I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

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

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see

the life I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that

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

give you simple, actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

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

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

you're in the right place.

Enjoy the show.

For this week's clinical file, we have Jafar, and Jafar has a history of atrial fibrillation and reports occasional

fatigue and palpitations. His heart rate is 96 beats per minute and irregular, and he takes

a beta blocker. During a six-minute walk test,

he experiences mild shortness of breath, but completes the test without difficulty. Which

consideration is most important when developing this patient's exercise program? So we have

A, monitor for a target heart rate based on age predicted max heart rate.

B, use a perceived exertion scale to guide exercise intensity.

C, avoid aerobic exercise due to the risk of arrhythmias.

And D is encourage high intensity intervals to improve cardiovascular function.

All right. Let's go up to the top of this question. We're just going to go ahead, dive in,

and knock this one out. Jafar has a history of atrial fibrillation and reports occasional fatigue

and palpitations. If we just slow up for a moment,

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