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Your patient complaints of deep, nagging type of pain, in your assessment what structure is most probably involved?
a. Nerve
b. Bone
c. Muscle
d. Ligaments

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b. Bone

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What is the level of the upper abdominal reflex?
a. T8
b. T4
c. T11
d. T10

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a. T8

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What is the landmark in measuring the apparent leg length?
a. ASIS to Lateral malleolus
b. ASIS to Medial malleolus
c. Umbilicus to medial malleolus
d. ASIS to umbilicus

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c. Umbilicus to medial malleolus

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This type of pulse may be detected by a palpable decrease in the pulse’s amplitude on quiet respiration. It is also found in pericardial tamponade, constrictive pericarditis
and obstructive lung disease:
a. Paradoxical
b. Tardus
c. Alternans
d. None of these

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a. Paradoxical

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If there is a mushy end feel what does this suggest?
a. Muscle tightness
b. Fracture
c. Frozen shoulder
d. Joint instability

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a. Muscle tightness

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Burning, pressure –like, aching pain suggest that what structure is affected:
a. Nerve
b. Nerve (sympathetic)
c. Nerve root
d. Nerve endings

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b. Nerve (sympathetic)

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Who has the highest temperature reading?
a. Geriatrics
b. Adults
c. Newborns
d. Highschool students

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c. Newborns

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All of the following are Babinski like reflex except:
a. Gonda
b. Schaeffer
c. Gordon
d. Bing

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b. Schaeffer

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This pulse indicates left ventricular failure and is usually accompanied by a left sided S3:
a. Paradoxical
b. Tardus
c. Alternans
d. Bisfriens

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c. Alternans

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Stroking of the lateral side of the foot beneath lateral malleolus produces extension of big toe and fanning of toes:
a. Babinski
b. Gordon’s
c. Chaddock’s
d. Hoffman

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c. Chaddock’s

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Tapping of the plantar surface of toes produces plantar flexion of toes:
a. Rossolimo
b. Brudzinski
c. Piotrowski
d. Oppenheim

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a. Rossolimo

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What is the level of the lower abdominal reflex?
a. T9
b. T5
c. T11
d. T4

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c. T11

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Stroking of lateral aspect of sole of foot produces big toe extension and fanning of four small toes:
a. Babinski
b. Gordon’s
c. Chaddock’s
d. Hoffman’s

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a. Babinski

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In this position the metatarsophalangeal joint is in the closed pack position:
a. Abduction
b. Adduction
c. Full flexion
d. Full extension

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d. Full extension

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What is the level of plantar reflex?
a. S2-S4
b. S1-S2
c. S3-S4
d. L5-S1

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b. S1-S2

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What is the grade of muscle if there is complete range of motion against gravity?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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c. 3

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What is the grade of muscle if there is complete ROM against gravity with maximal resistance?
a. 4 plus
b. 4 minus
c. 5 minus
d. 5

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This position sets the facet joint in its closed packed position:
a. Flexion
b. Extension
c. Side flexion
d. Midway between flexion and extension

19
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What is the end feel if an individual is performing elbow extension?
a. Bone to bone
b. Stretch
c. Soft
d. Mushy

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a. Bone to bone

20
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If there is throbbing, diffuse type of pain, what structure is affected?
a. Muscle
b. nerve
c. Bone
d. vasculature

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d. vasculature

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What is the end feel if an individual is flexing his or her knee?
a. Hard
b. stretch
c. Soft
d. mushy

22
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What is the muscle grade if the patient can only initiate motion if gravity is eliminated?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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Flicking of terminal phalanx of index, middle or ring finger will result to reflex flexion of distal phalanx of thumb and of distal phalanx of index or middle finger
a. Brudzinski’s
b. Hoffman’s
c. Rossolimo’s
d. Schaeffer’s

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b. Hoffman’s

24
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The following are indications in using the carotid pulse except:
a. During shock
b. During cardiac arrest
c. Often used with infants
d. None of these

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d. None of these

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When the pulse is barely perceptible, easily obliterated with slight pressure and fades in and out it is considered: a. Weak b. Absent c. Thready d. Bounding e. Normal
c. Thready
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Tapping of the tibialis anterior muscle will dorsiflex and supinate the foot: a. Rossolimo b. Brudzinski c. Piotrowski d. Oppenheim
c. Piotrowski
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Functional scale for cancer a. Hoen yahr b. Kurtzke c. Karnoffsky d. Fugl Meyer
c. Karnoffsky
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This is an abnormal end fell usually felt in patients with adhesive capsulitis a. Hard b. springy block c. Hard capsular d. none of these
c. Hard capsular
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Medial hamstring reflex a. S1-S2 b. L3-L4 c. L5-S1 d. L4-L5
c. L5-S1
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Cremasteric reflex is a. Stroking of the medial thigh will elicit ipsilateral elevation of the umbilicus b. Stroking of the lateral thigh will elicit ipsilateral elevation of the scrotum c. Stroking of the medial thigh will elicit contralateral elevation of the umbilicus d. Stroking of the medial thigh will elicit ipsilateral elevation of the scrotum e. None of these
d. Stroking of the medial thigh will elicit ipsilateral elevation of the scrotum
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All of the following are red flag signs, except: a. Loss of appetite b. Unusual lumps or growth c. None of these d. Persistent pain at night
c. None of these
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Pulse grading for: easily obliterated when a light pressure is applied a. Absent b. Weak c. Thread d. bounding
b. Weak
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A positive Babinski reflex will show? a. Big toe extension only b. Fanning of the big toe only c. Big toe extension and fanning of 4 other toes d. Fanning of big toe and extension of 4 other toes
c. Big toe extension and fanning of 4 other toes
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What would be the stimulus for Gonda’s reflex to elicit a positive Babinski reflex? a. Adduction of the fifth toe b. Abduction of the fifth toe c. Flicking of the fifth toe d. Pinpricking of the 5th toe
b. Abduction of the fifth toe
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This is characterized by more than 100 beats per minute among adult individuals a. Tachychardia b. bradychardia c. tachypnea d. bradypnea
a. Tachychardia
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A eupnea is between ___. a. 10-15 bpm b. 11-30 bpm c. 15-20 bpm d. 12-20 bpm e. None of these
e. None of these units should be cpm
37
A normal reflex is documented as how many plus signs? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
b. 2
38
Vital signs must be included in which of the following data? a. Subjective b. Objective c. Assessment d. Plan
b. Objective
39
This is the pulse site being used by anesthesiologists during surgical operation? a. Temporal b. Carotid c. Radial d. Brachial
a. Temporal
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While conducting assessment for activities of daily living, you noticed that your patient is using a cane in ambulation, what grade according to FIM must be given to the patient? a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4
b. 6
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