Pedorthic Certific ate Program Final Exam

Pedorthic Certific ate Program Final Exam 2024/2025 Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Rated A+ Which wedge is indicated for cases of extreme pronation?

• Lateral
• Rigid

C. SACH

• Medial - Correct Answer D. Medial

The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema is:

• Lace to toe
• Velcro
• Balmoral
• Blucher - Correct Answer A. Lace to toe

What are the effects of hallux rigidus?

• Abnormal gait patterns
• Heel counter break down
• Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
• Development of medial heel bursitis
• A & C - Correct Answer E. A & C

Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes You receive a RX that says 1/2 inch heel elevation right foot. In doing your assessment you observe that the left leg is shorter than the right. What do you do? 1 / 3

• Fill the Rx as written
• Elevate the left shoe
• Send the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation
• Call the prescriber to discuss your findings - Correct Answer D. Call the prescriber to discuss your

findings Patient presents with plantar fasciitis. Evaluating their history, you are likely to see the condition in an

individual with:

• Increased dorsiflexion of the foot
• Increased flatfoot
• Increased tibia varus
• Increased hammer toe deformity - Correct Answer B. Increased Flatfoot

A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:

• Neuropathy
• Arthritis
• Sciatica
• Hemiplegia - Correct Answer A. Neuropathy

Insertional Achilles tendonitis is located:

• Inferior to the calcaneus
• Superior to the calcaneus
• Distal to the calcaneus
• Anterior to the calcaneus - Correct Answer B. Superior to the calcaneus 2 / 3

Supination is:

• Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
• Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
• Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion

D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion - Correct Answer A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion During a patient's assessment, observing feet while standing (weight bearing) they persent with too many toes sign; what condition of the foot do they have?

• Collapsed midfoot
• Hammer Toes
• Supinated foot
• Charcot Marie Tooth - Correct Answer A. Collapsed midfoot

After wearing foot orthotics (3/4 length design) for 2 weeks, patient complains that the foot orthotic is

digging into the metatarsal heads; the orthotic is probably:

• Too long
• Too short
• Too narrow
• Too wide - Correct Answer A. Too Long

For hallux rigidus, add the following modification to the foot insert:

• Met pad
• Cut out
• Morton's extension
• Cuboid wedge - Correct Answer C. Morton's extension
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