A & P Physical Dysfunction Questions

Front 1

An OTA is working with an individual who has adequate ROM to perform meaningful occupations but has less than normal ROM. The OTA should:

Back 1

Select an intervention that addresses other deficits.

Front 2

When recording a joint ROM, it is important to:

Back 2

Use the unaffected extremity to determine what is normal for each person.

Front 3

An OTA is contributing to a treatment plan for an individual who has limited ROM. The OTA should suggest:

Back 3

Incorporating functional activities that are meaningful to the individual.

Front 4

An OTA is treating an individual with trace muscle strength. This indicates that the individual should be able to perform ADL with:

Back 4

The aid of externally powered devices.

Front 5

An OTA can contribute to the assessment of muscle strength by:

Back 5

Observing difficulties that signal weakness, muscle imbalance, low endurance, or substitute motions during ADL.

Front 6

Manual muscle testing is a primary evaluation tool for individuals who have:

Back 6

Lower motor neuron disorders, muscle diseases, and other orthopedic dysfunction.

Front 7

For a manual test to be valid, the examiner should:

Back 7

Ask the individual to sit in a firm chair, observe movement, and carefully stabilize and palpate the muscle.

Front 8

An individual has swelling and is experiencing pain during a manual muscle test. The occupational therapist should:

Back 8

Note the problems on the assessment form.

Front 9

When providing resistance during muscle strength testing, the occupational therapist should:

Back 9

Compare the affected side with the unaffected side.