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NR566 / NR 566 Midterm Exam Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family Expected Questions and Verified Answers

• A physical therapist is treating a 25-year-old female with complaints of

episodes of sharp low back pain when she makes quick movements. Lum- bopelvic rhythm is reversed and PA testing reveals hypermobility throughout the lumbar spine.Which of the following diagnoses would you consider to be most likely?

• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Low back pain with motor coordination deficits
• Lumbar stenosis
• Low back pain with mobility deficits

Ans>> b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits

• Which of the following conditions should be screened for in all patients low back 1 / 4

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pain since it is a common associated finding?

• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Depression
• Diabetes

Ans>> c. Depression

• Which is the most common type of fracture following a lateral ankle sprain?
• Burst
• Compound
• Avulsion

d.Jones Ans>> d.Jones

• Which of the following is a hallmark sign of a meniscal injury?
• Quad inhibition
• Positive Lachman test
• Hamstring weakness 2 / 4

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• Pain with compression

Ans>> a. Quad inhibition

• Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with a diagnosis of gluteus

medius muscle strain?

• Negative Ober test
• Anterior groin pain
• Pain with resisted abduction testing
• Tenderness to palpation over the origin of the Tensor Fascia Lata

Ans>> c. Pain with resisted abduction testing

• A 15-year-old female presents with knee pain. Examination negative knee

findings, but reveals weak hip musculature, a leg leg-length difference of 3cm, and decreased ROM in hip IR and abduction. What is the most likely pathology?

• Legg Calve Perthes
• Posterior hip dislocation 3 / 4

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• Mid-shaft femur fracture
• Slipped capped femoral epiphysis

Ans>> d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis

• Which type of femoral neck stress fracture would require ORIF?
• Tension side
• Compression side
• Lateral side
• Inferior side

Ans>> a. Tension side

• Progressive onset of pain, numbness, weakness, and tingling in the low back and

buttocks of an older adult that is increased by standing and walking and eased by sitting, is a hallmark of which condition

• Facet joint dysfunction
• Lateral stenosis
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