[미국 물리치료사] NPTE 문제은행 1000

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• When measuring knee flexion with a goniometer, the stationary arm is aligned with which la…
• A comfortable gait speed below approximately 0.8 m/s in an older adult MOST suggests:
• A positive Ober test indicates tightness of which structure?
• During the Thomas test the contralateral thigh rises off the table while the lumbar spine …
• Which test position is used to screen for femoroacetabular impingement and labral patholog…
• The Craig test performed in prone with the knee flexed to 90 degrees measures:
• Which finding MOST suggests acromioclavicular joint pathology?
• A visible depression below the acromion during inferior traction on the arm indicates:
• Pain at the bicipital groove during resisted forearm supination with the elbow flexed to 9…
• A patient flexes the thumb interphalangeal joint to hold paper between the thumb and index…
• Tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox after a fall on an outstretched hand MOST warrants con…
• Which finding under the Ottawa Knee Rules indicates the need for knee radiographs after ac…
• A patella that can be pushed down and rebounds against the femur MOST indicates:
• Pain in the distal tibiofibular region reproduced by compressing the tibia and fibula at m…
• The Beighton score is used to assess:
• A slump test that reproduces the patient's leg symptoms, which then decrease with cervical…
• Low back pain provoked by posteroanterior pressure in prone that disappears when the patie…
• Which approach is MOST appropriate when screening for sacroiliac joint pain?
• Which muscle contributes MOST to depressing the humeral head during arm elevation?
• Which region of the meniscus has the BEST healing potential?
• Excessive knee valgus during a single-leg squat MOST commonly reflects weakness of which m…
• Which lifting pattern MOST reduces lumbar shear and compressive load?
• To increase ankle dorsiflexion, which accessory glide of the talus is MOST appropriate?
• The close-packed position of the tibiofemoral joint is:
• Which scapular motion MUST occur for full overhead shoulder elevation?
• A hard, abrupt end-feel during passive elbow extension in a healthy adult is BEST classifi…
• Which patient-reported measure is designed specifically for knee osteoarthritis and knee a…
• Buttock pain with posterior thigh symptoms reproduced by resisted hip external rotation, w…
• Lateral hip pain with point tenderness over the greater trochanter, worse in side lying an…
• A distance runner has groin pain with weight bearing, night pain, and pain on hopping, wit…
• Which feature MOST distinguishes primary adhesive capsulitis from a rotator cuff tear at i…
• Headache reproduced by sustained upper cervical flexion-rotation with restricted rotation …
• Arm heaviness and paresthesia that worsen with sustained overhead work and carrying loads,…
• Which factor MOST predicts a prolonged course in adhesive capsulitis?
• Which combination BEST supports a clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis without imagin…
• An adult over 60 reports new bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain with severe morning st…
• Spondylolisthesis is graded by which measure?
• Which imaging modality allows dynamic assessment of a suspected subluxating peroneal tendo…
• Which laboratory finding MOST suggests an inflammatory or infectious process rather than m…
• A patient's chart specifies touch-down weight bearing after open reduction internal fixati…
• Compared with partial meniscectomy, meniscal repair typically requires:
• A fracture line that spirals around the shaft of a long bone MOST suggests which mechanism…
• Which consideration is MOST relevant when a patient with an acute fracture uses long-term …
• A patient recently started a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and reports new Achilles pain. Whi…
• A patient taking a statin reports new symmetric proximal muscle aching and weakness. Which…
• A patient on long-term bisphosphonate therapy reports new dull thigh pain. Which concern i…
• An older adult with a smoking history reports deep, non-mechanical low back pain with a pu…
• Which finding MOST favors a hip joint source rather than a lumbar source of thigh pain?
• Which symptom cluster MOST warrants withholding cervical manipulation?
• Two weeks after knee arthroplasty a patient has increasing warmth, wound drainage, and fev…
• A patient asks whether a platelet-rich plasma injection will let them skip rehabilitation.…
• Which management principle is MOST appropriate for a patient with a hypermobility spectrum…
• Which precaution is MOST important when handling a child with osteogenesis imperfecta?
• Progressive skin thickening and tightening over the hands with reduced finger range and co…
• Acute monoarthritis of the knee in an older adult with calcium pyrophosphate crystals on a…
• Which loading approach is MOST appropriate for a highly irritable patellar tendinopathy in…
• Which sequence correctly orders shoulder motion after rotator cuff repair?
• Which exercise MOST directly targets the lower trapezius and serratus anterior for scapula…
• Which combination has the BEST support for cervical radiculopathy?
• A patient's leg symptoms move from the calf toward the low back with repeated lumbar exten…
• Which exercise approach is MOST appropriate for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis?
• Which instruction is MOST appropriate in the early period after lumbar fusion?
• Which exercise program has the STRONGEST support for hip osteoarthritis?
• Blood flow restriction training is MOST useful in which situation?
• Which early goal is MOST appropriate on the first postoperative day after total hip arthro…
• Which statement BEST reflects current evidence on continuous passive motion after knee art…
• Which criterion is MOST appropriate for clearing return to cutting sports after ACL recons…
• Which approach is MOST appropriate in the first week after a grade 2 lateral ankle sprain?
• A foot orthosis for a patient with excessive midfoot pronation and medial knee pain is use…
• A patient with adhesive capsulitis has just undergone capsular hydrodilatation. Which phys…
• Which patient is the BEST candidate for aquatic therapy?
• Which progression is MOST appropriate for a patient with osteoporosis and no fracture hist…
• During a period of disease remission, which exercise approach is MOST appropriate for rheu…
• Thoracic spine manipulation is sometimes used for mechanical neck pain because:
• Which instruction BEST reflects current guidance on acceptable symptoms during exercise fo…
• Compared with open chain knee extension, closed chain squatting MOST reduces which force?
• Which workstation modification MOST directly reduces sustained cervical flexion in a desk …
• A patient with knee osteoarthritis reports increased joint pain and swelling lasting two d…
• Which response after cervical manual therapy MOST warrants immediate medical referral?
• A patient receiving chemotherapy with peripheral neuropathy is beginning a strengthening p…
• After an intra-articular corticosteroid injection, which rehabilitation approach is MOST a…
• A patient several months after bariatric surgery with rapid weight loss reports new fatigu…
• Inability to identify a familiar object placed in the hand with vision occluded, despite i…
• A deep tendon reflex graded 3+ indicates:
• Sustained ankle clonus elicited by rapid dorsiflexion MOST indicates:
• An extensor plantar response in a 6-month-old infant is BEST interpreted as:
• The afferent and efferent limbs of the pupillary light reflex are mediated by which crania…
• A corrective saccade during rapid passive head rotation toward one side MOST suggests:
• Direction-changing gaze-evoked nystagmus MOST suggests:
• The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is used PRIMARILY to:
• Which tool is designed as a brief screen for mild cognitive impairment including executive…
• When performing a sensory examination, testing light touch before pinprick is preferred be…
• Which method BEST tests joint position sense at the great toe?
• Sensory testing over the top of the shoulder near the acromioclavicular joint corresponds …
• Weakness of ankle dorsiflexion with a diminished patellar reflex MOST suggests involvement…
• Immediately after an acute complete spinal cord injury, absent reflexes below the lesion M…
• A patient with a motor incomplete spinal cord injury has more than half of the key muscles…
• The Functional Reach Test measures:
• The 10-meter walk test is used PRIMARILY to determine:
• Compared with the Modified Ashworth Scale, the Modified Tardieu Scale additionally account…
• Weakness of shoulder shrug against resistance with atrophy of the upper trapezius MOST sug…
• Irregular, wavering performance of the heel-to-shin test with normal strength MOST indicat…
• A comatose patient demonstrates upper extremity flexion with lower extremity extension in …
• A patient after stroke swings the hemiparetic leg outward in an arc during swing phase. Th…
• During reaching, a patient with cerebellar disease overshoots the target and corrects with…
• A patient reports lightheadedness only on standing that resolves after sitting, with a 25 …
• A patient has ipsilateral facial pain and temperature loss, contralateral body pain and te…
• A patient is alert and aware but can communicate only through vertical eye movements and b…
• Which feature BEST distinguishes a transient ischemic attack from a completed stroke?
• Pure motor hemiparesis affecting face, arm, and leg equally without sensory, visual, or la…
• Inconsistent articulation errors with groping oral movements and relatively preserved auto…
• Episodes of uncontrollable laughing or crying that do not match the patient's actual mood …
• A triad of magnetic gait, urinary incontinence, and cognitive decline in an older adult MO…
• Progressive chorea with cognitive decline and a family history of an autosomal dominant co…
• A tremor that appears when holding a cup and improves at rest, with a positive family hist…
• Early falls with vertical gaze palsy and axial rigidity that responds poorly to levodopa M…
• A patient reports discrete episodes of neurologic symptoms with substantial recovery betwe…
• Rapid onset of bilateral weakness, a sensory level on the trunk, and bladder dysfunction o…
• New weakness and fatigue decades after recovery from paralytic poliomyelitis MOST suggests…
• A young adult has distal leg atrophy with high arches, hammer toes, and foot drop, with a …
• Which factor is MOST associated with a favorable prognosis in idiopathic facial nerve pals…
• Brief, severe, electric shock-like facial pain triggered by light touch, chewing, or a bre…
• Which principle BEST guides return to activity after concussion?
• Which finding after a head injury MOST warrants immediate emergency referral?
• A seizure that begins in one region of the brain with preserved awareness is BEST classifi…
• Fever with severe headache, neck stiffness, and photophobia MOST warrants:
• Which imaging study BEST evaluates large vessel occlusion in a patient with acute stroke s…
• Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showing elevated protein with a normal cell count in a patien…
• A patient with Parkinson disease starting a dopamine agonist reports new daytime sleepines…
• Which statement BEST reflects current evidence about cell-based therapies for chronic comp…
• Mirror therapy after stroke is used PRIMARILY to:
• Mental practice of a movement task is MOST appropriately used:
• Functional electrical stimulation applied to the common fibular nerve during gait is timed…
• Which statement BEST reflects the role of aerobic exercise after stroke?
• Which factor MOST strongly influences functional gain in task-specific training after stro…
• Dual-task training is MOST appropriately introduced when the patient:
• Which progression MOST appropriately increases balance challenge?
• Habituation exercises for motion-provoked dizziness involve:
• Which maneuver is MOST appropriate for horizontal (lateral) canal benign paroxysmal positi…
• A patient with C6 tetraplegia is being fitted for a manual wheelchair. Which feature is MO…
• A supported standing program after spinal cord injury is used PRIMARILY to:
• Manually assisted cough for a patient with C5 tetraplegia is performed by:
• An abdominal binder is used in a patient with tetraplegia PRIMARILY to:
• Serial casting for a spastic equinus contracture is used to:
• Which strategy BEST supports communication with a patient who has severe receptive aphasia…
• Encouraging active movement of the left arm within the left hemispace for a patient with l…
• Treadmill training in Parkinson disease is used PRIMARILY because it:
• For a patient with heat-sensitive multiple sclerosis, aquatic therapy is BEST performed at…
• Which approach BEST guides goal setting for a child with cerebral palsy at GMFCS level III…
• Which parameter is MOST important to monitor during therapy in the acute phase of Guillain…
• Gait training is generally practiced as a whole task rather than broken into parts because…
• Which positioning strategy BEST protects the hemiplegic shoulder during wheelchair sitting…
• A patient with multiple sclerosis reports that symptoms worsen markedly and persist for a …
• A patient in the intensive care unit is receiving sedation. Which consideration MOST affec…
• A patient with a recent myocardial infarction is beginning neurologic rehabilitation after…
• Bronchial breath sounds heard over a peripheral lung field MOST suggest:
• Hyperresonance to percussion over the chest MOST suggests:
• Increased tactile fremitus over a lung region MOST suggests:
• Bluish discoloration of the lips and tongue MOST indicates:
• Digital clubbing MOST commonly reflects:
• Jugular venous distention observed with the patient at 45 degrees MOST suggests:
• An indentation that remains after pressing over the tibia for several seconds indicates:
• A capillary refill time of more than 3 seconds in the fingertips MOST suggests:
• An irregularly irregular pulse with no discernible pattern MOST suggests:
• One metabolic equivalent (MET) represents approximately:
• The talk test estimates exercise intensity by determining whether the patient can:
• Occlusion of the left anterior descending artery MOST affects which region?
• Which observation MOST indicates increased work of breathing during activity?
• Chest discomfort that now occurs at rest and lasts longer than the patient's usual pattern…
• Which condition MOST warrants caution with high-intensity resistance exercise because of f…
• A resting blood pressure of 152/94 mm Hg on repeated measurements MOST appropriately promp…
• Which mechanism BEST explains reduced exercise tolerance in a patient with anemia?
• Which consideration is MOST relevant when exercising a patient with an implantable cardiov…
• Which finding MOST favors pneumonia rather than decompensated heart failure as the cause o…
• Which condition produces a restrictive rather than obstructive ventilatory pattern?
• Which feature MOST distinguishes asthma from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
• Which finding is MOST characteristic of cystic fibrosis?
• A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension reports exertional syncope. Which action is…
• An elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level MOST supports which condition as the cause of…
• A negative D-dimer in a patient with low clinical probability is MOST useful for:
• A patient taking an ACE inhibitor reports a persistent dry cough with no fever or sputum. …
• Segmental breathing exercises are used PRIMARILY to:
• Inspiratory muscle training uses a device that:
• A positive expiratory pressure or oscillating device assists airway clearance by:
• Manual percussion during airway clearance is applied:
• Placing a patient with unilateral lung disease in high side lying with the affected lung u…
• Which set of principles BEST describes energy conservation education for a patient with se…
• Which device delivers a more precise fraction of inspired oxygen for a patient whose venti…
• Which prescription is MOST appropriate for a stable patient entering outpatient cardiac re…
• Which exercise approach is MOST appropriate for a patient with stable chronic heart failur…
• A supervised walking program for intermittent claudication typically instructs the patient…
• Which upper extremity activity is MOST appropriate in the first weeks after median sternot…
• Which principle is MOST important in airway clearance for a patient with cystic fibrosis?
• Which response during a walking test MOST indicates the need to modify the exercise prescr…
• Which finding during exercise MOST warrants immediate termination and medical notification…
• Which factor MOST limits ventilation in the first days after upper abdominal surgery?
• The Braden Scale is used to assess:
• Tissue destruction extending under intact wound edges is documented as:
• Which tool is used to test protective sensation of the plantar foot in diabetes?
• Dragging a patient across bed linen during repositioning MOST increases the risk of tissue…
• A deep, punched-out ulcer on the lateral malleolus with a pale base, minimal drainage, and…
• Beefy red tissue filling the base of a full-thickness wound represents:
• Which finding in a burn patient MOST suggests inhalation injury requiring urgent evaluatio…
• Which combination MOST suggests wound infection rather than normal healing?
• Compared with a full-thickness skin graft, a split-thickness graft:
• A raised scar that extends beyond the original wound boundaries MOST suggests:
• Which intervention provides the MOST effective offloading for a plantar neuropathic ulcer?
• Compression bandaging for a venous leg ulcer is applied with:
• A hydrocolloid dressing is MOST appropriate for:
• A silver-impregnated dressing is MOST appropriately used when:
• Pressure garments after a burn are used PRIMARILY to:
• Repeated bleeding of the wound bed at each dressing change MOST suggests:
• A hemoglobin A1c of 9.2 percent MOST indicates:
• A patient with diabetic autonomic neuropathy shows a blunted heart rate response to exerci…
• Which cluster BEST describes metabolic syndrome?
• A patient on long-term corticosteroids who abruptly stops the medication develops weakness…
• For a patient with type 2 diabetes on oral agents, exercising shortly after a meal MOST co…
• Which statement BEST describes resistance training in type 2 diabetes?
• A patient with newly treated hypothyroidism reports persistent fatigue and muscle aching. …
• For a patient receiving hemodialysis three times weekly, therapy sessions are BEST schedul…
• Absent bowel sounds after abdominal surgery MOST suggests:
• Which organ is located primarily in the right upper quadrant?
• Pain that is markedly worse when the examiner's hand is suddenly released after deep palpa…
• Which feature MOST distinguishes inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome?
• Black tarry stool in a patient taking chronic NSAIDs MOST suggests:
• Long-term proton pump inhibitor use is associated with which musculoskeletal concern?
• Abdominal massage for chronic constipation is performed:
• Which consideration is MOST important when prescribing abdominal exercise for a patient wi…
• A three-day bladder diary is used PRIMARILY to:
• A patient reports vaginal heaviness that worsens through the day and with lifting, and imp…
• Severe colicky flank pain radiating to the groin with hematuria and inability to find a co…
• Urinary leakage after radical prostatectomy is MOST commonly:
• Pelvic floor muscle training started before prostatectomy is intended to:
• Biofeedback during pelvic floor training is MOST useful for a patient who:
• Bioimpedance spectroscopy in lymphedema assessment measures:
• Non-pitting edema with skin thickening in a chronically swollen limb MOST indicates:
• Lymphedema that develops after axillary lymph node dissection is classified as:
• A patient with arm lymphedema develops rapidly spreading redness, warmth, and fever. What …
• Short-stretch bandages are preferred over long-stretch bandages in lymphedema because they…
• When selecting a compression garment for maintenance-phase upper limb lymphedema, the MOST…
• Which self-management skill is MOST important to teach in the maintenance phase of lymphed…
• A patient reports a palpable cord in the axilla extending down the arm after lymph node su…
• When intermittent pneumatic compression is used for lymphedema, it is MOST appropriately a…
• Which combination BEST characterizes the frailty phenotype in an older adult?
• Sarcopenia is BEST defined as:
• Which feature MOST distinguishes delirium from dementia?
• Which goal is MOST appropriate for rehabilitation in a patient receiving palliative care?
• A patient with obesity reports loud snoring, witnessed apneas, and daytime sleepiness. Whi…
• Which consideration is MOST relevant when exercising a patient with advanced chronic kidne…
• A patient with cirrhosis and ascites is beginning exercise. Which precaution is MOST relev…
• Which precaution is MOST important when treating a patient with significant immunosuppress…
• Which consideration is MOST relevant when exercising a patient with sickle cell disease?
• A patient after solid organ transplant on long-term immunosuppressants has which relevant …
• A patient discharged after prolonged intensive care has profound weakness, poor endurance,…
• An adolescent athlete reports anterior knee pain localized to the tibial tuberosity that w…
• Which intervention is MOST appropriate for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain?
• Which change after menopause MOST increases fracture risk?
• A patient with persistent pain and a history of opioid use disorder is starting rehabilita…
• A two-wheeled rolling walker is preferred over a standard pickup walker for a patient who:
• A wheelchair backrest that is too high for an active manual wheelchair user MOST likely ca…
• A sliding transfer board is MOST appropriate for a patient who:
• Suction suspension for a transtibial prosthesis requires:
• A microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee provides the GREATEST advantage for a user who…
• Compared with a body-powered upper limb prosthesis, a myoelectric prosthesis generally pro…
• A rocker sole shoe modification is MOST appropriate for a patient with:
• A protective helmet is MOST indicated for a patient who:
• Adaptive seating for a child with cerebral palsy is designed PRIMARILY to:
• Which sequence of sensations is expected during ice application?
• Paraffin is MOST appropriate for:
• Which finding is an absolute contraindication to shortwave diathermy?
• Phonophoresis differs from standard therapeutic ultrasound in that it:
• High-voltage pulsed current applied to a chronic wound is used PRIMARILY to:
• Which precaution is MOST important during low-level laser or photobiomodulation therapy?
• Surface electromyographic biofeedback is MOST useful when the goal is to:
• For lumbar traction aimed at reducing radicular symptoms, the applied force is typically e…
• Which precaution is MOST important when treating a patient using supplemental oxygen?
• When removing personal protective equipment after contact precautions, which item is gener…
• A patient develops sudden urticaria, lip swelling, wheezing, and hypotension during treatm…
• A therapist notices a frayed power cord on an electrotherapy unit. What is the MOST approp…
• Before beginning treatment, the therapist should verify patient identity using:
• A patient reports a latex allergy. Which action is MOST appropriate?
• Which approach is MOST appropriate for a confused patient at risk of unsafe mobility?
• A patient has a generalized tonic-clonic seizure during therapy. Which action is MOST appr…
• Which technique is MOST appropriate for repositioning a patient with unstable spinal preca…
• Contaminated sharps must be disposed of in:
• Which element is REQUIRED for valid informed consent to treatment?
• A patient seen under direct access presents with findings suggesting a nonmusculoskeletal …
• Which task is appropriate to assign to a physical therapy aide?
• A patient falls during a therapy session without apparent injury. Which action is MOST app…
• When using a medical interpreter, the therapist should:
• Which factor MOST appropriately determines readiness for discharge from physical therapy?
• A patient invites the treating therapist to a personal social engagement. Which response i…
• Which practice BEST maintains integrity of the electronic health record?
• Random allocation in a clinical trial primarily serves to:
• Blinding of outcome assessors in a physical therapy trial primarily reduces:
• An intention-to-treat analysis includes participants:
• A number needed to treat of 5 means that:
• Specificity of a diagnostic test is calculated as:
• Qualitative research is MOST appropriate when the goal is to:
• Publication bias in a body of evidence means that: