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WorksheetsBasic Skills Test 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A patient complains of pain, and you suspect it's from the piriformis muscle. Which clinical skill is MOST essential to confirm the muscle's location and texture?
Goniometry (range of motion)
Manual Muscle Testing
Palpation
Reflex testing
Why is a firm, confident initial touch often better than a very light, hesitant one during palpation?
A light touch can be ticklish or alerting to the nervous system
It immediately shows the patient you're in charge
It's the only way to feel deep structures
It helps warm up the tissues faster
Which of these actions during an examination would MOST likely diminish a patient's trust?
Explaining the anatomy of the area you're touching
Asking for feedback on pressure and comfort
Palpating a known painful area without warning
Using a clinical chart to locate landmarks
A patient with subacromial impingement will likely experience the most pain with which shoulder movement?
Holding their arm still at their side
Reaching overhead to a high shelf
Shrugging their shoulders
Reaching behind their lower back
A patient diagnosed with "tennis elbow" would MOST likely report sharp pain with which activity?
Pushing a door open
Carrying a grocery bag with their palm facing up
Gripping and lifting a full coffee mug
Typing on a keyboard
An avulsion fracture of the humerus's greater tuberosity would surgically impact the function of which muscle group?
Deltoids
Rotator cuff
Pectorals
Biceps
A cyclist complains of a deep, localized pain right on their "sitting bone" when they pedal hard. This is most likely an issue with the tendon origin of the:
Quadriceps
Gluteus maximus
Adductors
Hamstrings
An elderly patient feels unsteady while standing. What is the SIMPLEST verbal cue you can give to immediately improve their stability?
Stand up straighter.
Take a deep breath.
Widen your feet to about shoulder-width apart.
Slightly bend your knees.
Rounding your lower back when lifting a heavy box is dangerous primarily because it:
Overstretches the abdominal muscles
Puts uneven and excessive pressure on the intervertebral discs
Requires more work from the bicep muscles
Can strain the ligaments in the knee
An office worker has significant forward head posture. What is the MOST effective ergonomic change to begin correcting this?
Getting a more comfortable chair cushion
Using a keyboard with a wrist rest
Raising their computer monitor to eye level
Using a footstool under their desk
True or False: The spinal curves in your neck (cervical) and low back (lumbar) are present at birth.
True
False
You are helping a patient move from a bed to a chair. You find that you are doing most of the work, and the patient is only able to help about 25% of the way. How should you document this?
Minimal Assist
Moderate Assist
Maximal Assist
Supervision
A patient had a stroke and now uses a "leg lifter" tool to move their weak leg in and out of bed. They can do this safely by themselves without any help. This level of function is called:
Dependent
Minimal Assist
Modified Independent
Supervision
The "bridging" exercise is a key component of bed mobility because it specifically allows a patient to:
Practice rolling from side to side
Lift their pelvis clear of the bed surface
Strengthen their core for sitting up
Improve their ankle range of motion
