Allen Levels
How much assistance does an Allen Cognitive Level 1 require?
Describe rancho level 2.
What is the rule of nines?
If an adult burned the dorsal surface of their right arm and their entire right leg what would their burn percentage be?
A technique used to determine burn size in adults.
22.5%
Describe the COPM.
Used to help people and their families identify activities that are important to them to work on in therapy. It focuses on everyday activities like self-care, attending school or work, and participating in leisure or play.
What is the function of the Cranial nerve XI: Spinal Accessory nerve?
Cranial nerve associated with the following function:
• innervates sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles for motor movements of the shoulder and neck
At what ACL can an individual safely live independently?
Level 4.4
What are interventions for ranch levels 1-3?
Describe a deep partial thickness burn.
Causes cell injury in the epidermis and severe damage to the dermal layer (hair follicles & sweat glands)
Appear blotchy, with areas of whitish color interspersed throughout the wound
Describe the Executive function performance test.
Assesses executive function deficits during the performance of real-world tasks (cooking oatmeal, making a phone call, managing meds, and paying a bill)
Performance-based test
Type of assessment in which occupational performance is measured through observation and analysis of the client engaging in a functional task
Describe an ACL 2?
Describe rancho level 5.
What is the difference between an allograft and an autograft.
Allograft: graft from a skin bank; used as a temporary covering to protect against infection, reduce pain, reduce fluid loss, and allow the tissues underneath to heal. Due to the body’s immune system recognition of an allograft being foreign, it rejects the graft in 1-3 weeks; then it is removed.
Autograft: patient’s own unburned skin (donor sites); the grafts will ideally come from locations that are not ordinarily visible (buttocks, upper thighs) b/c the donor sites will not be normal in appearance after they heal
What is the target population for the Barthel index?
Population: adults and elders with physical disabilities and/or chronic illnesses, typically used in medical model settings
-Focus: measurement of a person's independence in BADL and functional mobility before and after intervention and level of personal care needed by the individual.
Frontal lobe
Major functions of this lobe of the cerebral cortex include:
• emotional control
• impulse control
• motor function
• short-term memory
• initiation
• executive function, including organization, planning, problem-solving
• social and sexual behavior
Describe an ACL 3.
What are some interventions for behavioral management for rancho level 4-8.
When should you use a splint to support the healing of a burn and prevent contractors?
Any joint involves in a superficial partial thickness injury or worse has the potential for contractures
Name 3 of the 5 areas that the DAY-C examines.
Cognition, Communication, Social-Emotional Development, Physical Development, and Adaptive Behavior
Phalen’s test
Screening test used to detect irritation of the median nerve at the wrist, performed by pressing the dorsum of the hands together with wrists fully flexed and fingers pointed down for one minute, a positive test results in paresthesia/tingling in the median nerve distribution
Common screening for carpal tunnel syndrome
Describe ACL 6.
What are some interventions for neuromuscular impairment for rancho level 4-8.
What are keloid scars and what is the treatment for them?
Keloid scars: Thick, irregular scarring, typically on the earlobes, shoulders, cheeks, or middle chest; Extends beyond the original wound area.
Intervention: Corticosteroid shots, Laser therapy, Surgical excision, Silicone gel
What does the Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS) examine?
1) Population: Teens to adults in Acute Psych hospital; or those with a variety of diagnoses
2) Purpose: evaluate the ability to live independently and safely in the community of 17 basic living skills needed to live independently in 5 main areas (self care, safety and health, money management, transportation and telephone, work and leisure)
Froment’s sign
Screening test used to detect an ulnar nerve lesion, performed by having a client forcefully hold a piece of paper between the thumb and radial side of the proximal phalanx of the second digit, a positive test results in flexion of the IP joint of the thumb to substitute for absence of the adductor pollicis