National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) – Sample

A physical therapist is reviewing a patient’s medication during an evaluation. Which of the following medication would be contraindicated if the patient were pregnant?

A patient has a Right T8 facet joint that has become extremely tight. Which of the following movements with stretch the joint with the best technique?

A physical therapist is evaluating an adult that has recently been diagnosed with hypokalemia. Which of the following clinical signs would most likely not be present?

A physical therapist is caring for an adult that has recently been diagnosed with respiratory alkalosis. Which of the following clinical signs would most likely not be present?

A thirty five year old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is unable to urinate. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?

A physical therapist is performing an evaluation on a patient that has fallen off a fork lift and injured his right arm. The patient was evaluated by an MD 3 days ago. The patient reports, “Yesterday my arm started to go numb and turned purple.” A poor arterial pulse is found in the arm upon evaluation. Which step should the physical therapist take first?

Which of the following is the best exercise to correct a Trendelenburg gait pattern?

When you are taking a patient’s history, she tells you she has been depressed and is dealing with an anxiety disorder. Which of the following medications would the patient most likely be taking?

A patient has been on long-term management for CHF. Which of the following drugs is considered a loop dieuretic that could be used to treat CHF symptoms?

A physical therapist is evaluating an adult that has recently been diagnosed with respiratory acidosis. Which of the following clinical signs would most likely not be present?