Daily Dose: free daily case practice for physio exams

Daily Dose is PhysioAI's free daily practice: a fresh set of clinical MCQs and flashcards each day, rotating across major physiotherapy licensing exams such as NPTE, DHA and CPTE. This article walks through four sample cases from one day's set and explains how Daily Dose, streaks and Synergist explanations work.

Key takeaways

• Daily Dose is free. It serves fresh MCQs and flashcards every day, sampled from a bank of 136,000 clinical questions.
• The exam rotates by weekday, covering licensing exams including DHA, NPTE, CPTE, DOH and APC.
• Each dose is a 5-minute timed challenge with instant feedback and a detailed clinical explanation for every question.
• Got one wrong? One tap sends the question to Synergist AI for an option-by-option explanation.
• Daily streaks unlock rewards, and your first attempt each day counts toward the daily leaderboard.

Why daily case practice works

Licensing exams like the NPTE, DHA and CPTE are built on clinical vignettes. Passing depends less on recalling a fact and more on reading a stem, spotting the sign that matters and reasoning to the answer. Daily Dose is designed as a small daily habit: a few cases before your shift or with your morning coffee.

Four sample cases

These four cases come from the Daily Dose set for 8 October, an APC day. Try them before reading the answers.

Case 1

A 45-year-old male patient presents with weakness and spasticity in his left lower extremity following a stroke. On examination there is increased muscle tone, hyperreflexia and a positive Babinski sign. What is the most likely diagnosis?

• A. Lower motor neuron lesion
• B. Upper motor neuron lesion
• C. Mixed upper and lower motor neuron lesion
• D. Peripheral nerve injury

Case 2

A 65-year-old diabetic patient has a chronic venous ulcer on the medial aspect of the leg, covered with thick necrotic tissue and slough. The wound is at high risk for infection. Which type of debridement is most appropriate?

• A. Autolytic debridement using a hydrogel dressing
• B. Enzymatic debridement using a topical enzyme
• C. Sharp debridement using surgical instruments
• D. Combination of sharp and enzymatic debridement

Case 3

A 25-year-old male with post-stroke hemiparesis has weakness in his ankle dorsiflexors and plantarflexors and a significant foot drop during gait. He has adequate knee control and stability. Which orthotic prescription is most appropriate?

• A. KAFO with a locked knee joint
• B. AFO with a plantarflexion stop
• C. AFO with a dorsiflexion assist
• D. HKAFO with a stance control knee joint

Case 4

A 45-year-old female has sudden onset of severe vertigo, nausea and vomiting lasting several days. She reports no hearing loss or tinnitus. Her vestibulo-ocular reflex is impaired and the head impulse test is positive. Which condition is most likely responsible?

• A. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
• B. Vestibular neuritis
• C. Meniere disease
• D. Labyrinthitis

Answers and reasoning

Case 1: B, upper motor neuron lesion. Spasticity, increased tone, hyperreflexia and a positive Babinski sign after a stroke are the classic upper motor neuron picture. A lower motor neuron lesion would give reduced tone and reflexes instead.

Case 2: C, sharp debridement using surgical instruments. Thick necrotic tissue and a high infection risk point to the fastest, most selective method of removing non-viable tissue rather than a slower approach.

Case 3: C, AFO with a dorsiflexion assist. The problem is at the ankle, and the knee is stable, so there is no need for a knee joint in the orthosis. The aim is to clear the foot during swing.

Case 4: try it yourself. Work through the clues: the vertigo is continuous over days rather than positional, hearing is spared, and the head impulse test is positive. Each of those rules options in or out. The full answer and reasoning for this case are in the PhysioAI app.

How a Daily Dose works

1. Open and start. Open the app, or tap the push notification, and hit "Start Today's Dose".
2. Solve the MCQs. Each question gives instant right or wrong feedback and a detailed clinical explanation.
3. Flip the flashcards. Daily flashcards reinforce the day's key facts.
4. Get your grade. You see an A to D grade, your percentage, correct and missed stats, and card count.
5. Build your streak. Complete today's dose to keep your streak alive.

The dose runs as a 5-minute challenge with a live countdown. If you quit midway, you can resume where you stopped on the same day. You can also save any MCQ to your Clinical Vault or report a question.

Got it wrong? Ask Synergist

When you miss a question, you do not have to go searching for the reason. One tap sends the question to Synergist, PhysioAI's AI tutor, which explains the reasoning option by option, right on the question.

Weekly exam rotation

Each weekday, Daily Dose serves questions for a specific licensing exam, including the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) exam, the US National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE), the Canadian Physiotherapy Exam (CPTE), Abu Dhabi's Department of Health (DOH) exam and the Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC) exam.

Streaks, rewards and the leaderboard

Completing your dose each day grows your streak. Streak milestones unlock rewards: discounts from 5% to 25% on mock packs and All-Access, plus Streak Freezes at day 7 and day 60 that protect your streak for one missed day. Only your first attempt each day counts toward the daily leaderboard, so there is no farming the same set.

How to start Daily Dose in PhysioAI

Daily Dose is free. Guests and free accounts get one Daily Dose a day in the PhysioAI app on iOS and Android. See the full rotation, rewards and app links on the Daily Dose page.