneal eversion with dorsiflexion and abduction

Answer

Pronation is a triplanar motion combining calcaneal eversion, dorsiflexion, and forefoot abduction.

Question 3

Which special test evaluates the integrity of the transverse carpal ligament and is used to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Phalen test

Answer

Phalen test involves sustained wrist flexion to compress the median nerve within the carpal tunnel, reproducing paresthesias.

Question 4

A wrestler presents with acute neck pain and transient bilateral upper extremity paresthesias after a collision. The athletic trainer's first priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Immobilize the cervical spine and activate EMS

Answer

Bilateral neurological symptoms after cervical trauma indicate possible spinal cord involvement requiring immediate spinal precautions and EMS activation.

Question 5

The Q-angle measurement in females is typically larger than in males, predisposing them to which condition?

Accepted Answer

Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Answer

A larger Q-angle increases lateral patellar tracking forces, predisposing to patellofemoral pain syndrome.

(ATC) Certified Athletic Trainer Practice Test

(ATC) Certified Athletic Trainer Practice Test

ATC Clinical Evaluation & Diagnosis 4