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1. Which of the statements are true regarding hand recovery from stroke?
a. Some motor recovery in the hand by 4 weeks will make a full or good recovery.
b. Full recovery is usually complete within 3 months of onset
c. Both
d. Neither
2. A cardiac patient’s exercises should be terminated if the ff develop/s:
a. Heart rate increases <50% of baseline
b. Heart rate decreases >20% of baseline
c. Systolic BP decreases ≥20 mmHg from baseline
d. Diastolic BP increases to 100 mmHg
3. Risk factors in developing heterotopic ossification in TBI pxs except:
a. increase mm tone
b. derease mm tone
c. prolonged coma
d. associated fx
4. Single most common sx of MS:
a. paresthesia
b. disequilibrium resulting in gait impairments
c. diplopia
d. visual impairment d/t optic neuritis
5. Describes an MS px with a grade of 5 using the Kutrtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale:
a. ambulatory w/o aid or rest for ~200 m; severe disability that impairs full daily activities
b. amb w/o aid or rest for ~100 m; disability severe enough to preclude full daily activities
c. intermittent or unilat constant assist req’d to walk ~100m w/ or w/o rest
d. constant bilat assist req’d to walk ~20 m w/o rest
6. The ff are true about orthostatic hypotension except:
a. sudden decrease in BP
b. usually associated with a decrease in HR
c. results in dizziness, or sudden LOC
d. seen in persons with higher levels
7. A C5 SCI px can do elbow extension with the help of gravity by doing:
a. Shoulder abd & IR c. Shoulder abd & ER
b. Shouder ER d. NOTA
8. Level of ambulation of an SCI px who walks full or part time in orthoses within the home & uses W/C mostly outdoors for long distance mobility
a. Standing only
b. Therapeutic ambulation
c. Functional ambulation
d. Community ambulation
9. Risk factors to Post-polio syndrome (PSS):
a. disease onset after 10 y/o
b. involvement of at least two extremities
c. both
d. neither
10. Should not be included in mx of PPS:
a. short rest periods interspersed w/ activity
b. energy conservation & use of adaptive equipment
c. strengthening should focus on weak mms w/ >3/5 grade
d. strengthening mms w/ the grade of <3/5
11. Which of the ff is classified as HSMN IV?
a. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease c. Refsum
b. Dejerine-Sottas d. NOTA
12. Most restrictive cervical orthosis:
a. Philade;phia collar c. Halo
b. SOMI d. Four-poster brace
13. Lumbosacral flex-ext-lateral control orthosis:
a. Chairback b. Knight-Taylor d. Knight d. Williams
14. For a patient with pes cavus, what shoe modification should be done?
a. high toe box b. SACH c. Rocker bar d. Soft vamp
15. For patients wearing transfemoral prostheses, vaulting on the other leg can be d/t:
a. prosthesis too long c. poor socket fit
b. prosthesis too short d. inadequate suspension
16. Most common sx of parkinson’s disease:
a. tremor b. rigidity c. akinesia d. postural instability
17. Transient inability to perform a task:
a. akinesia b. sitting en bloc c. freezing phenomenon d. bradykinesia
18. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy is characterized by the ff except:
a. loss of horizontal gaze c. Parkinsonian sign except tremor
b. rigidity of trunk mms d. rigidity of neck
19. Purposeless, uniformly repetitive, voluntary movement of whole body areas
 a. myoclonus b. tic c. stereotypy d. akathisia
20. Stage of a pressure ulcer described as a deep crater w/o undermining of the adjacent tissue:
a. I b. II c. III d. IV

21. Most common site of pressure ulcers in SCI pxs:

a. ischium b. sacrum c. greater trochanter d. heel
22. Wernicke’s aphasia is aka the ff except:
a. Anterior b. Posterior c. Sensory d. Receptive
23. Mild TBI is characterized by:
a. LOC <30 mins, posttraumatic amnesia <24 hrs, GCS 13-15
b. LOC >30 mins, posttraumatic amnesia >24 hrs, GCS 11-13
c. LOC <20 mins, posttraumatic amnesia >48 hrs, GCS >15
d. LOC >20 mins, posttraumatic amnesia <24 hrs, GCS 11-13
24. The ff are true regarding sensory exam in SCI pxs except:
a. Hyperesthesia is graded as 2
b. When testing ofr pain, if the pain is perceived, but not as sharp, the grade is 0
c. A grade of 1 is equal to impaired, altered or partial sensation
d. The sensory level should have a score of 2
25. The second most common location of HO in SCI pxs:
a. shoulder b. elbow c. hip d. knee
26. Highest level where an SCI px can be totally independent in bed mob
a. C5 b. C6 c.C7 d. C8
27. Functional amb can be expected from an SCI px w/ level
a. T6 b. T8 c. T10 d. T12
28. The ff are absolute contraindications in Exercise Testing except:
a. chest pain of 3+ b. clammy skin c. increase in BP d. px wants to stop
29. The ff are absolute C/I in Exercise Testing except:
a. endocarditis c. severe aortic stenosis
b. hypertropjhic cardiomyopathy d. active unstable angina
30. Most common involved joint in Pauciarticular JRA:
a. elbow b. knee c. ankle d. wrist
31. Rolling, sittinf and walking can’t be achieved with SMA type:
a. I b. II c. III d.IV
32. Burn of the anterior part of the ® UE and trunk will be classified as:
a. mild b. moderate c. major d. maximal
33. Most common nerve injured in musicians
a. median b. radial c. ulnar d. NOTA
34. Most common knee injury among dancers:
a. Jumper’s knee b. Chondromalacia patella c. Subluxing patella d. ACL tear
35. The ff can be done to a s/p THR px except:
a. Crossing the legs at the ankle
b. Flexing the hip to 80 degrees
c. Isometric contraction of the quads and hams
d. Active abduction of the leg
36. Most important assessment after arthroplasty:
a. Sensory b. MMT c. ROM d. Anthropometric
37. Contarst bath
a. Initially soak extremity in warm bath at 43°C for 10 mins and then proceed to 4 cycles of alternate 1 to 4 minute cold soaks and 4 to
6 minute warm soaks
b. Initially soak extremity in cold bath at 16°C for 10 mins and then proceed to 4 cycles of alternate 4 to six minute warm soaks and 1
to 4 minute cold soaks
c. Initially soak extremity in warm bath at 43°C for 10 mins and then proceed to 3 cycles of alternate 1 to 4 minute cold soaks and 4 to
6 minute warm soaks
d. Initially soak extremity in cold bath at 16°C for 10 mins and then proceed to 3 cycles of alternate 4 to 6 minute warm soaks and 1 to
4 minute cold soaks
38. Narrowest part of the sole between the heel and the ball:
a. shank b. toe spring c. vamp d. throat
39. Striatal hand
a. ulnar deviation, IP flex, MCP ext
b. median dev, IP ext, MCP flex
c. ulnar dev, IP ext, MCP flex
d. median dev, IP flex, MCP ext
40. Aphasia which is poor in comprehension
a. Broca’sb. Transcortical motor c. Transcortical sensory d. Conduction
41. A px w/ TBI upon testing, opens his eyes when asked in a loud voice, flexes body inappropriately when pinched and makes sounds that the
examiner can’t understand. The px’s GCS:
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10
42. MS in which the corse begins with relapses and remissions and then evolves into a gradually progressive accumulation of neurologic deficts:
a. Seconary Progressive c. Relapsing-Remitting
b. Primary progressive d. Plateaud
43. Functional outcome for a C6 SCI px in terms of bed mob:
a. total dep c. indep
b. w/ manual assist d. indep but w/ equipment
44 The site of lesion of the ff motor unit diseases re all in the anterior horn cell except:
a. Poliomyelitis b. Myasthenia gravis c. ALS d. SMA