A physical therapist assistant presents an in-service to member of a rehabilitation team on a spinal cord unit. When discussing autonomic dysreflexia, what should the therapist identify as the most common cause:

A physical therapist assistant examines the gait of a 62-year-old male with peripheral neuropathy. The therapist observes that the patient’s right foot has a tendency to slap the ground during the loading response. This observation can best be explained by weakness in the:

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient with a decubitus ulcer using whirlpool. After treating the wound for 10 treatment sessions the wound still shows little evidence of granulation. The most appropriate action is:

A foreign currency ________ option gives the holder the right to _______ a foreign currency whereas a foreign currency _______ option gives the holder the right to _________ a currency.

A physical therapist assistant employed in an acute care hospital treats a patient burned in a house fire. Upon entering the room, the therapist observes that the patient is lying in prone and does not appear to be in any distress. The patient has dry, brownish looking burns over a majority of his back. This type of burn is most appropriately classified as:

A physical therapist assistant employed in an acute care hospital is informed by a nurse that a Swan-Ganz catheter has recently been utilized on a patient status post cardiac surgery. What is the primary use of this type of catheter?

A water polo player complains of pain in her right shoulder. The patient has difficulty isolating the exact location of the pain, however indicates the pain begins 10-15 minutes after the onset of activity and lasts for approximately two hours after the activity is completed. Physical examination reveals subjective reports of pain at 90 degrees of passive and active abduction. Internal and external range of motion is within normal limits with the humerus at the patient’s side. Resistive isometrics are strong and painful for flexion and abduction. The most likely diagnosis is:

A physical therapist assistant treats a 56-year-old male status post transfemoral amputation with a hip flexion contracture. As part of the treatment regimen the therapist performs passive stretching exercises to the involved hip. The most appropriate form of passive stretching is:

A physical therapist assistant observes a physical therapist perform mobilization on a patient rehabilitating from a radial head fracture. The large amplitude movement is directed perpendicular to the concave joint surface and is designed to increase periarticular extensibility. This type of mobilization best described:

A physical therapist assistant reviews the medical record of a patient rehabilitating from a total knee replacement. One of the entries in the medical record indicates the presence of a 15-degree extension lag at the knee. Which of the following goniometric readings would be most consistent with this condition?