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PT Facts
Abbrev.
100

The number of bones in the human foot.

What is 26?

100

Symptoms of this low lab value include pallor, tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension, dysrhythmias, impaired endurance, and low activity tolerance.

What is hemoglobin?

100

This disease spectrum includes vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal, Huntington’s, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob's.

What is dementia?

100

The 40% of the gait cycle when the foot is off the ground, beginning at toe-off and ending with the next heel strike.  

What is swing phase?

100

ACDF stands for:

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

200

The structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

What is the diaphragm?

200

Symptoms associated with elevation of this lab value include thirst, confusion, irritability, hyperreflexia, seizure, coma, tachycardia, hypotension, and oliguria.

What is sodium?

200

This is a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection. The infection-fighting processes turn on the body, causing the organs to work poorly.

What is sepsis?

200

The degrees of dorsiflexion needed for normal gait.  

What is at least 10 *?

200

FOOSH stands for:

Fall On Outstretched Hand

300

The cranial nerve responsible for regulating several automatic bodily processes, including digestion, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, mood, saliva production and more.

What is the Vagus nerve? (CN 10)

300

According to APTA, the critical Value of INR is:  

What is > 5.5?

300

This is a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung.

What is a pulmonary embolism?

300

Balance is comprised of these three main sensory systems.

What are visual, vestibular, and somatosensory (proprioceptive)?

300

TTP stands for:

Tender to palpation

400

Deep within your cerebrum, these structures regulate movement.

What is the basal ganglia?

400

This measurement evaluates the metabolic function of the liver and kidney function.

What is Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)?

400

This happens when there are issues with how your brain processes the feeling of movements. You feel as if you’re making abnormal movements that are out of your control, but they’re actually voluntary.

What is functional movement disorder (FMD)?

400

Neer's Test, Hawkins-Kennedy Test, and Yocum's Test are 3 test that can help identify the presence of this condition.

What is shoulder impingement?

400

NPO stands for:

Nil per os

500

All the chemical processes that take place in the organelles and cytoplasm the cells of the body.

What is metabolism?

500

This measures the acid-base balance and oxygenation status. It may be used to identify and monitor acid-base disturbances, measure the partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and assess the patient's response to medical interventions.

What are Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)?

500

This is a rare muscle injury where your muscles break down. This is a life-threatening condition that can happen after an injury or excessive exercise without rest.

What is Rhabdomyolysis?

500

A neural tension test used to detect altered neurodynamics or neural tissue sensitivity.

What is the slump test?

500

OKC stands for:

Open kinetic chain

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