A sphygmomanometer is a device that measures which of the following?
A. grip strength
B. body fat percentage
C. intra-abdominal pressure
D. blood
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E. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. Blood pressure
A Q-ange of >25 degrees may predispose a patient to what postural deviation?
A. excessive genu varus
B. excessive genu valgus
C. genu recurvatun
D. coxa valgus
E. coxa vara - CORRECT ANSWER B. excessive genu valgus
All of the followings are factors in lower extremity overuse syndromes in runners except:
A. poor footwear
B. poor posture
C. change in surface
D. short strides
E. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER D. short strides
All of the following questions are significant when screening a young patient for an underlying
cardiac abnormality except:
A. Does the patient have chest pain with activity?
B. Does the patient have.a family history of sudden cardia death in a family member under age
50?
C. Does the patient have numbness or tingling in either both hand in cold weather?
D. Does the patient have a history of a "racing heart"?
E. Does the patient have a history of heart problem - CORRECT ANSWER C. Does the patient
have numbness or tingling in either both hand in the cold weather?
During a preparticiplation physical, the team physician come across a basketball player with the
folloqwing lowing profile. The athlete is tall with an arm span greater than his height, precuts
carinatium, of ecvaoribable diagnosis?
A. page's disease
B. Milch disease
C. Addison's syndrome
Giapantium
E. Marfan Syndrone - CORRECT ANSWER Marfan syndrome
A patients pulmonary function is tested via spirometry. Several measurements are taken during
this test. What is the maximum amount of aid that can be expired after a maximum inspiration
called?
A. maximum expiratory flow rate
B. forced expiratory volume
C. vital capacity
D. tidal volume
E. residual volume - CORRECT ANSWER C. vital capacity
During a pre participation physical, a patient is diagnosed with myopia. What is the patient's
problem
A. double vision
B. farsightedness
C. blindness in one eye
D. nearsightedness
E. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. nearsightedness
Al of the following are function of the liver except:
A. carbohydrate metabolism
B. detoxification of blood
C. protein synthesis
D. detoxification of urine
E. bile production - CORRECT ANSWER D. detoxification of uring [Show Less]