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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Assistive Devices

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

4.9631 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Are you looking for an awesome cheatsheet that reviews the facts to know about assistive devices for the NPTE? 

Look no further: https://www.nptecheatsheet.com/assistive-devices

Blaine, a 22-year-old male, recently fractured his right tibia and anteriorly dislocated his right shoulder. The patient has good functional stability but presents with significant weakness in his right deltoid. The patient's physician recommends PWB on the right lower extremity for two weeks. Which of the following assistive devices is the MOST appropriate?

A. Rollator walker
B. Axillary crutches
C. Standard walker with a right platform attachment
D. Canadian (loftstrand) crutches

Check out the Podcast for the answer!! 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

But how many times have you gone back to the text and been like, oh, this is why I use this particular

0:05.1

assistive device. This is the population I use it with. And this is the type of standing balance that they need.

0:10.6

How many times have you done that? Probably not at all, right? I haven't either. I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker,

0:18.5

turned physical therapist and standardized test coach for over

0:21.7

5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

0:24.8

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of

0:29.8

failing the NPTE.

0:31.8

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learned,

0:36.9

and you'll see the life I have

0:38.3

today a life filled with love financial freedom and a dream job that allows me to

0:43.3

change lives every single day I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to

0:48.8

give you simple actionable strategies along with a step-by-step walkthrough of

0:54.1

NPTE basedbased questions.

0:56.0

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

1:01.1

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life

1:06.5

you love, you're in the right place. Enjoy the show. For this week's clinical file, we have our patient

1:14.2

Blaine and Blaine is a 22 year old male recently fractured his right tibia and anteriorly

1:22.1

dislocated his right shoulder. The patient has good functional stability, but presents with significant

1:30.1

weakness in his right deltoid. The patient's physician recommends partial weight bearing on the

1:36.7

right lower extremity for two weeks. Which of the following assist devices is the most appropriate?

1:43.1

So we have A, rollator walker, B,

1:46.3

axillary crutches, C is standard walker with a right platform attachment, and D is Canadian

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