Athletic Training Exam Review
A Student Guide to Success, 7th Edition
A positive Thompson?s sign is indicative of what problem?
Which of the following is a simple movement to check the integrity of the radial nerve?
A grade I ankle inversion sprain involves which structure?
You are covering a football game when 2 players collide. You notice that one player grabs his neck and shakes his arm. When you examine him, he complains of lateral neck discomfort and a feeling of ?numbness? or ?burning? down his arm. His arm is hanging limp by his side. In a few minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you suspect?
Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate ligament?
At what point should the athletic trainer?s initial evaluation of an injury begin?
Panner?s disease is an osteochondrosis of which of the following?
What quick test can be performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
A positive Phalen?s sign is suspect of what problem?
Trendelenburg?s test is a method used to evaluate the competence of what structures?
What evaluative test is used to examine the integrity of the lateral collateral ligament of the knee?
What does a positive drop-arm sign indicate?
If there is inflammation at the site of the medial epicondyle of the elbow, which of the following would be positive?
All of the following are signs of an injury except:
Information gained during the palpation phase of the athletic trainer?s initial assessment might include all of the following except:
During an upper quarter screen, checking the strength of thumb extension correlates to what nerve root?
A positive clunk test is indicative of what pathology?
A baseball player comes to see the athletic trainer and is complaining of diffuse pain, clicking, and a sensation of ?slipping? of his right shoulder when throwing. What pathology might the athletic trainer suspect with this type of presentation?
Two major symptoms of a spontaneous pneumothorax include _______ and _______.
The _______ pulse and _______ pulse should be palpated after an acute traumatic injury to the knee area to make sure the peripheral circulation to the involved limb is adequate.
Foot drop may be indicative of what pathology?
A type V Salter-Harris fracture involves what kind of fracture through the physeal plate?
A patient you have just evaluated for a possible head injury has a noticeable facial droop on the left side of his face. Which cranial nerve(s) is involved?
During your examination of a patient who has been complaining of weakness when using the rowing machine in the weight room, you notice his right latissimus dorsi muscle appears atrophied. Which nerve is affected?
A second-degree burn will have which of the following characteristics?
The athlete may have difficulty performing what actions if the medial and lateral pectoral nerves are injured?
A gymnast reports to the athletic trainer with a complaint of low back pain, which has been present for approximately 1 week. After being sent to the doctor for evaluation, a ?Scottie dog? defect is seen on x-ray. This finding confirms which condition?
A patient is poked in the eye with a finger and comes to the athletic trainer for evaluation. The patient is having significant difficulty opening his eye. Which of the following muscles might have sustained an injury?
A patient is brought to the athletic training facility after being struck in the back of the head with a bat by accident. The patient is complaining of blurred vision. Which lobe of the brain has been affected?
What internal organ is diseased if the patient presents with jaundice?
Which 2 structures are injured with a Bankart lesion?
A patient has a wrist injury that is limiting his ability to supinate his forearm. In what plane of motion does supination and pronation of the forearm take place (in the anatomical position)?
What is the sensation that a patient might experience just prior to an epileptic seizure called?
The inflammatory process includes all of the following signs and symptoms except:
Changes in blood pressure may occur as a result of many factors. Two of these factors may include _______ and _______.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by an impaired capacity to secrete insulin due to a beta cell defect. This type of diabetes is commonly seen in what type of individual?
All of the following are true about infectious mononucleosis except:
Which of the following organisms is one of the most common causes of vaginitis in women?
All of the following are risk factors for osteoporosis except:
A patient with an infection or serious disease, such as leukemia, might demonstrate an abnormally raised white blood cell count. What is the normal leukocyte count?
What is the primary target of the AIDS virus in the body?
EIA stands for what clinical entity?
What type of gait deviation might the athletic trainer see with a patient who has sustained an ankle injury and has decreased range of motion in dorsiflexion?
A soccer player has fractured his right lower leg, been placed in a cast, and given crutches. The addition of crutches does what to his center of gravity?
You notice one of your gymnasts has lost a significant amount of weight over the past month. She is always concerned about her image when she discusses her performance with you. What might you suspect as the problem?
A patient who sustains a severe or career-ending injury may go through a progression of emotional reactions, which are frequently seen with an individual who has experienced a significant loss. All of the following are included in this series of reactions except:
All of the following are symptoms of an overtrained patient except:
Which of the following signs/symptoms are present in a depressed patient?
The athletic trainer notices one of the baseball players routinely cleans his cleats after every game and practice so no dirt is visible and checks his equipment bag multiple times to assure himself his ?lucky towel? is with him. This is an example of what type of behavior?
All of the following are possible factors regarding why a patient might be injury prone except:
Results of severe fluid restriction during weight loss attempts by a wrestler may include which of the following?
What is wrong with an athlete eating a 12- to 16-ounce steak, baked potato, scrambled eggs, and coffee with sugar 4 hours prior to an event?
What happens when a patient consumes a simple sugar prior to an event?
Which of the following is not a good source of vitamin C?
A patient informs the athletic trainer that he is taking tetracycline for a respiratory infection. Tetracycline will bind with which of the following 2 minerals to form a nonabsorbable complex (and therefore should not be taken before meals)?
Body fat percentage should not go below ___ in females because the internal organs lose a protective layer of fat.
A loss of water equaling what percent of body weight will begin to threaten athletic performances?
Which of the following medications is not an NSAID?
Which of the following medications is not an antihistamine drug?
A patient comes to your office complaining of intense itching and burning pain between his toes, and he cannot find anything to help alleviate the symptoms. The area is reddened with some white flakes. What might you recommend?
An athlete collides with a teammate during an ice hockey game and sustains a blow to the jaw with a hockey stick. He is holding his lower face with his hands and is in intense pain. All of the following procedures will assist the athletic trainer in determining if there is a fracture of the jaw except:
A patient sustains a blunt trauma injury to the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. What structure might be injured in this area?
During a return to play progression for a concussion, what is the typical time frame between stages?
?Cauliflower ear? is an injury to which structure of the ear?
What may proteinuria indicate?
What would be the most appropriate type of roentgenogram for a possible tibial stress fracture?
Which of the following is one of the most common eye injuries sustained in athletics?
All of the following parameters should be assessed when checking the neurovascular status of an injured limb except:
A baseball player has been stung by a bee. This player has a history of a severe allergy to bee stings. A couple of minutes after being stung, the area becomes red and raised and begins to itch. The athlete begins to complain that his tongue feels thick, and he starts to have difficulty breathing. What type of shock is he beginning to develop?
After an acute musculoskeletal injury, such as a shoulder dislocation, the body releases a natural opiate-like substance that provides temporary pain relief. What is this substance called?
What is the typical mechanism of injury for an anterior shoulder dislocation?
Which of the symptoms below are seen with acute mountain sickness?
Which muscle grade denotes active muscle movement in a gravity-eliminated position?
All of the following are useful in evaluating low back pathology except:
What is the best position for the patient to be in to muscle test the piriformis?
What is the average range of motion of elbow flexion?
What is the proper method to manually muscle test the biceps femoris muscle?
What is a quick method of testing the motor ability of the sacroiliac nerve root?
To test the function of the rhomboid major muscle, the athletic trainer should ask the patient to perform what movement?
Which muscle supinates the forearm and flexes the shoulder?
All of the following movements occur in the sagittal plane except:
Which muscle flexes both the foot and the knee?
The flexor pollicis longus is responsible for which of the following action(s)?
Asking the patient to move his or her eyes from side to side and up and down tests the integrity of which cranial nerve?
The rectus femoris muscle _______ and _______ when it contracts.
Which of the following muscles is not involved in internal rotation of the hip?
Which of the following cervical nerve roots represent the sensory dermatomes of the hand?
Which of the following muscles does not adduct the shoulder?
Which of the following muscles does not extend the trunk?
The supinator muscle is innervated by which of the following nerves?
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