A patient presents to the clinic with a severe rash extending unilaterally in a narrow band from the left lumbar spine into the left inguinal crease.  The patient reports that the skin lesion has been present for 7 days and causes severe pain.  Multiple vesicles are visible along the surface of the skin.  Which of the following conditions is MOST likely present?

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A patient with Parkinson’s Disease is being treated in an outpatient clinic.  Which of the following rating of perceived exertion (RPE) intensities would be MOST appropriate to increase functional capacity?

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While examining a patient with a medullary lesion, which of the following deficits is MOST likely to be present?

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A 10-year-old child with a primary complaint of posterior heel pain is being assessed by a physical therapist.  The patient reports general achillodynia and pain near the insertion of the Achilles tendon, and the calcaneal epiphysis is tender to palpation.  Which of the following conditions is MOST likely present?

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Have you ever done any of these 3 NPTE prep mistakes?

• Massed Practice
• Re-reading
• Fail to review practice exams

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According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a patient’s protected health information can be reasonably disclosed without the patient’s consent in each of the following instances EXCEPT:

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While examining a child with muscular torticollis, which of the following cranial nerves is MOST likely to be implicated as the cause of the torticollis?

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When treating a patient receiving hemodialysis for chronic kidney dysfunction, which of the following precautions will be MOST important during exercise intervention?

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A positive Kehr’s sign in an individual is MOST indicative of which condition?

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A patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been recovering from a gastrointestinal infection and has been vomiting frequently for the past 3 days.  While observing the patient, the therapist notes that the patient has a decreased respiratory rate.  Which of the following conditions is MOST likely present?

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