Other Systems: Metabolic and Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Multisystem Pathologies Quiz

A patient returns for his third physical therapy treat-ment session for low back pain. Today he complains
of fever, chills, and increased frequency of urination. A possible explanation for the new symptoms could be
which of the following?

Which gland is responsible for the secretion of epi-nephrine and norepinephrine?

In considering risk factors for cardiac complications, and if all other contributing factors are equal,
which bariatric patient is at GREATEST risk?

A 40-year-old patient is being seen in the hospital for gait training following a total knee arthroplasty. He
also has type 2 diabetes mellitus. His most recent labs, just taken, show his blood glucose level at 140
mg/dL. What would be the MOST appropriate treatment plan?

Which of the following medications would be MOST likely to have negative side effects on the GI system
with prolonged use?

A patient is referred to physical therapy with pain and stiffness in her knee. Which one of the following
treatment interventions may be contraindicated in a patient with an acutely inflamed flare-up of rheuma-toid
arthritis?

In designing a bladder program for a patient with uri-nary incontinence, "quick-flick" exercises are MOST
appropriate for which type of incontinence?

A physical therapist is treating a woman for low back pain who is also 28 weeks pregnant. Which
exercise is NOT appropriate for this woman to do at home?

Which of the following would be the MOST likely bone to develop metastatic breast cancer lesions?

A physical therapist is treating a woman for knee pain who is also 14 weeks pregnant. She is riding a
station-ary bicycle for a ten-minute warm-up prior to exercise. Three minutes into the ride, her heart rate is
110 bpm, and seven minutes into the ride, it is 120 bpm and she has no physical complaints. What is the
appropriate treatment?

A physical therapist is reviewing a patient's current medication list and notices she is taking Haldol. She
is being seen today for chronic shoulder pain. For which of the following conditions is this woman MOST
likely using this medication?

A physical therapist is reviewing a patient's lab val-ues and tests, taken at a recent physical examination.
Which one of the following would the therapist need to look at to BEST evaluate the patient's bone den-sity?

A patient who has type 2 diabetes would benefit from a regular exercise program but needs some
direction on what to do. Which one of the following recommen-dations is MOST appropriate for setting up a
home program?

A 78-year-old woman is being seen for insidious onset of pain in her midback after rising from a chair.
The pain is worse with bending forward. She has a long, intermittent history of NSAID use for
patellofemoral pain. Which of the following information from her past medical history would BEST guide
the physical therapist as to the reason for the injury?

Which of the following is one correct way of dif-ferentiating between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
arthritis?