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 Belinda, and Belinda is a 46-year-old patient with a

history of diabetes who presents with a non-healing ulcer on the planar surface of the foot.

Upon examination, the therapist notes a well-defined ulcer with a punched-out

appearance surrounded by callous skin, which type of ulcer is this most indigative of? So we have

A, venous stasis ulcer, B, arterial insufficiency ulcer, C, neuropathic ulcer, and D is pressure ulcer.

All right, from my 2024 peeps, I cannot wait for us to go through this question right here.

I'm super excited.

As you know, this is a hot target for the NPTE, all right?

When it comes down to ulcers and wounds and all of that,

it's very important that you be able to determine like, what is this? Now, you could easily

get a picture on the actual NPTE, an image of an ulcer where it's describing it right describing the specific type of ulcer

and then you have to pick out what am i looking at so this could be written out a written out

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