physiotherapy assesssment and clinimetrics

Pain perceived in the shoulder when a patient reaches for an object above 90° of reflection should be classified under the ICF as:

• Activity

• Participation

• Function

• Structure

• Environmental factors

Mark the CORRECT answer:

• ICD-10 provides a functional diagnosis to the physiotherapist

• The components of the ICF are two types: functioning/disability on one hand, and contextual factors on the other

• The ICF provided an exclusive functional diagnosis for the physiotherapist

• All statements are INCORRECT

Mark the CORRECT answer:

• Visceral pain is often confused with somatized musculoskeletal pain

• Neuralgic pain is exclusive to radiculopathy

• Inflammatory pain usually has an important nocturnal component

• A and C are correct

• B and C are correct

Horner’s signs may be associated with:

• Tumor in lung apex

• Lumbar instability

• Major cranio-cervical instability

• Pelvic tumor

• Large lumbar disc herniation

A patient points with one finger to pain over the right lateral region of the neck, next to the C5 spinous process. What is the most likely pain source?

• Right C5-C6 facet joint

• Left C5-C6 facet joint

• Right upper trapezius muscle, upper fibres

• Right C6 nerve root

• Nuchal ligament

Mark the correct answer regarding the physiotherapy act:

• Whenever a technique is applied, the patient must be kept informed

• The professional recording the clinical history must identify themselves

• Each professional will have their own clinical record and be responsible for its custody

• A and B are correct

• B and C are correct

Mark the correct answer:

• Breach of professional secrecy is a crime covered by civil law

• When completing a clinical history, verbatim transcription of the patient’s information is allowed

• A physiotherapy progress report has a different structure from the discharge report

• None of the above

An orthopaedic test with sensitivity of 55% and specificity of 93% is:

• Good for diagnosing the pathology of negative

• Good for ruling out the pathology of negative

• Good for diagnosing the pathology is positive

• Good for ruling out the pathology if positive

• None is correct

Which of the following diagnostic validity indices must be very low for the test to be valid?

• Negative likelihood ratio

• Positive likelihood ratio

• Negative predictive value

• Positive predictive value

• Reliability

Mark the correct answer regarding the PDI (pain disability index):

• It’s a disability scale associated with low back pain

• It’s maximum score is 70

• The higher the score, the better the patients condition

• The Spanish cross-cultural adaptation was done by Dr. Kovacs’ team

• Factor analysis showed division into 3 dimensions: daily activities, leisure activities and vital activities