Nutrition & Hydration in PT
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 631 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Leilani is an athlete who reports muscle cramps, fasciculations in the legs, and fatigue during prolonged training sessions. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of her symptoms?
A) Steroid abuse
B) Inadequate caloric intake
C) Hypervolemia
D) Hyponatremia
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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. |
| 0:08.0 | It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE. |
| 0:15.0 | Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see the life I |
| 0:22.5 | have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to |
| 0:27.7 | change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, |
| 0:34.3 | actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions. |
| 0:40.2 | All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream. |
| 0:45.4 | So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life you |
| 0:50.9 | love, you're in the right place. |
| 0:53.0 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:56.4 | For this week's clinical file, we have Leilani. And Leilani is an athlete who reports muscle cramps, faciculations in the |
| 1:02.9 | legs, and fatigue during prolonged training sessions. Which of the following is the most likely |
| 1:07.7 | cause of her symptoms? So we have A, steroid abuse, B, inadequate |
| 1:12.5 | caloric intake, C, hypervolemia, and D is hyponetremia. All right, let's go up to the top of this |
| 1:20.1 | question. This is a really good one. I said it was a curved ball because it's bringing up |
| 1:25.0 | some areas that you may not be studying in. |
| 1:28.1 | And so I definitely wanted to drop this question. |
| 1:29.9 | And quick shout out to Leilani. |
| 1:31.8 | I was great. |
| 1:32.4 | I'm meeting you over the phone and really glad to hear that you dominated your MPTE. |
| 1:37.4 | I knew you could. |
| 1:38.9 | Let's freaking get it. |
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