MN 566 Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified A physical therapist is treating a 25-year-old female with complaints of episodes of sharp low back pain when she makes quick movements. Lumbopelvic 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
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Depression
- Diabetes - Correct Answer c. Depression
- Burst
- Compound
- Avulsion
- Quad inhibition
- Positive Lachman test
- Hamstring weakness
d.Low back pain with mobility deficits - Correct Answer b. Low back pain with motor coordination deficits Which of the following conditions should be screened for in all patients low back pain since it is a common associated finding?
Which is the most common type of fracture following a lateral ankle sprain?
d.Jones - Correct Answer d.Jones Which of the following is a hallmark sign of a meniscal injury?
d.Pain with compression - Correct Answer a. Quad inhibition Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with a diagnosis of gluteus medius muscle strain? 1 / 3
- Negative Ober test
- Anterior groin pain
- Pain with resisted abduction testing
- Legg Calve Perthes
- Posterior hip dislocation
- Mid-shaft femur fracture
- Slipped capped femoral epiphysis - Correct Answer d. Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
- Tension side
- Compression side
- Lateral side
- Inferior side - Correct Answer a. Tension side
- Facet joint dysfunction
- Lateral stenosis
- Non-specific low back pain
- Spinal stenosis - Correct Answer d. Spinal stenosis
- Avascular necrosis
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease 2 / 3
d.Tenderness to palpation over the origin of the Tensor Fascia Lata - Correct Answer 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?
Which type of femoral neck stress fracture would require ORIF?
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:
A 3-year-old child of a friend has experienced a recent change in his gait with inability to bear weight on his left leg. The mother explains her son has had no recent falls or trauma but had a fever for the past day. Based upon these findings what pathology, requiring immediate orthopaedic referral, may the patient be experiencing?
- Septic arthritis
- Transient synovitis - Correct Answer c. Septic arthritis
- Cuboid syndrome
- Iselin's disease (apophysitis of base 5th metatarsal)
- Tarsal coalition
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome - Correct Answer a. Cuboid syndrome
- Urinary retention
- Urinary tract infection
- S2 nerve root impairments
- Positive straight leg raise test - Correct Answer a. Urinary retention
- Herniation of the intervertebral disc
- Narrowing of the spinal canal
- Degeneration of the IVD
- In 85% of cases the actual cause of LBP cannot be identified - Correct Answer d. In 85% of cases
- LBP with mobility impairments
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Your patient is a 17-year-old student with complaints of pain over the lateral aspect of the foot on the plantar surface, which is aggravated by walking and running. They state the pain began approximately 3 weeks ago following a trail run when they "turned their ankle". Based upon this information, which of the following is the MOST LIKELY diagnosis?
Joe was diagnosed with spinal stenosis 3 years ago. He's 55-years-old and is a physical therapist.Yesterday, following an annual examination with radiographs, he began to feel parethesia's in his testicals. Joe's colleague conducted a neuro exam and discovered some reduced sensation in the saddle region and posterior calf, and weakness in plantar flexion. What other finding would confirm the likely hypothesis?
What is surmised to be the primary cause of low back pain?
the actual cause of LBP cannot be identified A 34-year-old female presents with complaints of centralized low back pain (6/10NPRS) that began two weeks prior. They have had a previous history of back pain, with episodes about once per year for 5 years. Examination reveals the following key findings: SLR 85, hypomobile lumbar spine with PA springing, pain worse with extension (8/10 NPRS), +PIT test, reversed lumbopelvic rhythm. What is the best diagnosis for this patient?