Test for PCE Credit
There is no charge for this examination. All costs are covered by Becker
Orthopedic.
PCE Credits: Those scoring 80% or higher will be awarded 1.5 PCE credits by the
American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC), and 1.5 CPE
credits by the Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (BOC).
1. Review the material on the Etiology and Prevention of Skin Trauma From Repetitive
Loading presentation CD and click the link to “Take the Test” in the final frame of the
presentation.
2. Fill in the Contact Information below so that you may be properly credited. Then,
complete the answers to the PCE Test on pages 2 and 3.
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1. A prosthesis or an orthosis may cause tissue trauma through:
a. Poor alignment.
b. Abnormal loading of surface tissues.
c. Incorrect trim lines.
d. Incorrect donning of the orthosis or prosthesis.
2. Skin is most susceptible to abnormal loading injuries when it is:
a. Dry and has loose, exfoliated skin cells on the surface.
b. Lubricated with a hypoallergenic skin lotion.
c. Moist and flexible from normal perspiration.
d. None of the above.
3. Skin will adapted to increased mechanical forces over a period of time. The
adaptation period is controlled by:
a. The patient’s ethnic genetics.
b. Cellular replication.
c. The cleanliness of the patients skin.
d. The dryness of the patients skin
4. The normal rate of cellular replication for a young patient is:
a. 24- 35 days
b. 48 hours.
c. 40 days.
d. One week.
5. The current method of reducing the development of erthyroderma from an
orthosis or prosthesis is:
a. Material ablation of the structural surface.
b. Grinding away the lamination.
c. Viscoelastic Remodeling of the thermoplastic surface.
d. Heat recontouring the patient’s contact surface.
e. All of the above.
6. Changing the original design parameters of an orthosis or prosthesis to reduce
pressure through the re-controuing of the inner supportive surfaces may create:
a. An increase in cellular replication.
b. Void the product warranty.
c. An increase in erthyroderma.
d. A decrease in suspension.
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7. Current literature describing the etiology of skin trauma from mechanical forces
lists two related factors as the cause of erthyroderma, blisters and callosities.
Those factors are:
a. Skin cleanliness and moisture level.
b. Friction and pressure.
c. Exfoliated cell build up and replication.
d. Epithelial cell migration and replication
8. Blisters will generally only occur on what area of the body:
a. Back and buttock.
b. At the junction of the granulosum and spinosum.
c. Where the epidermis is thick enough to support the blister roof.
d. On the hands and feet.
9. The worlds most slippery man-made surface material consists of:
a. Jello
b. Articular cartilage.
c. Polytetrafluoroethylene
d. Polypropylene
10. Reducing skin trauma from shear forces is best accomplished by:
a. Reducing the coefficient of friction between two rubbing surfaces.
b. Lubricating the skin with a body lotion.
c. Drying the skin with Witch Hazel.
d. Cleaning the skin with rubbing alcohol.
11. Good friction and bad friction:
a. Neutralize each other to reduce skin trauma.
b. Are above and below the level that skin can absorb mechanical stress.
c. Are present in every orthosis and prosthesis.
d. None of the above.
12. ShearBan has a coefficient of friction that is:
a. Higher than leather.
b. The same as copoly.
c. Three times as high as moleskin.
d. Less than all common orthopedic materials.
13. ShearBan’s ability to change color from blue to white is:
a. An indicator that the PTFE surface is wearing out.
b. A fail-safe mechanism for patient’s to monitor.
c. A normal condition of ShearBan.
d. All of the above.
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