Burns
What is the largest organ of the body?
Your Skin
Cancer is described based on what?
Where is originates
What is ischemia?
when part of the heart is deprived of oxygen
What are some Adaptive Devices that you can utilize with our clients who have had upper extremity amputations?
What type of prosthetic would a client want for cosmetic purposes but no functionality?
Passive
Susie is a client you are working with as a COTA/L who suffered Deep Partial Thickness Burns. What layers of her skin were effected?
Epidermis and upper 2/3 of the dermis
Mrs. Smith has localized cancer with a good prognosis. What stage cancer does she have?
Stage 1
What are 3 cardiac risk factors?
hereditary, lifestyle, age, genetics, smoking
What device will help a client with shaping of the amputated limb for prosthetic fitting?
Shrinker
What is the lymph flow?
The flow is towards the heart and so in
nearly all shed zones is against gravity or
upwards “against the gradient”.
What phase of wound healing involves fibroblasts depositing collagen fibers?
Proliferation Phase
What does CLL stand for?
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
What are the most common sternal precautions?
8 weeks, do not lift more than 8 lbs, do not push or pull arms, do not bring elbow over shoulder, avoid twisting and bending, hug a pillow, get clearance for driving
Jackson is your client with an upper extremity amputation. You are working on desensitization with this client. What is the progression of this technique for materials?
Smooth-->Rough
Your client you are working with has stage 2 lymphedema---what would you expect the integrity of their skin to be?
pitting edema that recedes over night and 0 skin changes
A client you are working with has developed thickening of the skin s/p 6/8 weeks a severe burn. What type of scarring would you expect?
Hypertrophic Scarring
Your client has a white blood cell count of 0.75 10^9/L, what are they at risk for?
What are some ways you can manage HR?
HR, Radial, Brachial, Carotid, HR irregular
A Pt. you are working with is experiencing excruciating pain where their leg used to be s/p (B) AKA. What is this called?
Phantom Limb Pain
Daniel has weeping edema--how should your treatment proceed?
No manual therapy--compression wrapping only
What is the preventative positioning of the upper extremity for someone status post burns?
UE in 90 degrees of shoulder abduction, 45 degrees of external rotation, and 60 degrees of horizontal adduction
What are the cancer related fatigues?
4 types-General, Emotional, Physical, Mental
COPD involves 2 primary conditions
emphysema and chronic bronchitis
What are the 3 phases of mirror therapy?
laterality training, guided motor imagery, mirror visual feedback
Who is the celebrity that we talked about for burns and amputations. How did they each sustain their injuries?
Turia Pitt-Brush Fires
Bethany Hamilton-Shark Attack