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POAT EXAM 1 Questions & Answers BEST FOR 2023 EXAM Who is more likely to experience an amputation? a. women b. men - ANSWER b. men What type of amputation is more common? a. LE b. UE - ANSWER a. LE 11x more likely in LE What is the leading cause of amputation? a. cancer b. congenital c. trauma d. peripheral vascular disease - ANSWER d. peripheral vascular disease As of 2002, 82% of amputations were from PVD Which of the following cancers are not a common cause of amputation? a....

POAT Exam 1 Questions And Answers What causes the most skin contact pressure? A)Short Levers+Large Contact Areas B)Short Levers+Small Contact Areas C)Long Levers+Large Contact Areas D)Long Levers+Small Contact Areas - ANSWER- B) Short Levers+Small Contact Areas An orthosis can be designed for impaired muscle performance *WEAKNESS* during: - ANSWER- Foot clearance in Swing An orthosis can be designed for impaired *stability* during: - ANSWER- Stance Phase What muscles on the stance li...

POAT Exam 1 Questions And Answers What causes the most skin contact pressure? A)Short Levers+Large Contact Areas B)Short Levers+Small Contact Areas C)Long Levers+Large Contact Areas D)Long Levers+Small Contact Areas - ANSWER- B) Short Levers+Small Contact Areas An orthosis can be designed for impaired muscle performance *WEAKNESS* during: - ANSWER- Foot clearance in Swing An orthosis can be designed for impaired *stability* during: - ANSWER- Stance Phase What muscles on the stance li...

POAT Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Initial Contact / Heel Strike - Answer- Begins the moment the foot touches the ground and is the 1st phase of double support, the heel rocker is initiated Hip flexion, quad and hamstring activation for knee stability, ankle DF to control foot contact with ground Loading Response - Answer- The body absorbs the impact of the weight being transferred onto the outstretched limb through controlled knee flexion and the heel rocker action Hip e...

POAT Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what are the symptoms of nerve irritation of an ill fitted orthotic - Answer- numbness tingling burning motor changes pain what are the symptoms of vascular irritation of an ill fitted orthotic - Answer- change in color (deep red, blue, blanched) temperature changes swelling burning throbbing how might you modify an orthotic that is causing nerve/vascular irritation symptoms - Answer- extra padding flaring the orthotic's edge use...

Prothetics, Orthotics. EXAM (POAT) Questions and Answers What is the participation criteria for the use of an ambulation trial for a bilateral KAFO? - Answer- No contractures in hip flexors, knee flexors, or ankle plantar flexors SLR from 0-110 degrees Independent in all transfers including w/c to floor Max VO2 is >20 ml/kg/min 50 continuous full dips in parallel bars Foot orthoses should be modular, what does this mean? - Answer- They should be modified based on patient impairments ...

POAT Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Initial Contact / Heel Strike - Answer- Begins the moment the foot touches the ground and is the 1st phase of double support, the heel rocker is initiated Hip flexion, quad and hamstring activation for knee stability, ankle DF to control foot contact with ground Loading Response - Answer- The body absorbs the impact of the weight being transferred onto the outstretched limb through controlled knee flexion and the heel rocker action Hip e...

POAT Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Common causes of amputations as well as across the lifespan; pediatric to geriatric. - Answer- Peripheral Vascular Disease Trauma Cancer Congenital leading cause of amputations is - Answer- disvascular disease , PVD and PAD PVD narrows and occludes vessels so that there is a decrease in - Answer- circulation and perfusion of the tissues , inhibiting healing and immune response in the body Neuropathy results in symmetric distribution affect...

POAT Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Initial Contact / Heel Strike - Answer- Begins the moment the foot touches the ground and is the 1st phase of double support, the heel rocker is initiated Hip flexion, quad and hamstring activation for knee stability, ankle DF to control foot contact with ground Loading Response - Answer- The body absorbs the impact of the weight being transferred onto the outstretched limb through controlled knee flexion and the heel rocker action Hip e...