PCE Mock Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Which of the following increases the risk of a MI?
A) Time of Day
B) Seasonal pattern - i.e. Christmas time
C) After an upper respiratory tract illness
D) After dental appointments - ANSWERSCorrect: A, B, and C
Which of the following are the...
Which of the following increases the risk of a MI?
A) Time of Day
B) Seasonal pattern - i.e. Christmas time
C) After an upper respiratory tract illness
D) After dental appointments - ANSWERSCorrect: A, B, and C
Which of the following are the MOST common warning sign of a MI?
A) Prolonged symptoms unrelieved by antacids, nitroglycerin or rest
B) Breathlessness and Dizziness
C) Continuous neck or shoulder pain
D) Continuous mid-thoracic or interscapular pain - ANSWERSCorrect: A
Which of the following would be a contraindication to exercise after a MI?
A) Uncontrolled diabetes
B) Acute infection
C) Oxygen saturation less than 85%
D) Unstable angina - ANSWERSCorrect: All of the above
What mechanism of injury would most likely cause an anterior shoulder dislocation?
A) Tackled from behind right before a release and throw of the football
,B) Tackled while holding onto the football in the midline
C) No acute MOI. Caused from overuse of throwing
D) Tackled from the side and landing on arm in hyperabduction - ANSWERSCorrect: A
Which of the following correctly defines tendinosis?
A) Inflammation with thickening of a tendon sheath
B) Inflammation of a tendon, often associated with scarring or calcium deposits
C) Degeneration of the tendon due to repetitive microtrauma
D) Inflammation of the synovial membrane covering a tendon - ANSWERSCorrect: C
A: Tenovaginitis
B: Tendinitis
D: Tenosynovitis
Which of the following statements is true regarding bicipital tendinosis?
A) The lesion involves the short head of the biceps.
B) Pain may occur with resisted testing, with the elbow extended and the forearm in a pronated position
while the shoulder is flexing.
C) Rupture or dislocation of this humeral depressor muscle may escalate impingement of tissues in the
suprahumeral space.
D) Pain occurs with palpation of the tendon just inferior to the posterior corner of the acromion when
the patient horizontally adducts and laterally rotates the humerus. - ANSWERSCorrect: C
D: This pattern of pain is indicative of infraspinatus tendinosis
During one of your aerobic training session, your patient begins to experience signs of fatigue at 6 METs
of
,activity on a treadmill. During the activity, the patient reports moderate shortness of breath. Blood
pressure is
150/85, heart rate is 130 bpm. The patient denies angina. Which of the following actions is most
appropriate
with the given data?
A) Stop the exercise, instruct the patient to sit and monitor for symptoms for 5 minutes
B) Stop the exercise, activate the emergency response system, notify physician
C) Continue the exercise, maintain workload, monitor symptoms
D) Continue the exercise, increase the workload, monitor symptoms - ANSWERSCorrect: C
With the goal of aerobic training stated in the opening sentence, this patient is working at an
appropriate load according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Moderate shortness of
breath, increased heart rate/blood pressure are all normal responses to exercise.
Because the workload is appropriate, increasing the workload would not be recommended at this time.
Which of the following groupings of signs and symptoms indicates the highest risk of cardiac morbidity
and
mortality?
A) Asymptomatic at rest, ejection fraction 60%, functional capacity 6 METs
A left ventricle ejection fraction of 55 percent or higher is considered normal. An left ventricle ejection
fraction of 50 percent or lower is considered reduced.
Which other symptom would least indicate a referral to the physician for depressive disorder?
A) Changes in appetite
, B) Withdrawal from family and friends, self neglect
C) Feelings of inadequacy and guilt
D) Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score of <20 - ANSWERSCorrect: D
The MMSE is a tool that can be used to systematically and thoroughly assess mental status, not
depression. It is an 11-question measure that tests five areas of cognitive function: orientation,
registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language.
The maximum score is 30.
A score of 20 to 24 suggests mild dementia, 13 to 20 suggests moderate dementia, and less than 12
indicates severe dementia.
What arch provides primary support to the foot?
A) Spring ligament
B) Long plantar ligament
C) Plantar aponeurosis
D) Short plantar ligament - ANSWERSCorrect: A
During push-off in gait, as the foot plantarflexes and supinates and the metatarsophalangeal joints go
into
extension, increased tension is placed on the plantar aponeurosis which helps increase the arch. What is
this
called?
A) Windlass mechanism
correct
B) Secondary plantar mechanism
C) Pes cavus
D) None of the above - ANSWERSCorrect: A
During push-off in gait, as the foot plantarflexes and supinates and the metatarsophalangeal joints go
into extension, increased tension is placed on the plantar aponeurosis, which helps
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