NPTE cardiopulmonary practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Vital signs and exercise testing, heart sounds and breath sounds, ECG rhythms, heart failure, COPD and restrictive disease, pulmonary embolism, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, airway clearance, and when exercise must stop. FSBPT’s outline gives cardiovascular and pulmonary systems 22–27 of the 180 scored questions.

Line drawing of a cycle ergometer beside a heart monitor on a rolling stand and an oxygen cylinder on a cart

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the NPTE-PT Test Content Outline (effective January 2024); they are not NPTE questions or recalled questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or Prometric. NPTE is a registered trademark of FSBPT.