NHPC BPT case studies
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The Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC) BPT registration examination is the licensing assessment that a graduate of a Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme must clear before practising as a registered physiotherapist in Nepal. It is intended for candidates who have completed an NHPC-recognised BPT degree and now need council registration to work legally in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, private clinics and community settings. The NHPC BPT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,798 words.
1Lateral elbow pain in a manual worker with a positive cervical screen
R, a 41-year-old right-handed welder, attends with a 14-week history of right lateral elbow pain. He describes pain 6/10 at rest after a shift and 8/10 when gripping tools, and he has cut his working hours.
638 words, about 3 min2Early mobilisation after right middle cerebral artery stroke with neglect and pushing behaviour
L, a 67-year-old retired teacher, is 12 days after a right middle cerebral artery infarct. She has left hemiplegia, mild dysarthria, and left spatial neglect.
576 words, about 3 min3Exercise prescription after COPD exacerbation with borderline hypoxaemia
K, a 71-year-old retired carpenter with GOLD stage 3 COPD, is referred 4 weeks after a hospital-treated exacerbation. He has MRC dyspnoea grade 4 and reports breathlessness on dressing.
558 words, about 3 min4Third-party fitness-for-work report and conflicting patient wishes
T, a 29-year-old warehouse picker, has a 3-year history of non-specific low back pain. She attends for a functional capacity evaluation because her employer has asked for a fitness-for-work report.
528 words, about 3 min5Appraising a single-arm dry needling study before service adoption
The outpatient physiotherapy team is considering purchasing dry needling equipment for chronic neck pain. The clinic owner brings a study: 25 adults with chronic neck pain received four weekly dry needling sessions plus usual care.
498 words, about 2 min