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67. A “double crush” nerve injury is called because the same nerve is being compressed at more than one level.  

52. Which of the following is the MOST accurate test for meniscal injury, but also the LEAST likely chance to provoke pain?  

41. A physical therapist takes a PTA into a PT Evaluation. She wants to review their screening criteria to give the PTA a better example on how to create interventions. These are the highlights: (1) Patient complaints of hip stiffness, especially worse in the morning, but resolves by the time they walk to the bathroom. (2) Hip IR 30, and painful. (3) Hip Flexion is 90. Based on Altman’s Criteria make True if the patient is positive or false you believe if they are negative

28. What type of stretch BEST describes the following activity below? A PTA places the patient’s RIGHT leg into a straight leg raise (SLR). Once the PTA begins to feel a stretch, they hold. The PTA instructs the patient to contract their hamstrings and hold for 5-8 seconds. (The resistance is kept constant) Once done, the PTA asks the patient to relax and then the PTA increases the straight leg raise until a stretch is felt again.

76. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate for the contact of the PTOR for the scenario below? During a treatment, the PTA realizes the patient has already achieved one of their 3 short-term goals. The PTA estimates in 2 visits, they will reach all of their short-term goals 1 week ahead of schedule. The PTOR is scheduled to be out of the office in 3 days.

94. Which of the following is LEAST likely a potential cause of shoulder impingement?  

44. The benefit of a stable pelvic fracture is a patient will have no pain compared to a patient with an unstable pelvic fracture.  

39. What is the MOST important concept to understand regarding a hip dislocation?  

79. Which of these example questions is the BEST example of a CLOSED-ENDED question in regards to physical therapy?  

75. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate for a contact of the PTOR for the scenario below? During a treatment, the PTA observes red streaks along the venous system of your patient’s post-surgical area.