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A patient exercising in the physical therapy gym informs the…

A patient exercising in the physical therapy gym informs the physical therapist assistant that he is experiencing chest pain. After resting for 20 minutes the patient’s condition is unchanged, however, he insists it is something that he can work through. The MOST appropriate action is:

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A physical therapist assistant attempts to obtain a history…

A physical therapist assistant attempts to obtain a history from a patient that recently immigrated to the United States. The patient does not speak English and seems to be intimidated by the hospital environment. The MOST appropriate action is to:

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A physical therapist assistant instructs a patient to perfor…

A physical therapist assistant instructs a patient to perform a stretch as shown in the image. This type of stretch would MOST likely be used to stretch the:

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A physical therapist assistant administers ultrasound over a…

A physical therapist assistant administers ultrasound over a patient’s anterior thigh. After one minute of treatment, the patient reports feeling a slight burning sensation under the soundhead. The MOST appropriate action is to:

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A physical therapist assistant elects to use mechanical lumb…

A physical therapist assistant elects to use mechanical lumbar traction for a patient rehabilitating from a back injury. The therapeutic goals of the session include decreasing the patient’s muscle spasm. The MOST appropriate force based on the stated objective would be:

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A patient has weakness of the quadriceps secondary to a femo…

A patient has weakness of the quadriceps secondary to a femoral nerve injury. When observing the patient’s gait from heel strike to foot flat, the physical therapist assistant would MOST likely observe the patient compensate for their injury by:

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A patient with an acute burn is referred to physical therapy…

A patient with an acute burn is referred to physical therapy less than 24 hours after being admitted to the hospital. The patient’s burns range from superficial partial-thickness to deep partial-thickness and encompass approximately 35 percent of the patient’s total body surface area. Which of the following findings would be MOST predictable based on the patient’s injury?

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A 29-year-old male diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis rep…

A 29-year-old male diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis reports progressive stiffening of the spine and associated pain for more than five years. The patient’s MOST typical standing posture demonstrates:

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A physical therapist assistant treats a patient with Parkins…

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient with Parkinson’s disease who has been receiving levodopa therapy for two years. Which side effect would MOST likely be present due to the chronic use of this medication?

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A physical therapist assistant transports a patient in a whe…

A physical therapist assistant transports a patient in a wheelchair to the parallel bars in preparation for ambulation activities. The patient is status post abdominal surgery and has not ambulated in over two weeks. The MOST appropriate action to facilitate ambulation is:

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