The NPTE Podcast

A patient reports painful cramping in the left lower extremity during walking activities that subsides with rest. Additionally, the patient appears to have left lower extremity pallor on leg elevation and rubor when dependent. Which of the following tests or measures will be MOST important when screening this patient for disease? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you...

Which of the following physiological changes is MOST likely to occur related to exercise after a patient receives a heart transplant? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #study...

A patient with lower extremity lymphedema is being treated with complete decongestive therapy. After several weeks of treatment, the therapist notes that the swelling in the leg has increased. The therapist also notes multiple enlarged lymph nodes, and the patient reports paresthesias in the involved extremity. Which of the following actions is MOST appropriate for the therapist to perform next? F...

Which of the following wound types will MOST likely benefit from the use of a hydrogel dressing? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram #spt #ptstudent #ptlife #sptprob...

A patient's electrocardiogram exhibits signs of consecutive p-waves at a rate of 250 per minute with QRS complexes appearing at rate of 80 per minute. The baseline waves are identical and have a sawtooth appearance. Which of the following abnormal rhythms is MOST likely present? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinale...

When treating patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries, which of the following strategies will be MOST important to reduce aggressive and combative behavior? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #...

A patient is receiving gait training from a physical therapist after a surgical repair of a lower extremity fracture. The surgeon has written orders for the patient's weight bearing status to be partial weight-bearing. When using axillary crutches, which of the following gait patterns will be MOST likely to be implemented? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pa...

An elderly patient has undergone an open reduction and internal fixation of a subtrochanteric femoral fracture that resulted from a fall. Which of the following interventions is MOST likely to be implemented during the first 4 weeks of rehabilitation? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more inf...

Do you know the key bullet points to remember for Diabetes and the NPTE? Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.  #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram #spt #ptstudent #ptlife #sptprobs #physicaltherapystud...

Which of the following ions and parameters will be MOST effective at reducing soft tissue inflammation via iontophoresis? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram #spt #p...

Which of the following precautions is MOST appropriate for a patient with diabetes mellitus to implement during aquatic exercise? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram...

Which of the following techniques is MOST indicated for manual lymph drainage in the treatment of lymphedema? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #Npte #PT /#ptbo

A patient with multiple sclerosis experiences bladder dyssynergia during micturition. Which of the following descriptions BEST matches this condition? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.

A patient has a neuropathic wound on the plantar surface of the left foot and is being examined in the prone position. The wound is located at the head of the 1st metatarsal and has an area of undermining of 1 cm towards the head of the 3rd metatarsal. When documenting the wound using the clock method, which of the following description BEST indicates the location of the undermining? Find it all o...

Do you know how to answer MCQ's on the NPTE?  Find out all of our NPTE secrets in this VIP preview webinar.   Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.  #Npte #PT /#ptboards #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram #spt #ptstudent #...

Do you know what is on the NPTE? Do you know how they develop the questions and thus what to study? Find it all out in this handy NPTE primer. In this session, I talk about: --How the NPTE is developed  --Effective NPTE study strategies --Practice Questions --Common student questions As always, you can find more about our content and courses at www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for the full info. Find i...

A 25-year-old patient is being evaluated for pain in the region of the right oblique abdominis muscle that has been present for 1 week. The patient describes the pain as deep and has progressively worsened in the last 3 days, with only mild relief felt when the patient bends over and tenses the abdominal muscles. Which of the following signs or symptoms would MOST likely also be present? Find it a...

200. Do you have the NPTE mindset? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects. #crushtheNPTE #study #studygram #spta #ptastudent #ptalife #sptaprobs #physicaltherapystudent #physicaltherapy #physio #physiotherapist #ptalife #p...

199.  In a patient that is receiving prolonged systemic glucocorticoid therapy, which of the following groups of adverse effects is most likely to be observed by the therapist? Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.

198.  After receiving transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, the adhesive electrodes from the modality are removed and the skin is inspected. Which of the following signs would be most indicative of an allergic reaction to the electrodes? Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more informati...

197.  At the beginning of a physical therapy intervention, a patient's heart rate is measured to be 75 beats per minute. After explaining the interventions and discussing the patient's diagnosis, the patient reports that their heart rate feels like it is racing away. The therapist then rechecks the patient's heart rate which is observed to be 220 beats per minute. Which of the following interventi...

Which of the following conditions is associated with an increased risk of developing bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.

Episode 195.  Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between skin turgor and aging? Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.

Which of the following measures is MOST likely to be less than normal in a patient with chronic bronchitis? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.

Which of the following groups of cranial nerves is MOST likely to be impaired in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? Find it all out in the podcast!  Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more information and to stay up-to-date with our latest courses and projects.