PTA exam vital signs and lab values quiz

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Normal heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation, exercise responses that mean stop, and lab values that change treatment: blood glucose, INR, platelets, hemoglobin and potassium. The questions come from every content area of the outline.

Line drawing of a blood pressure cuff with a round gauge, a stethoscope, a fingertip pulse oximeter and a glucose meter

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.