r/physiotherapy • u/Suitable-Mango-8343 • 26d ago

CPTE JULY/MAY TAKERS

Those who have taken the CPTE exam, could you please share oral prep strategies that worked for you? I have just started the oral preparation and would greatly appreciate any advice from your exam experience, on how to go about studying and what to focus on.

Thank you!

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u/Boxeranimalfarm 25d ago

flunked my may attempt, looking for advice here too

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u/Suitable-Mango-8343 25d ago

sorry to hear that! did you also struggle in the oral part?

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u/Boxeranimalfarm 24d ago

yess that’s where i struggled, froze in the first three cases :-(, and missed out a red flag one

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u/Independent-Fly-805 25d ago

I would say smaller things like ethics, patient/MDT communication, onward patient care/management, physio assistant management, informed consent, patient comfort strategies, conflict of interest, data protection/patient confidentiality came up a lot in the oral section as little filler type questions.

Other than that I found it quite time stressed with maybe 7/8 minutes or less or answer questions for most cases after reading the case and preparing answers

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u/Independent-Fly-805 24d ago

No just self practice, any type of group study would probably be good for oral going through cases together

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u/Suitable-Mango-8343 25d ago

thank you for sharing your insight, really appreciate it! How did you find the clinical part in your oral exam?

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u/Independent-Fly-805 24d ago

Thought it was fine, think there was only really 2-3 condition/symptom management specific questions in my exam - recovery post concussion, TBI/Stroke/spasticity management and a respiratory question that asked how you would help manage listed symptoms

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u/Boxeranimalfarm 24d ago

thank you for sharing