Deck 3: Differential Diagnosis and Emergent Conditions

Question 1

Spinal compression fractures are not associated with which of the following?

A) Trauma
B) Osteoporosis
C) Steroid use
D) Infection

Answer 1

Infection

Question 2

When evaluating a patient with low-back pain,who also has experienced unexplained recent weight loss,night pain,and inability to obtain a comfortable position,the health care team should investigate for:

A) spinal muscle spasm.
B) spinal tumor or cancer.
C) pulmonary embolism.
D) osteomyelitis.

Answer 2

spinal tumor or cancer.

Question 3

Which of the following is not true about vital signs?

A) They provide an objective overview of the patient's cardiopulmonary function
B) They may be influenced by exercise,disease,stress,and age
C) Baseline vital signs data should be obtained prior to initiation of a POC
D) During an episode of care,vital signs are no longer measured or useful

Answer 3

During an episode of care,vital signs are no longer measured or useful

Question 4

Which of the following statements is not true about asthma?

A) Asthma primarily inflames the bronchial blood vessels
B) Asthma is associated with response to allergens,infectious agents,or pollution
C) Asthma may be triggered by exercise
D) Asthma may cause a "panting" breathing pattern with a nonproductive,hacking cough

Question 5

A common problem,especially among elderly patients,to the pulmonary system that is an inflammation of lung tissue that creates excessive fluids resulting in difficulty breathing is:

A) pulmonary embolism.
B) lymphedema.
C) pneumonia.
D) lung cancer.

Question 6

An abnormal response to musculoskeletal trauma that involves the excessive collection of red and white blood cells and fibrin resulting in a partial or complete occlusion of a vessel is:

A) inflammation.
B) tumor.
C) venous thrombosis.
D) tachycardia.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a minimum skill for a PTA?

A) Collect data on patient's current condition and compare results to previously collected data
B) Communicate to the PT when there are significant changes in patient status
C) Develop the POC
D) Use clinical problem solving skills to determine if the patient is safe and comfortable with the intervention

Question 8

The signs and symptoms of redness,edema,pain,and increased skin temperature may indicate:

A) inflammation or infection.
B) infection only.
C) inflammation only.
D) a prognosis.

Question 9

A fall in blood pressure associated with position changes from lying to sitting or sitting to standing is:

A) syncope.
B) orthostatic hypotension.
C) orthostatic hypertension.
D) lymphedema.

Question 10

What is a chronic swelling of an area that leads to the involvement of an entire extremity?

A) Thrombosis
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Orthostatic hypertension
D) Lymphedema

Question 11

What percentage of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery develops an infection?

A) 1%
B) 2-5%
C) 10%
D) 12-15%

Question 12

Which type of diagnosis emphasizes the influence of a disease or disorder on the patient's functional status at the system level and on the interrelationship between the system and the patient as a whole?

A) Physical therapy diagnosis
B) Medical diagnosis
C) Nursing diagnosis
D) Functional diagnosis

Question 13

The PTA is expected to have which of the following basic assessment skills?

A) Assessment of range of motion
B) Ability to do manual muscle testing
C) Proficiency in anthropometric measurement
D) All of the above

Question 14

What is the term for a comprehensive screening of the patient that includes specific tests and measures?

A) Examination
B) Prognosis
C) Intervention
D) Differential diagnosis

Question 15

The process of providing a label that correlates specific signs and symptoms to an identifiable disease or disorder is:

A) evaluation.
B) diagnosis.
C) consideration.
D) prognosis.

Question 16

What is a dysfunction that is a result of a reduction in the quality or quantity of erythrocytes and results in oxygen deficiency?

A) Anemia
B) Syncope
C) Pulmonary embolism
D) Hypertension

Question 17

Obesity,eating red meat,cigarette smoking,and alcohol consumption are risk factors for:

A) pulmonary embolism.
B) colon cancer.
C) spinal fracture.
D) asthma.

Question 18

What is the term for a prediction of the outcome of the physical therapy episode of care with the establishment of a plan of care (POC)?

A) Examination
B) Prognosis
C) Intervention
D) Differential diagnosis

Question 19

The process of comparing and contrasting patient data points with the goal of appropriate exclusion and inclusion that terminate with the development of intervention strategies is:

A) examination.
B) prognosis.
C) intervention.
D) differential diagnosis.

Question 20

DVT usually occurs in which location?

A) Upper extremities
B) Lower extremities
C) Head and neck region
D) Lungs