Down Syndrome Examination

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

2.4 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Peter is a physical therapist who is working with a 3-year-old child who has Down syndrome. The therapist observes increased flexibility and hypermobility. These findings is primarily due to:

A. Poor muscle tone

B. Ligamentous laxity

C. Delayed bone age

D. Spastic muscle contractions

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0:00.0	I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.
0:09.0	It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.
0:16.0	Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see
0:21.9	the life I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows
0:27.5	me to change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,
0:34.5	actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.
0:40.4	All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.
0:45.6	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.
0:53.2	Enjoy the show.
0:56.1	For this week's clinical file, we have Peter, and Peter is a physical therapist who is working with a three-year-old
1:00.5	child who has Down syndrome. The therapist observes increased flexibility and hypermobility.
1:07.8	These findings are primarily due to, so we have A, poor muscle tone, B, ligamentous
1:14.7	laxity, C, delayed bone age, and D is spastic muscle contractions. All right, let's go up to the
1:23.0	top of this question. Before we jump into it, just want to say thank you to all my supporters
1:27.4	as you've been
1:28.4	listening to this podcast throughout the year 2023. I just want to say thank you for all of that
1:33.9	support and pushing forward the mission of this podcast to help every single physical therapist
1:40.4	who struggles with standardized tests to help them to dominate the NPTE and change many,
1:46.6	many lives.
1:47.3	All right.
1:47.6	And so I want to say thank you for that.
1:49.2	And happy new year.
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