The NPTE Podcast

A patient with lateral medullary (Wallenburg) syndrome will most likely demonstrate which of the following clinical manifestations?

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When evaluating structural scoliosis, which of the following observations is MOST likely to be present?

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If a diagnostic test is known to have a positive predictive value of 20%, which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following applications of cryotherapy will be MOST effective at reducing spasticity and improving therapeutic interventions?

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The clinician then performs passive hip flexion with the knee bent and observes no change in the left hip flexion range of motion.  Which of the following pathologies is MOST likely present?

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When treating lymphedema, which of the following descriptions BEST matches that of a short-stretch bandaging system?

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Second-Guessing:  The act of reading a question and artificially placing an external bias or situation that is not actually present in the context of the question.

• :to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known

Double-Checking:  Re-reading and re-checking a question to make sure that no information was ignored or unaccounted for.

• :a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked

Are you a second-guesser?  

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A patient in a long-term care facility is referred for physical therapy intervention for mobility training.  The patient’s chart indicates that the patient currently has abdominal cramping and tenderness, and watery diarrhea 3 times daily.  When treating the patient, which of the following precautions will be MOST appropriate?

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When treating individuals with hyperthyroidism, which of the following considerations is MOST important?

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A patient reports painful cramping in the left lower extremity during walking activities that subsides with rest.  Additionally, the patient appears to have left lower extremity pallor on leg elevation and rubor when dependent. Which of the following tests or measures will be MOST important when screening this patient for disease?

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