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  1. A patient presents with weakness of hip abduction and a positive Trendelenburg sign on the right side. Which nerve is most likely injured?

    Answer: Superior gluteal nerve

    The superior gluteal nerve innervates the gluteus medius and minimus, which are responsible for hip abduction; injury causes a Trendelenburg gait.

  2. During a manual muscle test, a patient can move through full ROM against gravity but fails with minimal resistance. What grade is assigned?

    Answer: Grade 4

    Grade 4 (Good) indicates full ROM against gravity with some but not full resistance.

  3. A therapist applies ice to a patient's ankle for 20 minutes. Which physiological effect occurs FIRST?

    Answer: Decreased nerve conduction velocity

    Cold application immediately slows nerve conduction velocity, which is the primary early physiological response.

  4. Which ethical principle is violated when a physical therapist treats a patient without obtaining informed consent?

    Answer: Autonomy

    Autonomy is the patient's right to make informed decisions about their own care; bypassing consent violates this principle.

  5. A patient with a T6 complete spinal cord injury is sitting upright and suddenly develops pounding headache, diaphoresis above the lesion, and hypertension. What is the priority action?

    Answer: Sit the patient upright and identify the noxious stimulus

    Autonomic dysreflexia requires sitting the patient upright (to lower BP via orthostasis) and immediately finding and removing the triggering noxious stimulus.

  6. Which gait deviation is most commonly associated with a weak quadriceps muscle during the stance phase?

    Answer: Excessive trunk extension (backward lean)

    Patients with weak quadriceps compensate by leaning the trunk posteriorly over the stance leg to passively extend the knee through the line of gravity.

  7. A patient's knee joint effusion is best detected using which clinical test?

    Answer: Ballottement test

    The ballottement (patellar tap) test detects large knee effusions by compressing the suprapatellar pouch and feeling the patella bounce off the femur.