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DPT Board Certification VIP Practice Exam (NPTE-PT Style)
DPT — The National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapists (NPTE-PT), administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), consists of 250 questions (200 scored, 50 unscored pretest items) delivered over 5 hours, with a scaled passing score of approximately 600 on an 800-point scale; content is distributed across musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary, integumentary, and non-systems domains.
30
Questions
60m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
A 58-year-old male construction worker presents with a 6-week history of right shoulder pain and weakness. He reports difficulty reaching overhead and pain when sleeping on the right side. Examination reveals 4/5 strength with shoulder abduction in the scapular plane, positive empty can test, positive drop arm test, and pain with resisted external rotation. MRI confirms a full-thickness supraspinatus tear with partial infraspinatus involvement. Which intervention is MOST appropriate during the initial phase of rehabilitation?
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