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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Physiotherapist, Scientific Assistant (Physiotherapy) - Kerala Kerala Sports and Youth Affairs, Insurance Medical Services' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '173/2023'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
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All of the following about diaphragmatic breathing are true except
A) Improve efficiency of ventilation
B) Decrease work of breathing
C) Decrease gas exchange and oxygenation
D) Increase the excursion of diaphragm
The cough mechanism consists of the following events. Put them in the right
order.
1. Abdominal muscles contract and diaphragm elevates
2. Deep inspiration occurs
3. Glottis closes, vocal cord tightens
4. Glottis opens and explosive expiration or air
A) 1, 2,3, 4 8) 2, 3, 1, 4
C) 3, 1, 2, 4 0) 2, 1, 3, 4
Contra indications to exercise in a cardiac patient include all of the following
except
A) Resting systolic BP greater than 200 mm
B) Resting diastolic BP more than 110 mm Hg
C) Increase in systolic BP more than 10 mm Hg with exercise
D) Symptomatic orthostatic systolic BP decrease of 10 to 20 mm Hg
In Borg’s Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale a score of 19 indicates the
intensity of exercise is
A) Very very hard B) Somewhat hard
C) Fairly light D) Very light
Which of the following is part of Active Cycle of Breathing Technique (ACBT) ?
A) Breathing control B) Thoracic expansion
C) Forced expiratory technique D) All of the above
In a case of pleural effusion, the aims of physiotherapy are all except
A) To prevent formation of pleural adhesions
B) To increase ventilation of the lungs
C) To decrease expansion of affected lung
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D) None of the above