NPTE practice exam #1*, Questions and answers

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NPTE practice exam #1*, Questions and answers end-feel that is an absolute contraindication for joint mobilization - ✔✔empty a common contracture following transfemoral amputation - ✔�... ��hip flexion contracture best initial intervention for shoulder impingement: postural correction, AROM, stretching, or modalities - ✔✔correct postural alignment first typical posture of a patient with Parkinson's - ✔✔forward head and trunk hip and knee flexion typical gait of a patient of Parkinson's - ✔✔festinating gait: small, shuffling steps and generally slow movement T or F: A rolling walker is indicated for the typical patient with Parkinson's posture and gait - ✔✔False. A rolling walker is contraindicated because it would exacerbate the postural and gait impairments term for the inability to feel pain - ✔✔analgesia term for feeling pain from things that do not normally cause pain - ✔✔allodynia term for an abnormally heightened sensation of pain - ✔✔hyperalgesia what is allodynia - ✔✔feeling pain from stimuli that shouldn't actually cause pain analgesia vs anesthesia - ✔✔analgesia is loss of pain sensation, anesthesia is global loss of sensation typical end-feel of elbow and knee flexion - ✔✔soft which quadriceps muscle *may* reduce the tendency of the patella to track laterally - ✔✔vastus medialis cranial nerve involved in Bell's palsy - ✔✔CN VII: facial nerve symptoms of Bell's palsy - ✔✔unilateral facial drooping/paralysis of muscles of facial expression (opening/closing eyes, smiling/frowning, raising eyebrows, etc.) what is ptosis - ✔✔drooping of the eyelid A young female patient has larger than normal Q angle and complains of subpatellar pain. Would you strengthen vastus lateralis or medialis? - ✔✔vastus medialis (to reduce lateral tracking of the patella) damage to this cranial nerve can result in weakness of paralysis of the muscles of mastication - ✔✔CN V: trigeminal nerve cranial nerve responsible for motor function of the tongue - ✔✔CN XII: hypoglossal nerve LDL level above what is considered a risk - ✔✔> 130 total cholesterol above what is considered a risk - ✔✔> 200 HDL below what is considered a risk - ✔✔men < 40, women < 50 which values are abnormal: total cholesterol: 220 LDL: 150 HDL: 30 - ✔✔All of them. total cholesterol: should be < 200 LDL: should be < 130 HDL: should be at least 40 if man, 50 if woman T or F: The adverse effects of tricyclic antidepressants increase fall risk. - ✔✔True. Side effects include postural hypotension, lethargy, sedation, and blurred vision. The abnormal presence of bone in soft tissue - ✔✔Heterotopic ossification The abnormal presence of a painful mass of bone tissue, usually within a large muscle - ✔✔myositis ossificans Myositis ossificans usually occurs within a large muscle following __________. - ✔✔Trauma to the area A patient had blunt trauma to their quads and subsequent loss of knee function. Best early intervention: A. Gentle AROM in WB B. Aggressive stretching C. Aggressive OKC strengthening for quads D. Gentle PROM in non-WB - ✔✔A. Gentle AROM in WB Aggressive stretching or strengthening can promote myositis ossificans. Gentle PROM is too conservative for restoring knee function. Long thoracic nerve innervates the _______. - ✔✔serratus anterior Musculocutaneous nerve comes off which cord - ✔✔lateral cord The nerves that the posterior cord gives rise to - ✔✔Axillary Thoracodorsal Upper subscapular Lower subscapular Radial What innervates the lats - ✔✔thoracodorsal n. A patient has R buttock pain after slipping. Physical exam reveals full, pain-free lumbar AROM. T or F: This rules out a QL strain. - ✔✔True An inverted forefoot relative to rearfoot in subtalar neutral is called: _______. - ✔✔forefoot varus [Show More]

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