NBCE physiotherapy Practice Test with Verified Answers A patient with a hx of thrombosis who is taking an anticoagulant presents with lower extremity muscle sorenes after hiking. Which of the following modalities is contraindicated? A. Interferential wi th suction B. Cryotherapy C. High -volt Pulsed Direct Current D. Low -Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER A. interferential with suction A 46 yo Male hemiplegic presents with a history of shoulder spasticity and secondary shoulder joint dysfunction. Which of the fol lowing would elicit a temporary, therapeatically effective decrease in spaspaticity? A. ultraviolet B. Fluidotherapy C. Crypotherapy D. Effleurage Massage - CORRECT ANSWER C. cryotherapy Which of the following units of measure indicates the rate of electrical current flow? A. volt B. Watt C. ampere D. ohm - CORRECT ANSWER C. ampere The physiological effects of which of the following modalities are most similar to those of high-volt therap y? A. ultrasound B. Russian Stimulation C. Faradic Current D. shortwave diathermy - CORRECT ANSWER C. faradic current Positive galvanic current produces which of hte following physiological effects? A. hyperemia B. softened tissue c. faradic current D. sh ortwave diathermy - CORRECT ANSWER D. shortwave diathermy which of the following is a systemic effect of applying heat to the body? A. decreased metabolism B. Bradypnea C. polyuria D. Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER C. polyuria The presence of which of the following contraindicates the use of paraffin for treatment of osteoarthritis of the hands A. contracture B. Scar Tissue C. Impaired Circulation D. Postfracture stiffness - CORRECT ANSWER C. impaired circulation Which of the f ollowing is the treatment of choice for generalized rheumatoid arthritis? A. ultraviolet B. Ultrasound C. Infrared Lamp D. microwave diathermy - CORRECT ANSWER C. infrared lamp Which of the following conditions contraindicates continuous shortwave diather my? A. cervical radiculitis B. arteriosclerosis obliterans C. sinusitis D. Brochitis - CORRECT ANSWER B. arteriosclerosis obliterans Which of the following is the treatment of choice during exacerbations of Raynaud's disease? A. smooth -wave galvanism B. ultraviolet radiation C. infrared therapy D. cryotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER c. infrared therapy To enhance ultrasound treatment of the target area, which of the following additional areas should be treated? A. antagonistic muscle B. dermatomal nerve root C. Contralateral Muslce D. motor nerve root - CORRECT ANSWER b. dermatomal nerve root Overuse of which of the following modalities may cause platelet aggregation and risk of thrombus formation? A. shortwave B. ultrasound C. galvanism D. ultraviolet - CORRECT ANSWER b. ultrasound Which of the following modalities is most appropriate for a 40 yo female with accute low back spasms during heavy menses? A. hot pack B. ice pack C. ultraviolet D. elctrical muscle stimulation - CORRECT ANSWER b. ice pack
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