Week 6: Endocrine
Week 7: Burns & Pressure Injuries
Week 8: Wounds & amputations
Week 9: Oncology
Week 10: Psychiatric & Cognitive Disorders
100
Which pathology is represented in this picture?
Answer: Hyperthyroidism
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 218
100
Which body region(s) account for a larger percentage of total body surface area in a child compared to an adult, according to the Rule of Nines for burn assessment?
Answer: The head
100
Name 3 contraindications to decongestive therapy.
Answer: DVT, Infection, Open wound, Metastatic disease, CHF, Asthma, Arterial disease, Disorders including AAA, diverticulitis/osis, IBS, Crohn’s, and ulcerative colitis, Recent surgeries, Currently pregnant
Resource: Myers Table 15-3
100
Why is the lung the most common place for cancer to metastasize to?
Answer: After the malignant cells are dumped into the circulatory system, it is the first place the mutated cells are filtered through capillaries
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 141
100
What BMI is recommended to initiate physical therapy with a patient suffering from an eating disorder?
Answer: 18 or higher
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 7.68E54
200
What pathology can be caused by long term use of corticosteroid medications, resulting in increased cortisol in the body?
Answer: Cushing’s syndrome
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 223
200
What type of burns will most likely require a skin graft?
Answer: Full-thickness burns and subdermal burns
Resource: Myers pg 382
200
What is phantom limb pain?
Answer: Painful sensations in the part of the limb that has been amputated and removed.
Resource: O’sullivan pg 864
200
What does N0 indicate in the TNM staging system for cancer?
Answer: No metastasis to regional lymph nodes
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 140
200
What are the 3 affective disorders relating to disturbances in mood?
Answer: Bipolar, depression, & mania
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 7.68E59
300
What is the role of beta cells in the pancreas?
Answer: Produce and secrete insulin for blood sugar management
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 22
300
Which type of burn will MOST likely result in ECG changes?
Answer: Subdermal burn
Resource: Myers pg 382
300
What is the most common cause of arterial ulcers?
Answer: Arteriosclerosis
Resource: Myers pg 232
300
What is the most common type of cancer seen with men and the most common cause of cancer seen with women?
Answer: Men = prostate; Women = breast
Resource: Goodman & Fuller Figure 6.1
300
What is the most common FIRST sign of Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: Memory loss
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 635
400
Which pathology develops with low levels of cortisol and aldosterone that is commonly seen with autoantibodies in the blood?
Answer: Addison’s Disease
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 221
400
What contracture is expected with burns to the cubital fossa?
Answer: elbow flexion
Resource: Myers table 14-6
400
What pathology is seen in the image and what causes it?
Answer: Charcot foot: A “rocker bottom” deformity of the bone and joint, associated with nerve damage, common with diabetic neuropathy
Resource: Myers pg 350
400
What two components of a poor diet lead to cancer the MOST?
Answer: high fat and low fiber
Resource: Goodman & Fuller Box 6.2
400
Your patient presents with frequent crying, has difficulty making decisions, and overreacts to your constructive criticism on decreasing compensations during therapy. Do they have mild, moderate, or severe depression?
Answer: Moderate
Resource: O’sullivan Table 26.7
500
What lab values change with dehydration?
Answer: Elevated BUN and hematocrit (& electrolyte imbalances)
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 33
500
DAILY DOUBLE: (1) What does the Braden Scale assess for? (2) And name 4 out of the 6 components of the Braden Scale.
Answer: The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk consists of six subscales: mobility, activity, sensory perception, skin moisture, nutritional status, and friction and shear
Resource: Myers pg 307
500
What is the name of the amputation through the tarsometatarsal joint seen in the images?
Answer: Tarsometatarsal aka Lisfranc
Resource: O'Sullivan Table 22.1
500
What is the most significant risk factor for cancer?
Answer: Age
Resource: Goodman & Fuller pg 143
500
When discussing the upcoming discharge home your patient presents with tachycardia, nausea, and and reports “heart palpitations”. Do they have mild, moderate, or severe anxiety about going home?
Answer: Moderate
Resource: O’sullivan Table 26.2