A physical therapist performs circumferential measurements on a four-year-old child and notes edema in both lower extremities. Based on the clinical presentation, which diagnosis would be MOST likely?

1. Lymphadenitis
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Milroy’s disease
4. Wilson’s disease

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A physical therapist works with a patient with hemiparesis who uses a hemiplegic chair for mobility. Which activity would become more challenging for the patient based on this specific type of wheelchair?

1. Reaching for objects outside the base of support
2. Standing up from the seat of the chair
3. Performing independent pressure relief
4. Elevating the legs for edema management

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A physical therapist reviews a data set that is heavily influenced by extreme scores. Which measure of central tendency would be MOST affected by this type of data?

1. Mean
2. Median 
3. Mode 
4. Range 

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A physical therapist uses interferential current to provide pain relief for a patient with a low back injury. Which term BEST describes the frequency modulation used with this type of electrotherapeutic device?

1. Phase duration
2. Interpulse interval
3. Sweep
4. Amplitude

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A 46-year-old patient in an acute care hospital recovering from a serious motor vehicle accident uses patient-controlled analgesia. Each day prior to beginning treatment, the patient’s pain level is assessed using a pain scale. Which pain scale would be the MOST appropriate to administer?

1. Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale 
2. McGill Pain Questionnaire
3. CRIES Pain Scale 
4. Descriptor Differential Scale of Pain Intensity

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A four-month-old child with spinal muscular atrophy requires frequent position changes. The patient’s form of spinal muscular atrophy is classified as Type 1 Werdnig-Hoffmann disease. What finding would MOST likely result from the patient being placed in a prone position?

1.Respiratory impairment
2.Hypertonia
3.Proximal muscle weakness
4.Skin breakdown

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A physical therapist participates in a community outreach program for women between 50 and 60 years old designed to introduce preventative measures for osteoporosis. Which activity would be MOST consistent with the therapist’s objective?

1.Flexibility exercises
2.Swimming
3.Cycling
4.Balance exercises

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A patient is instructed to stretch their upper extremities using a foam roller as depicted in Image A. The physical therapist realizes that this stretch is not targeting the intended muscles and instead educates the patient on how to perform the stretch as seen in Image B. Which muscles are targeted with the modified stretch?

1. Pectoralis major and subscapularis
2. Pectoralis major and infraspinatus
3. Latissimus dorsi and subscapularis
4. Latissimus dorsi and infraspinatus

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A physical therapist uses body weight-supported treadmill training to help a patient improve their gait pattern following a stroke. Initially, the therapist selects the following parameters: body weight assistance of 40%, treadmill speed of 1.0 mph, treadmill incline of 0%. 

As the patient sees improvement with training, which of the following parameters should the therapist use?

1. Assistance of 50%, speed of 1.5 mph, incline of 0%
2. Assistance of 50%, speed of 1.0 mph, incline of 10%
3. Assistance of 30%, speed of 1.5 mph, incline of 0%
4. Assistance of 30%, speed of 1.0 mph, incline of 10%

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A patient performs an exercise using a foam roller as depicted in the image. This exercise would MOST likely be used to improve a patient’s performance with which of the following functional activities?

1. Reaching to wash the opposite shoulder
2. Reaching overhead into a high cupboard
3. Reaching down to tie one’s shoes
4. Looking upward to shave one’s neck

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