FREE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

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FREE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

INTRO TO PT EXAM QUESTIONS

Qs and Ans Expert- Explanation

This Exam contains:

-Guarantee passing score -29 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation

Question 1: what distinguishes PTs from a technician/Hierarchy of Criteria of a

Profession?

Answer:

i.Autonomy of Judgment- don't require supervision 2.Service to patients/clients- direct benefit to society 3.specialized ed- criteria 4 accred.

4.Representative Organization - provides structure, laws, regulation

• Life Time Commitment

Question 2: what is the eval?

Answer:

a clinical judgment based off of the test and measurements Question 3: describe intervention and it's 3 subcategories:

Answer:

PT and PTA conduct procedures w/patient to achieve desired outcomes. divided into 3 subcategories:

• Coordination/communication/Documentation

• Patient Client Instruction

• Procedural intervention

Question 4: Roles of PTA

Answer:

-PTA's are under the direct control of PT's and implement selected components of patient/client interventions, assess pt's safety and obtain data related to the interventions provided, make modifications in selected interventions Question 5: List the Patient/client mgmt model steps:

Answer:

Exam, Eval, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Intervention

Question 6: Discuss the role of the PT in various settings

Answer:

Consultation- patient/client-centered, usually involves exam not intervention. court testimony, academic/clinical program eval, suggestion4 policies Education- patient/ families, intern instruction, ConEd.Admin Critical Inquiry- response 2Drs Healthp

Question 7: what 3 things should you gather in the exam?

Answer:

1) collect history past and current issues 2) systems review to determine if client need to be referred to other health professional 3) test & measurements to quantify the physical and functional status of patient Question 8: what was the first professional assoc name for PT? and who was president?

Answer:

• Jan 1921 American Women's Physical Therapeutic Assoc. was organized. President Mary McMillan

Question 9: Ultimately Physical Therapy for a patient will be terminated. List the two possible processes of termination.

Answer:

Discharge or Discontinuation

Question 10: name the core disablement concepts.

Answer:

pathology/pathophysiology (high RBC) impairments (abnormality of body function, ROM), functional limitations (difficulty walking, w/o context of enviro),disability (unable to climb stairs- w/enviro consideration)

Question 11: Name the specialties seen in PT?

Answer:

ABPTS (1978) Burn, Prosthesis, Geriatrics, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Sports, Women's Health, & Cardiopulmonary which was given the 1st examination (1985)

Question 12: describe prognosis.

Answer:

prediction on the level of improvement and time necessary to reach that level. (POC) Plan of Care that contains measurable short & long term goals, outcomes, interventions, and discharge criteria.

Question 13: analyze the difference between PT and PTA

Answer:

PTA's provide intervention under the direct orders of a PT, cannot perform evaluations/re-eval,any skills beyond their scope of practice (ex- cervical manipulations) -DPT = 3 years + BS / PTA= 2 years AA -# PTA's in hospital settings is higher than PT' Question 14: ID some pioneer therapists who were founders and originators of techniques

Answer:

Mc Millan (1st pres), Brunnstrom (swedish PT -Brunnstrom Approach, emphasises the synergic pattern of movement after Stroke), O'Sullivan, Kendall, Paris, Kaltenborn, Saunders, Cyriax (head of the Department of Orthopaedic Medicine at St. Thomas Hospital)

Question 15: when/how did PT start?

Answer:

• 1st techniques of PT were practiced in Europe & France

-1894, 1914, 1916 Polio present and also the outbreak of WWI helped create the Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction in 1917 (reconstruction aid)

• Physiotherapist like a PA

Question 16: Name the 4 privledges of autonomous practice?

Answer:

• Direct and unrestricted access

• proffesional ability to refer to other health care providers

professional ability to refer to other professionals (outside of health care syst)

• professional ability to refer for diagnostic tests

Question 17: Dif btwn medical model and PT Disablement model

Answer:

medical model- treat ailment/disease process DM-Addresses the functional impairments that result from a medical cond.There can be various impacts (chronic/acute)+ how it affects function of body sys, human performance or basic human function

Question 18: Name the 6 components of Vision 2020?

Answer:

1) autonomy 2) direct access 3) professionalism 4) evidence-base practice 5) practitioner of choice 6) DPT

Question 19: what are the 3 qualities of a profession?

Answer:

Autonomy, Ethical standards, Accountability Question 20: what was created (and when) that provided a mechanism for PTs to become certified and recogonized as clinical specialists?

Answer:

-1978 Amer. Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

Question 21: what is a diagnosis?

Answer:

categorization of findings from the exam thru a defined process setup by House of Delegates from APTA