PTA 8: Prosthetic Care for Transfemoral Amputation

Shoulder flexion, abduction, and lateral rotation are components of which UE PNF pattern?

The use of specific handling techniques to facilitate posture, alignment, and motor control is a component of which neurological rehabilitation approach?

Which of the following TUG times indicates that the patient is at the limit for functional independence?

What is the maximum score and the score that indicates an increased risk of falling according to the Berg test?

Which of the following is a term for movement impairment where the patient is unable to control the range of movement and the force of muscular activity?

A combination of bilateral UE asymmetrical patterns performed as a diagonal activity is called:

A PNF technique that involves a slow and resisted concentric contraction of agonists and antagonists around a joint without rest between reversals is called:

Which of the following may be defined as the act of moving an extremity into a position that the patient must hold against gravity?

The therapist has positioned the patient and is about to perform which of the following UE PNF patterns?

A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy exhibits slow involuntary movements of her UEs and LEs. This motor disturbance is MOST representative of:

During physical therapy, a 16-year-old female's mother's comments upset her and lead to a loss of concentration. The MOST appropriate action is to:

Which of the following is a positive reaction for the Crossed Extension Reflex?

Which reflex would interfere with this activity if it was NOT integrated?

When assessing the startle reflex, what is the MOST appropriate stimulus?

What reflex would you expect to be positive if the child has difficulty with protective reactions in sitting?

Which of the following does not need to be considered when ace wrapping a transtibial amputation?

Which of the following is not an advantage for a rigid dressing for a patient who is status post transtibial amputation?

Which of the following would not be an appropriate activity for a patient who is post-op day 3 from a transtibial amputation?

A patient is scheduled to undergo a transtibial amputation of the left LE. Given the patient's past and current surgical history, which of the following activities to be the MOST difficult for the patient following their amputation?

A PTA provides pre-operative instructions to a patient scheduled for LE amputation. Which of the following is the MOST common cause of LE Amputation?

What reflex is often associated with completion of the milestone of rolling from prone to supine in infants?

A patient is scheduled for surgical removal of one toe and the metatarsal. What type of lower extremity amputation is this?

A 12-month-old child with cerebral palsy demonstrates an abnormal persistence of the positive support reflex. During therapy this would MOST likely interfere with:

Your patient is 55 years old male with a diagnosis of MS. The PT asked you to perform a Functional Reach Test on this patient. The test revealed that the patient is not at risk of falling. What would likely be the quantitative value of this test?

Your patient is recovering from a stroke. The patient displays a strong flexor synergy of the right lower extremity. You would expect this patient to display:

Which of the following is the least common complaint from patients suffering a vestibular disorder?

A patient with cerebellar dysfunction exhibits signs of dysmetria. Which of the following activities would be the MOST difficult for the patient?

A patient s/p right CVA lifts his left arm about 100 degrees and you notice his left fingers extend and abduct. You suspect that this patient is displaying:

A patient is s/p right CVA with mild hemiparesis. The patient is able to sit independently and ambulates with an NBQC with supervision for occasional loss of balance and weight shift. Which activity would be most appropriate for this patient?

A physician indicates that a patient rehabilitating from a cerebrovascular accident has significant perceptual deficits. Which anatomical region would most likely be affected by the stroke?

The PTA notices that when he turns his patient's head supine, the patient's arm and leg on one side of the body flex, and on the other side of the body it extends. His patient has a diagnosis of a CVA. The PTA suspects that the patient may have a

Which of the following may be an appropriate activity when treating a patient with Down's syndrome?

According to Brunnstrom, if a patient with a CVA has strong synergistic patterns of movement with no isolated muscle contractions would be in what stage of recovery?

The PTA resists hip add on the unaffected side in order to elicit hip add on the contralateral side. This describes:

When examining pressure tolerance areas of a residual limb with a quadrilateral socket prosthesis, which areas should the assistant examine with the device off?

For a patient recovering from acute stroke with a flaccid upper extremity, what is the most appropriate positioning strategy when in bed?

What activity would be most appropriate for a patient with right hemiparesis who is ambulatory and showing good recovery with the lower extremity moving out of an extensor synergy pattern?

What would a patient with strong bilateral LE extensor spasticity in the typical distribution of antigravity muscles be expected to demonstrate?

What is muscle activation of an involved extremity due to intense action of an uninvolved muscle or groups of muscles called?

To facilitate functional capabilities in children with considerable developmental delay and persistence of the tonic labyrinthine reflex, where is the BEST position to practice reaching for objects?

For a patient with Down syndrome, which intervention promotes increased muscle tone?

To inhibit the flexion synergy pattern in the right UE of a patient post-traumatic brain injury during functional activities, how should the PTA position the right side?

A common deviation observed in boys with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy when standing from the floor is?

How is a child with severe autism likely to react to a change in routine at school?

Where would the stimulus be applied to test the flexor withdrawal reflex?

By six months of age, which activity would typically not occur assuming normal development?

When testing reflexes in a 5-month-old patient with a sudden head extension to provoke a startle reaction, which reflex is most likely being tested?

What milestone would a four-month-old infant be expected to have achieved?

Increased flexor tone in the UE's and extensor tone in the LE's when the child's head was flexed is a positive sign for which of the following reflexes?

According to Brunnstrom, what is an appropriate treatment emphasis for a neurological patient?

During ambulation, a patient post-stroke with a hypotonic left upper extremity should have the left UE in which position?

What term describes the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique pattern of active movement of the LE in extension, adduction, and lateral rotation?

When testing the tonic labyrinthine reflex in a patient positioned in supine, what would be considered a positive response?

By observing the gait of a patient with a prosthesis, inadequate suspension resulting in distal residual limb skin issues is described as?

What test is being performed when a patient is asked to stand heel to toe, cross their arms over their chest, and close their eyes?

Which test assesses dynamic balance?

A patient with an AKA exhibiting forward trunk flexion during ambulation may be compensating for?

Which of the following is not a contraindication for lumbar traction?

For a patient with a flexion bias - flexion syndrome, which of these passive positioning techniques could be used to relieve their symptoms?

Which ethical principle requires that the healthcare worker not do anything to cause the patient harm?

What type of prostaglandin production causes inflammation and production?