NPTE Exam Prep FREE Sample Exam — Fixed Set

Ordered during an asthma evaluation, a breath test measuring the fraction of nitric oxide in exhaled air returns a clearly elevated value. This result indicates:

Bacterial colonization of the airways

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Carbon monoxide exposure

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Diaphragm weakness

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Eosinophilic, type-2 airway inflammation

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Exertional breathlessness and ankle edema are reported by a 72-year-old with long-standing hypertension; echocardiography shows a thick, stiff ventricle with an ejection fraction of 58 percent. Which heart failure type is present?

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction from diastolic dysfunction

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Right heart failure only

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High-output heart failure

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Lying prone with the knee flexed to 90 degrees, a patient is rotated at the hip until the greater trochanter is most prominent laterally; the lower leg rests at 25 degrees from vertical. Which measurement has been estimated?

Femoral anteversion of the hip

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Tibial torsion of the lower leg

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Acetabular depth of the socket

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Sacroiliac joint mobility

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During an acute rheumatoid arthritis flare with hot, swollen hand and knee joints, a 47-year-old’s therapy session should be adjusted in which way?

Vigorous stretching of the swollen joints to prevent contracture during the flare

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Maximal resistance exercise to maintain strength through the flare

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Heat whirlpool immersion of the acutely inflamed joints at high temperature

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Relative rest of the inflamed joints with gentle range of motion and low-intensity isometrics, deferring aggressive stretching and loading

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A 54-year-old patient is seen in outpatient physical therapy 1 week after a Lapidus procedure, in which the first tarsometatarsal joint was fused to correct severe hallux valgus with first-ray hypermobility. The incision is healing well and pain is controlled with oral medication. The patient asks how much weight can be placed on the operated foot during the initial healing period. Which of the following instructions is MOST appropriate?

Weight bear as tolerated in a stiff postoperative shoe, progressing to a regular shoe within 2 weeks

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Remain non-weight-bearing on the operated foot with crutches, keeping the foot elevated during the initial fusion-healing period

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Begin partial weight bearing through the forefoot immediately and advance to full weight bearing in a walking boot by the end of the first week

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Begin full weight bearing in a short walking boot at the first postoperative visit and wean from crutches as pain allows

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Three weeks after an incomplete spinal cord injury, a patient can move the legs voluntarily but cannot yet support full body weight during stepping practice. Which intervention BEST allows early, repetitive stepping practice for this patient?

Body-weight-supported treadmill training, which unloads part of the body weight through a harness while stepping is practiced

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Complete bed rest until full weight bearing is tolerated without support

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Wheelchair skills training as the sole mobility intervention

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Passive standing in a tilt table without any stepping component

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Radial nerve palsy has left a patient unable to extend the wrist or fingers, although passive motion is full and finger flexion is strong. Which orthosis BEST supports function while the nerve recovers?

A resting splint holding the wrist and fingers in flexion

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A dynamic splint that holds the wrist in extension and assists finger extension while permitting flexion

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A rigid splint immobilizing the fingers in full extension at all times

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An elbow immobilizer worn during waking hours

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Rather than testing arm capacity in the clinic, a therapist interviews a stroke survivor about how much the weaker arm is actually used at home and how well it moves during 30 everyday activities. Which tool is being administered?

Motor Activity Log

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Capabilities of Upper Extremity Questionnaire

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Shoulder Pain and Disability Index

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Arm Motor Ability Test

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Confirmed adequate arterial flow accompanies a venous leg ulcer with moderate drainage and leg swelling. Which intervention is MOST central to healing?

Bed rest with the leg held in a dependent position

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Daily dry gauze changes without any external pressure

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Elevation alone for fifteen minutes once a week

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Sustained graduated compression combined with walking and calf muscle activity

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Episodes of pounding headache, palpitations, sweating, tremor, and sharply elevated blood pressure occur several times a week in a 44-year-old, resolving between attacks. Which tumor-related condition is most likely?

Insulinoma secreting excess insulin

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Prolactinoma secreting excess prolactin

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Parathyroid adenoma secreting excess parathyroid hormone

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Pheochromocytoma secreting excess catecholamines

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Despite escalating opioid doses over several months, a patient with persistent back pain reports that the whole leg has become exquisitely sensitive, with even light touch now painful, and no new structural findings on imaging. The prescriber asks the therapist’s view. Which phenomenon best explains this pattern?

Simple tolerance, best managed by supporting further dose escalation

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Opioid-induced hyperalgesia, in which the drug itself heightens pain sensitivity

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Expected disease progression that imaging has failed to capture

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Drug-seeking behavior that should be documented as such

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Examining a result reported with a 95% confidence interval that does NOT cross zero for a between-group difference, the therapist can conclude which of the following?

The result is clinically meaningless

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The effect is negative

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The study must have used a huge sample

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The difference is statistically significant at approximately the 0.05 level

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