NPTE-PTA cardiopulmonary practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Vital signs and exercise response, heart and lung conditions, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, breathing exercises, airway clearance, oxygen and medication effects on treatment. FSBPT’s outline gives cardiovascular and pulmonary systems 20–27 of the 140 scored questions.

Line drawing of a treadmill with side rails beside a cart holding a small oxygen cylinder, cannula tubing and an incentive spirometer

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-PTA 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.