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A physical therapist is evaluating a 67-year-old male patient that presents to physical therapy with a diagnosis of left shoulder pain.  The patient reports the shoulder pain usually hurts after he begins exercising.  On examination, you note his blood pressure is 168/98 and his heart rate is 106 bpm at rest and he reports a medical history of hypertension.  On examination, you note that his left shoulder range of motion is within normal limits, and there are not many test components that reproduce his pain.  Which of the following conditions is most likely causing this shoulder pain?  

A patient presents to physical therapy with right shoulder stiffness and loss of motion.  The physical therapist examines the patient’s past medical history and family medical history and suspects the shoulder stiffness could be linked to an extrinsic metabolic component.  Which of the following conditions would be involved in an extrinsic metabolic cause of shoulder stiffness?  

Which of the following is the most the appropriate grouping of early signs of a frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)?

A physical therapist would like to implement an evidence-based intervention program with a patient that has a diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome.  Objective exam data demonstrates scapular depression and shoulder external rotation were the motions that were weakest.  Which of the following interventions are the best choice to include in this plan of care?  

A swan-neck deformity (shown below) is most often associated with which of the following conditions?  

A patient presents to physical therapy with complaints of posterior elbow pain.  The patient reports he was doing floor tile work over the past week and was resting on the involved elbow for prolonged periods while performing the work.  His symptoms include pain to palpation of the posterior elbow with noticeable superficial swelling at the posterior elbow.  Which of the following conditions is most likely present? 

A physical therapist is performing the cranial nerve assessment shown in the image below.  Which of the following cranial nerves is the therapist most likely assessing?    

A physical therapist is evaluating a 50-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of a partial right shoulder rotator cuff tear.  The patient reports the pain began about a month ago when he was working on some home improvement activities.  He reports he recently had a MRI that showed a small partial tear.  The patient demonstrates reduced PROM in both ER and IR, as well as difficulties in ADLs including getting dressed and tucking in his shirt.  The therapist also notes the patient reports a history of anxiety, he seems anxious about his recovery, and he demonstrates signs of kinesiophobia.  Which of the following is the best initial strategy to utilize in his plan of care?  

A physical therapist is performing an evaluation on a patient that was referred to physical therapy with a diagnosis of right shoulder subacromial impingement.  Which of the following special test clusters is most appropriate to include in the objective examination based on current evidence-based practice?  

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