Scorebuilders Q&A

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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A patient receives physical therapy services at an outpatient neurological rehabilitation clinic. After examining the patient, the physical therapist determines they would benefit from constraint-induced movement therapy using a mitt. Which of the following diagnoses would MOST likely benefit from this intervention?

1. Posterior cord syndrome
2. Complete C4 spinal cord injury
3. Right hemisphere stroke
4. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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A patient attends an outpatient physical therapy clinic six weeks following a left hemisphere stroke and presents with poor functional use of their affected upper extremity. The therapist determines the patient would benefit from the use of a sling to force the patient to use their affected extremity more frequently. Which of the following recommendations would be MOST appropriate for sling use?

1. Wear the sling on the right arm for 10% of waking hours
2. Wear the sling on the right arm for 90% of waking hours
3. Wear the sling on the left arm for 10% of waking hours
4. Wear the sling on the left arm for 90% of waking hours

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