Scorebuilders Q&A

A patient presents to an outpatient clinic with complaints of right knee pain. The referral states that the patient had stem cell injections four weeks ago. Which diagnosis would MOST likely benefit from this type of intervention?

1. Osteoarthritis
2. Patellofemoral pain syndrome
3. Anterior cruciate ligament sprain (grade 3)
4.  Prepatellar bursitis

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During a patient interview, a physical therapist discovers that a patient is two weeks post vertebroplasty. This procedure was MOST likely performed for which of the following medical conditions?

1. Disk herniation
2. Compression fracture
3. Spinal instability
4. Spondylolysis

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A physical therapist administers the Modified Ashworth Scale to a patient with a suspected neurological injury. What is the MOST accurate description of the starting position when testing the elbow flexors?

1. Full extension of the elbow
2. 45 degrees of elbow flexion
3. 90 degrees of elbow flexion
4. 145 degrees of elbow flexion

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A physical therapist conducts an inservice on Alzheimer’s disease. Which patient profile has the GREATEST relative risk of this disease?

1. A 46-year-old male
2. A 42-year-old female
3. An 81-year-old male
4. An 83-year-old female

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A patient prepares to be discharged from a rehabilitation hospital following a T10 spinal cord injury. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the physical therapist expect to be MOST essential to assist the patient with functional mobility?

1. Lofstrand crutches
2. Lofstrand crutches and ankle-foot orthoses
3. Lofstrand crutches and knee-ankle-foot orthoses
4. Manual wheelchair

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A physical therapist examines a patient following a traumatic crush injury to the forearm. The patient displays a wrist drop deformity and is unable to strongly grasp objects with their hand. Which nerve was MOST likely affected?

1. Median nerve
2. Ulnar nerve
3. Radial nerve
4. Musculocutaneous nerve

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A patient diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease begins a supervised treadmill exercise regimen. After two minutes of ambulation, the patient reports the onset of claudication symptoms rated as 3/10 on a pain scale. What is the physical therapist’s MOST appropriate initial response?

1. Encourage the patient to continue until symptoms become more painful
2. Reduce the speed and grade of the treadmill until symptoms resolve
3. Allow the patient to rest, resuming ambulation once symptoms have subsided
4. Discontinue use of the treadmill and select an alternative mode of exercise


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A physical therapist determines the pulse pressure for a patient with congestive heart failure. Which of the following blood pressure measurements would represent the HIGHEST pulse pressure?

1. 130/60 mm Hg
2. 145/100 mm Hg
3. 120/75 mm Hg
4. 140/115 mm Hg

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An entry in the medical record indicates that a patient is experiencing tricuspid valve regurgitation. Which location would have increased blood volume based on the valvular pathology?

1. Left atrium
2. Right atrium
3. Left ventricle
4. Right ventricle

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A physical therapist inspects the progress of a partial-thickness wound on a patient’s anterior forearm. The therapist notes evidence of resurfacing of the wound with notable changes in the edges of the wound. This observation is MOST consistent with which of the following conditions?

1. Maceration
2. Granulation
3. Epithelialization
4. Infection

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