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The Special tests in maggee r very imp but just concentrate on the ones given in
RG.Also go through the pictures in maggee is very helpful since a lot of quistions
r picture based!
The red sullivan is good for some reading...But i think these books shud be just
taken as reference book.
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Head n neck muscles :the ant neck ms not req in detail just do wats mentioned in RG
n BB.post ms...trap etc.r important.
just b thorough with RG ,BB no need to go thru anat bks.
Biomech...i just did it frm RG n BB.but ppl do read norkins.its a personal choice
here....go acc to how much times left with !
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X-rays: very general ones asked.go thru maggee pics to practise...dont stress much
on it!
ECG:i think RG mentions ecg basic calculations in the CVS section.n'g out of it
required.
CP patho ,mgmt,equipments read frm RG n BB
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The terms about books are used are as following
BB (blue book)
RgReview guide by sullivan ;seigalman )
search these from amazon.com,ebay.com to get them.
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For buying Rg refer to website below
Amazon.com: National Physical Therapy Examination Review & Study Guide 2007: Books:
Susan B. O'Sullivan,Raymond P. Siegelman
Amazon.com: IER Exam Preparation Physical Therapy Course Manual 3.0: Books: Raymond
Siegelman
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6 week plan for NPTE
1st and 2 nd week:
Review guide(RG) and blue book (BB) reading
complete reaing both these books by end of the 2 weeks. Mark the inm stuff
,payspecial attention to the tables
Sunday: On the sunday of the 2nd week , take the 1 st practise test of the RG.
(as dilnaz mentioned do not take tension for getting a low score,ur just takin the
test as a practise so that u understand the nature of the questns that are asked in
the exam)
3rd week: Again read RG AND BB but this time lil more in detail, (pay attention to
blood values,muscle detaiols etc which u didnt pay to earlier)
4th week RG N BB intense reading( being thorogh with .... tables ,nerves ,muscles
actions,MMT actions, pay attention to small details .
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most important books are for review
basic anatomy
Sullivan guide
Blue BOok
Kisner 4th edition
Magee
Red Book
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clarification regarding books and question papers
hi everybody,
let me clarify onceagain regarding the books.
1] review guide by sullivan,which is the basic guide for npte.available at site
therapyed.com.
2]blue book is the book which one can get when they attend the
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL COURSE,but this particicular course is available
only in USA.
But u can try this book in certain sites like amazon.com or ebay.com
and not only this u can check this book in physical therapy forum.com
where some people are ready to sell it.
3]QUESTION PAPERS
:3 papers from review guide by sullivan
:1 paper from blue book
:6 papers (4 paperbased and 2 in cd) from scott.m.giles
:2 papers from theresa meyer
:2 papers from michell dunnaway
:2 online papers from peat which is available in fsbpt site
:2 online papers from scorebuilders.com
:1 IER paper online.
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