FREE Physical Therapist Assistant Questions and Answers

Question 1

A patient is 7 weeks in to rehabilitation following a right medial meniscectomy.
The patient reports feeling excellent overall but continues to suffer weakness and difficulties going down slopes or down stairs.
The most appropriate activity to address this deficit is:

Accepted Answer

Eccentric quadricep step downs

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Hamstring curls

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Standing hip abduction

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Terminal knee extension with theraband

Question 2

Glenohumeral mobilization is being performed by a therapist to enhance internal rotation. The ideal configuration for using this manual technique is:

Accepted Answer

Patient in supine, arm at 45 degrees abduction, posterior glide

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Patient in prone, arm at side, anterior glide

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Patient in sidelying, arm at 45 degrees abduction, inferior glide.

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Patient in supine, arm at 90 degrees of abduction, posterior glide

Question 3

It's critical that treatment for an 8-year-old with a newly diagnosed case of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy concentrate on:

Accepted Answer

Light strengthening exercises careful to not reach point of fatigue

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Cardiovascular endurance exercises to preserve pulmonary function

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Plyometric and balance activities

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Gentle passive range of motion to prevent contracture and preserve joint mobility

Question 4

An injury to the: is likely present in a patient who is unable to imitate facial expressions and has diminished taste in the anterior two thirds of the tongue.

Accepted Answer

Cranial Nerve VII

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Cranial Nerve VIII

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Cranial Nerve VI

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Cranial Nerve V

Question 5

Immediately following exercise, these modifications are typically seen:

Accepted Answer

Increased systolic and slightly decreased diastolic blood pressures

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Decreased systolic and slightly increased diastolic blood pressures

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Rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressures

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Decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressures

Question 6

The O2 saturation of a patient who is receiving acute care for a COPD exacerbation falls to 82% while the patient is being moved around. The PTA's best plan of action is to:

Accepted Answer

Stop ambulation and rest, coaching the patient through purse lip breathing. Then notify the nurse.

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Have the patient lie down immediately.

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Try to get the patient to finish the walk as they need to build endurance

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Turn the patient's supplemental oxygen up 0.5L to allow them to finish the walk.

Question 7

The therapist goes over typical locations for pressure ulcers while teaching the patient's family about their loved one's spinal cord damage. Which locations should the therapist mention as some of the most vulnerable to pressure sores?

Accepted Answer

Sacrum, hips, back of cranium, and heels

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Sacrum, coccyx, elbows, and toes

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sacrum, coccyx, thighs, plantar aspect of feet

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Sacrum, elbows, heels, and forearms

A patient is 7 weeks in to rehabilitation following a right medial meniscectomy.The patient reports feeling excellent overall but continues to suffer weakness and difficulties going down slopes or down stairs.The most appropriate activity to address this deficit is:

A patient is 7 weeks in to rehabilitation following a right medial meniscectomy.
The patient reports feeling excellent overall but continues to suffer weakness and difficulties going down slopes or down stairs.
The most appropriate activity to address this deficit is: