1.

A patient with transtibial amputation who wears a prosthesis was observed to have excessive knee flexion during stance phase of gait. Possible cause is:
. foot too far inset
. heel is too soft
. toe lever is too long
. too much socket flexion
2. For geriatric pxs, deconditioning can lead to:
. increased maximum oxygen uptake
. decreased flexibility
. no change in mm strength
. increased reaction time
. Writhing movements and inability to maintain the position of fingers, wrists, toes or any body part
. chorea
. athetosis
. ballismus
. dystonia
4. The most common cause of traumatic SCI:
. motor vehicle crashes
. falls
. nets of violence
. sports injuries
5. The ff are criteria to stop exercise testing test except:
. chest pain of 3+
. clammy skin
. increase in BP
. px wants to stop
. Type 4 DM-PM
. associated with neoplasia
. associated with vasculitis
. associated with collagen vascular disease
. primary idiopathic PM
. Overproduction of uric acid d/t deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phoshphotransferase
. OA
. Crystal-induced Synovitis
. RA
. Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
. If your patient has hallux valgus, the ff shoe modifications shall be made except:
. soft vamp with broad ball and toe
. metatarsal or sesamoid pad
. metatarsal or rocker bar
. reverse Thomas heel
. Aphasia which is good in fluency, comprehension and repetition
. anomic
. global
. transcortical sensory
. conduction
0. FIM score for a stroke px who walks with a quad cane:
. 4
. 5
. 6
. 7
11. A subtest in the WAIS-R wherein the px repeats digits and then asked to repeat the digits backward:
. Digit Span
. Picture Arrangement
. Letter-World Identification
. Digit Repetition
12. Work-oriented treatment program, delivered in a highly structured environment that simulates the workplace to improve job productivity of an injured worker:
. diagnosis-related estimates
. job site evaluation
. work hardening
. work simulation
13. Direct suturing of mm or tendon to bone
. myoplasty
. myodesis
. both
. neither
4. The ff defines fatigue except:
a. Ability to continue a prescribed task in the desired manner
. time elapsed in an attempted sustained contraction until the peak force reaches a specific percentage of the initial force
. any decrement in performance resultinr from previous performance
. NOTA
15. Has/have an impact on the effectiveness of a coupling medium in the use of US
. absorption by the medium, which attenuates the US power
b. impedance match between the coupling media and the transmitter sound head, which determines the amount of power reflected into the medium
c. impedance match between the coupling medium and the body tissue, which determines the amount of power reflected into the US source
. AOTA
6. Possible neural meachanism for spastic hypertonia:
. increased motoneural inhibition
. enhanced stretch-evoked synaptic inhibition of motoneurons
. both
. neither
7. Phase in the rehabilitation ff Myocardial infarction wherein the goal is to progress the px gradually and safely from the initial bed rest of the CCU to a level
consistent with most ADL’s
. acute
. convalescent
. training
. maintenance
8. Management of acute pain in pxs with osteoporosis except:
. bed rest (2 days)
. back supports, if needed
. physical therapy: initially mild heat and stroking massage
d. NOTA

9. The ff factors have been implicated in the development of asthma except:

. genetic predisposition
. malfunction of exocrine gland
. autonomic nervous system imbalance
. environmental contribution
0. First stage in atherosclerosis:
. fatty streak
. fibrous plaques
. smooth cell proliferation
. NOTA
1. Amputation through the midsection of all metatarsals
. Syme’s
. Lisfranc
. Chopart
. Perigoff
2. An RA px who is able to perform usual self-care activities, but limited in vocational and avocational activities is under class
. I
. II
. III
. IV
3. Not a sign of inhalation injury in a burn px:
. harsh cough
. hoarseness of voice
. neck burn
. pulmonary disease
4. Percentage of body surface area affected when all parts of a 30 y/o male’s body is burned except for the head:
a. 64%
b. 73%
c. 82%
d. 91%
5. BP of a 1 y/o in seated position:
. 80/55 mmHg
. 90/55 mmHg
. 90-94/55 mmHg
. cannot be determined
6. Stage of cognitive development when a child develops logical thinking
. sensorimotor
. preoperational
. concrete operational
. formal operational
7. True about the gait of a DMD px except:
. Due to weak hip abductors, px has a tendency toward lateral pelvic tilt and pelvic drop on the swing phase side
. Px bends or lurches the trunk laterally over the stance phase hip
. Trendelenburg gait
. NOTA
28. This approach’s major features are: abnormal reflexes produce abnormal mm tone, and tone influenced by inhibition followed by facilitation of motor response
. NDT
. Brunnstrom
. Doman-Delacato
. Vojta
9. In selecting a stander, the ff should be considered except:
. head and trunk control
. abnormal tone and posturing
. family goals
. STG for standing
0. A crouching gait involves the ff except:
. tight hip flexors
. weak hamstrings
. weak quads
. excessive DF in both diplegic and quadriplegic pxs
31. Using the Glasgow coma scale, what is the score of a 1 y/o TBI px who opens eyes when spoken to, withdraws limb when pinched, and cries but consolable and
interacts properly?
. 11
. 12
. 13
. 14
2. A 7 y/o SCI px is showing signs of autonomic dysreflexia. Mode of treatment should include the ff except:
. Child is immediately placed in the supine position
. Bladder is emptied
. Nifedipine is administered sublingually
. NOTA

3. Most common tumor of bone

. osteochondroma
. osteosarcoma
. multiple myeloma
. metastatic bone disease
4. During chronic osteomyelitis, the destroyed segment of necrotic bone shaft which is usually surrounded by pus is called the:
. sequestrum
. involucrum
. cloacae
. brodie’s abscess
5. Not a cause of functional scoliosis:
. leg length discrepancy
. hip adductor contracture
. nerve impingement
. neuromuscular disease
6. True about Scheuermann;s disease except:
. increase thoracic kyphosis
. anterior wedging at 3 sequential vertebrae
. sway back
. occasional back pain
7. Condition wherein LBP is aggravated by lifting, bending forward, coughing, sneezing and Valsalva maneuver
. Acute lumbar strain
. Herniated disk
. Spondylolysthesis
. Spondylolysis
8. A px tests positive for TOS when his shoulder is drawn down and back, and the examiner does not feel the radial pulse. What structure/s cause/s the
impingement?
. clavicle and first rib
. scalenes
. pecs major and minor
. SCM
9. Which of the ff statements is/are true?
. The biceps tendon and the bicipital groove move simultaneously
. The biceps tendon moves in relation to the bicipital groove
. The bicipital groove moves in relation to the biceps tendon
. NOTA
0. True about Madelung’s deformity except:
. dorsal prominence of the lower end of the ulna
. instability of distal radioulnar articulation
. local changes in the conformation of radius and ulna
. NOTA
1. If the ® coronary artery is blocked, the ff will be affected except:
. SA node
. ® atrium
. (L) ventricle
. circumflex artery
2. Which of the ff is/ correct regarding the duodenum?
. It receives its entire blood supply from the superior mesenteric artery
. Its first part is completely retro peritoneal
. The bile duct enters the second portion of the duodenum
. The lymph drainage of the fourth part is into the celiac nodes
3. Injury to the superficial branch of the peroneal nerve would result in a sensory deficit to which of the ff locations?
. dorsum of the foot
. anterior leg
. both
. neither
4. One of the cardiac anomalies in the Tetralogy of Fallot
. pulmonary stenosis with hypertrophy of the ® ventricle
. large atrial septal defect
. hypertrophy of the (L) ventricle
. stenosis of the aorta
5. True about the articular surfaces composing the knee joint:
. lateral femoral condyle extends more distally and posteriorly than the medial
. medial femoral condyle has a larger articular surface area than the lateral
. tibial condyles have sufficient surface area to accommodate the femoral condyles during knee motion
. intercondylar notch accommodates the articular eminence of the femur
6. During terminal swing, the hamstrings perform what type of contraction?
. concentric
. isometric
. isotonic
. eccentric
7. A px can abduct her arm to a 15-degree position but no further. This would suggest paralysis of:
. rhomboid minor
. deltoid
. supraspinatus
. teres minor
8. Shoulder adduction requires the synergism of:
. serratus ant & lower traps
. lev scap & upper traps
. post deltoid & long head of triceps
. teres major & rhomboids
9. Which of the ff is true?
. all facet joints,of the vertebrae are diarthrodial plane joints
. coupling pattern of the cervical region is lat flex to the ®, rot of spinous process to the ® & forward flex
. according to White & Punjabi, there are 6 different directions of motion of one vertebra in relation to another
. greatest ROM of C1 & C2 is flex
0. The tendons that cross the wrist to enter the hand are wrapped in bursae. Which of the ff tendons share a common bursa?
. FDP & FDS
. FPL & FDP
. FCU & FDP
. FDS & FPL
1. An irritative lesion in the visual reflex center of the frontal lobe will conjugately deviate the eyes:
. ipsilaterally
. contralateraly
. upward
. downward
2. Which of the ff hypothalamic nuclei does not match its corresponding function?
. lateral hypothalamic nuclei – hunger center
. medial hypothalamic nuclei – satiety center
. lateral hypothalamic nuclei – satiety center
. medial hypothalamic nuclei – hunger center
3. True about the ventricular system except:
. The major site for CSF formation is the choroids plexus
. CSF flow from the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space via the foramen of Lushka & Magendie
. CSF reaches the blood circulation by draining into the external jugular vein
. The most common cause of hydrocephalus is a stenotic cerebral aqueduct
4. The spinal root of the spinal accessory nerve enters the cranial vault via the:
. foramen lacerum
. jugular foramen
. foramen magnum
. foramen rotundum
5. True about a simple reflex arc except:
. The contractile portion of the mm spindle is peripherally located
. Gamma efferents stimulate the intrafusal fibers while the alpha efferents stimulate the extrafusal fibers
. Elongation of the equatorial region of the mm spindle results in the stimulation of the extrafusal fibers via polysynaptic connections
. Muscle spindle afferents also send inhibitory impulses to the alpha motor neurons supplying the antagonist mms
6. The uncovering of the reactive site in the actin filament will result in:
. flexion of the myosin cross bridge
. release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
. deformation of troponin
. attraction & lengthening of myosin cross bridge
7. The most dilute luminal fluid in the presence of ADH is found in the:
. proximal tubules
. proximal convoluted tube
. thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle
. distal convoluted tubules
8. Rh factor incompatibility occurs in this setting:
. Rh (-) mother, Rh (+) fetus, Rh (+) father
. Rh (-) mother, Rh (+) fetus, Rh (-) father
. Rh (+) mother, Rh (-) fetus, Rh (+) father
. Rh (+) mother, Rh (+) fetus, Rh (+) father
9. Which of the ff explains the phenomenon of accommodation in nerve fibers?
. Sodium channels slowly open
. Potassium channels that keep up with sodium channel opening
. Influx of chloride
. Opening of calcium channels
0. Characterizes the Law of Laplace
. length-tension relationship of smooth mm in blood vessels
. length-tension relationship of cardiac mm
. the protective effect of small-sized vessels
. the effect of viscosity and critical velocity in blood flow
1. Weight-bearing device/s:
. PTB orthosis
. Ischial weight-bearing
. Patten bottom
. AOTA
2. The ff are used for congenital hip dislocation except:
. Pavlik
. Von Rosen
. Craig
. NOTA
3. Lowest heel:
. Oxford
. Spring
. Military
. Cuban
4. Describes the offset knee joint:
. free to bend during swing and allows sitting w/o manipulating the locks
. for hip/knee flex contracture
. PF stop at ankle
. AOTA
5. Orthosis used in LCPD that keeps hip in flexion and abduction;
. Trilateral
. Scottish rite
. Toronto
. AOTA
6. Effect of positioning a TBI px to upright, except:
. improve ventilation
. stimulate bowel and bladder
. increase ICP
. NOTA
7. Best tx for a flaccid CP px:
a. Do rhythmic stab while px is positioned into kneeling
. Apply sensory stimulation while px is in quadruped position
. Both
. Neither
8. Not true regarding self-assisted arm activity with clasped hands:
. In RIP
. Promotes unilateral awareness
. Maintains good alignment of shoulder girdle and trunk
. Wrist and finger in extension, thumb in abduction
9. Strategies that a PD px can use for ease in getting out of bed except:
. wearing soft and smooth clothes
. mental practice
. lower bed height
. internal cuing
0. Strategies that should be used to improve endurance of an MS px except:
. increase heat tolerance
. decrease excess body fat
. decrease depression and anxiety
. increase cardiorespiratory fitness
1. Selective stretching of hamstrings of SCI pxs is done for ease in LE dressing, sitting and transfers. What is the SLR ROM needed for this?
. 70-80°
. 80-90°
. 90-95°
. 100-120°
2. Best PNF technique to be used on a PD px:
. slow reversal
. rhythmic stab
. timing for emphasis
. rhythmic initiation
3. Position for postural drainage of the superior segments of the lower lobes of the lungs:
. prone with pillow under abdomen
. supine with pillows under knees in a 45-degree head-down position
. prone with pillow under abdomen in a 45-degree head-down position
. NOTA
4. Most important phase in cardiac rehab:
. acute
. convalescent
. maintenance
. all are equally important
5. Exercises for burn pxs are best done:
. 30 minutes after intake of meds
. early morning
. late afternoon
. anytime
76. A px’s shoulder is depressed, abducted 10 deg, forearm supinated, elbow/wrist/fingers/thumb extended, neck laterally flexed to opposite side. This neural mob is for:
. C4-C5
. C5-C6
. C6-C7
. C7-C8
7. Best tx for a px with scoliosis <20 deg
. surgery
. stretching
. strengthening
. both b & c
8. A post-op shoulder px can return to activities with the ff conditions:
. 70-75% shoulder mms strength
. full painfree ROM
. both
. neither
9. Damage to the extensor tendons III and IV causes:
. mallet finger
. swan-neck deformity
. baseball finger
. boutonniere deformity
0. Hip arthroplasty approach for pxs with mm imbalances associated with stroke and CP:
. anterolateral
. lateral
. posterolateral
. NOTA
81. A PT wants to know if a tx was effective in decreasing LE edema in group of pxs with peripheral vascular edema. Volumetric measurement is the outcome measure.
The data was compared to a control group receiving no tx. Analysis of data is best done by employing:
. ANOVA
. t-test
. chi-square
. Pearson’s product moment
82. In a research study in which there’s a skewed distribution with extreme scores on a balance measure that deviate from the performance of the total group; the most accurate
representation of central of tendency is :
. mean
. median
. mode
. NOTA
83. A px files a suit against a PT. In legal proceedings, which of the ff would have the most impact on what actually happened at the time of the alleged act?
. Client’s recollections
. PT’s recollections
. Referring MD’s IE
. PT’s daily documentations
4. In wheelchair prescription, you determine the px’s hip width in sitting and that of the back of the buttocks to the popliteal space are 16 “ each. Which of the ff would best fit this
px?
. seat width = 16”, seat depth = 14”
. seat width = 16”, seat depth = 18”
. seat width = 18”, seat depth = 14”
. seat width = 18”, seat depth = 18”
5. Important considerations for the use of IPC except:
. pressure should not exceed diastolic pressure
. welts are normal occurrence after tx
. limb should be elevated above heart level
. ratio of 1:3 should be observed for inflation and deflation time
6. True during postural assessment:
. the fixed point in lateral view assessment is anterior to the lateral malleolus
. to be normal, the plumbline should match all points of the line of gravity
. the scapula should be licated along T6-T12 and ~4” apart from each other
. AOTA
7. Republic act that regulates the practice of PT & OT in the Philippines
. R.A. 5680
. R.A. 5670
. R.A. 7650
. R.A. 2010
8. Ultraviolet radiation that will produce reticuloendothelial stimulation
. 2600-2700 A
. 2700-3000 A
. 2900-4000 A
. 2400-2600 A
9. Major advantage of infrared heat lamp:
. it filters out harmful UVR
. local metabolism is increased
. erythema is produced
. it emits radiation only
0. All of the ff are positively-charged ions and may be introduced into tissue with the positive pole of a direct current except:
. copper
. zinc
. histamine
. salicylic acid
1. Example of the transmission of heat by conduction
. diathermy
. hot water bottle
. US
. Microthermy
92. A full reaction of degeneration indicates which of the ff conditions?
. LMN lesion
. UMN lesion
. Recent CVA
. Long-standing peripheral nerve injury
3. High frequency (SWD) wavelength of 11 m is:
. 27.12 MHz/sec
. 40 MHz/sec
. 13.56 MHz/sec
. NOTA
4. A px c/o a burning pain during US tx indicates:
. too much intensity
. too fast movement of US head
. insufficient medium
. too much medium
5. When a motor nerve has been sectioned, the chronaxie:
. decreases
. disappears
. remains unaltered for a period of a week to 10 days
. undergoes a longitudinal rxn
6. The ff are tests for pathology involving either the median or ulnar nerves except:
. Wartenburg’s sign
. Elbow flexion test
. Pinch grip test
. Mill’s test
7. A positive crossover sign indicates:
. malingering
. possible disc lesion causing traction of ipsilateral nerve roots
. possible disc lesion causing traction of the contralateral nerve roots
. tightness of the ITB
8. The ff are performed actively except:
. Cozen’s
. Ludington’s
. Codman’s
. Empty can
9. This goniometric measurement should not be tested with the px in supine:
. hip abduction
. shoulder extension
. knee flexion
. elbow extension
00. Use of a (+) and (-) addition to a manual test grade is discouraged except in 2 instances:
a. Fair (+) and Poor (-) c. gr. 3- and gr. 2+
b. Fair (-) and Poor (+) d. both b & c