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46 Cards in this Set
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What rotator cuff muscle is tested with the lift off test? |
subscapularis |
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How do you perform the lift off test? |
position the patient's arm in medial rotation with the dorsum of the patient's hand resting on their mid-lumbar region. instruct the patient to lift the hand off of their back |
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Where should the moving arm be positioned when examining a patient's subtalar range of motion?
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anterior aspect of the ankle midway between the malleoli |
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What is the Juan Baker's Face Scale? |
patient looks at faces to describe pain scale |
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What is the Visual Analog Pain Scale? |
patient marks their pain level on a line |
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What indicates a positive Phalen's test? |
tingling median nerve |
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How do you perform the Phalen's test? |
ask the patient to maximally flex their wrists and hod the position by pushing the wrists together for 60 seconds |
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What diagnosis does the Phalen's test find? |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
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What is the hardest activity for a patient with somatosensory deficits? |
closing their eyes |
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What does a warm to the touch and red area of skin often indicate? |
infection |
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Glasgow Coma Scale |
8 and below=severe 9-11=moderate 12 and up=good |
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What medical diagnosis utilizes the Glasgow coma scale? |
Traumatic brain injury |
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What is the first step of a code blue? |
Call the code |
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What should you do if a patient starts complaining of a pounding headache and blurred vision, starts sweating profusely, and has a pulse of 50 bpm? |
place the patient in an upright position and check the catheter (autonomic dysreflexia) |
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What motions would be important for a transfemoral amputee to emphasize in a stretching program? |
hip extension and adduction due to tight hip flexors and abductors |
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What is a plausible rational for a firm end-feel associated with forearm supination? |
tension of the palmar radioulnar ligament |
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If a patient has dentures and collapses during treatment, what should you do if the dentures seem secure? |
leave the dentures in place |
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In order to maintain the same amount of tissue heating with ultrasound using water immersion as with direct contact you would need to: |
increase the intensity and increase the time |
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What are the five stages of death and dying? |
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance |
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If a patient becomes injured during a PTA's treatment, who is most liable for the incident? |
the PTA if it involves an existing patient and the POC is established |
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What is apraxia? |
the inability to perform purposeful movements due to a brain injury |
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Dysdiadochokinesia |
difficulty performing rapid alternating movements |
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Dysmetria |
difficulty with finger to nose |
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Asthenia |
weakness |
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Bradykinesia |
slow moving |
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What nerve is involved with motor weakness of pronation and wrist flexion? |
median nerve |
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Vital capacity |
VC=TV + IR + ER |
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What is normal tidal volume? |
500mL |
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What is normal inspiratory reserve volume? |
3000 |
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What is normal expiratory reserve volume? |
1000-1200 |
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Total lung capacity |
residual left after blowing out |
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What's the most appropriate blood pressure cuff inflation level? |
greater than the patient's estimated systolic blood pressure ex: take the patient's pulse while inflating the blood pressure cuff, once the pulse is gone that is the estimated systolic number, keep going higher |
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What would be the most significant finding of a pulmonary function test? |
increased residual volume |
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When a patient with a transtibial amputation complains of discomfort on the patella, what is most likely causing this discomfort? |
pistoning; add one ply sock to the residual limb and reapply the prosthesis |
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To prevent hypertrophic scarring a patient should wear elastic support: |
24 hours a day except when bathing |
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During lumbar traction, what is the minimum amount of force necessary for mechanical separation of the lumbar vertebrae? |
greater than 25% of body weight rule of thumb is 50% |
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What type of patient would need to be home with a 24 hour home health aide? |
someone NOT needing max assistance and wound care |
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What type of patient is able to go to a rehab/acute hospital? |
must be able to tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day by two disciplines |
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ADA standards for a doorway |
32 inches |
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ADA standards for a hallway |
36 inches |
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ADA standards for ramp |
inch of rise : one foot of run |
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In the presence of a fire the most immediate action is to: |
identify the presence of an emergency using the call system |
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Where should a pillow be placed for a patient in prone to decrease lumbar lordosis? |
under the patient's lower abdomen |
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What muscle group is typically shortened creating lumbar lordosis? |
hip flexors |
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Which muscle plays an active role in upward rotation of the scapula? |
serratus anterior |
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What muscle is emphasized when laterally rotating the involved upper extremity against resistance? |
teres minor |
