NPTE-PT MCQ 2

Question 1

A patient presents with weakness of hip abduction and a positive Trendelenburg sign on the right side. Which nerve is most likely injured?

Accepted Answer

Superior gluteal nerve

Answer

Femoral nerve

Answer

Inferior gluteal nerve

Answer

Obturator nerve

Question 2

During a manual muscle test, a patient can move through full ROM against gravity but fails with minimal resistance. What grade is assigned?

Accepted Answer

Grade 4

Answer

Grade 2

Answer

Grade 3

Answer

Grade 5

Question 3

A therapist applies ice to a patient's ankle for 20 minutes. Which physiological effect occurs FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Decreased nerve conduction velocity

Answer

Vasodilation

Answer

Reduced muscle spasm

Answer

Decreased metabolic rate

Question 4

Which ethical principle is violated when a physical therapist treats a patient without obtaining informed consent?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Justice

Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Nonmaleficence

Question 5

A patient with a T6 complete spinal cord injury is sitting upright and suddenly develops pounding headache, diaphoresis above the lesion, and hypertension. What is the priority action?

Accepted Answer

Sit the patient upright and identify the noxious stimulus

Answer

Administer analgesics immediately

Answer

Lay the patient flat

Answer

Apply a heating pad to the lower extremities

Question 6

Which gait deviation is most commonly associated with a weak quadriceps muscle during the stance phase?

Accepted Answer

Excessive trunk extension (backward lean)

Answer

Trendelenburg lurch

Answer

Circumduction

Answer

Steppage gait

Question 7

A patient's knee joint effusion is best detected using which clinical test?

Accepted Answer

Ballottement test

Answer

McMurray test

Answer

Valgus stress test

Answer

Lachman test