Name that Diagnosis!
A complete loss of a limb
What is an amputation?
A momentary loss of consciousness, there may be some minimal twitching of muscles or the individual may appear to just be staring off in space
What is Absence Seizures?
Because you understand the prevalence of this type of injury you design a safety program for your local senior center to discuss kitchen safety.
What are thermal injuries?
This might be more prevalent for men but more woman die due to this
What is a Cerebrovascular Accident / Stroke?
The CTRS has been asked to document a instance where Latoya experiences unusual feelings or sensations, with sudden uncontrolled emotions but she does not lose consciousness.
What is Latoya's Simple Focal Seizures?
Characterized by damage to the brain in the cerebellum and basal ganglia and can result in issues with balance, poor coordination, unsteady gate and/or poor depth perception.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
When the body stiffens, there are jerking movements in the arms and/or legs, and the individual experiences a loss of consciousness
What is a Tonic Clonic Seizure
Because you understand this diagnosis you design your TR interventions with breaks every 15 minutes where individuals can sit, drink warm tea or cool water, and practice deep breathing for 5 minutes and then return to activity
What is Myasthenia Graves?
When brain damage causes a loss of ability to understand or express speech
What is Aphasia?
LaVette reports she has difficulty completing activities that do not permit rest periods or that required prolonged standing or walking. Due to your training you understand this diagnosis is
What is LaVette's diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis?
Multiple Sclerosis
A seizure that causes stiffening of back, arm and/or leg muscles
Because the chart states this after Gerald's knee replacement, you design a program to ambulate through the garden and you have Gerald bring his walker and you have a wheelchair available upon patient request.
What is weight bearing as tolerated?
The inability to recognize common objects by touch.
What is astereognosis?
Hailey's Cerebral Palsy is characterized by difficult with muscle coordination in her right arm and left. Her CP is characterized as...
Hemiplegia CP
Occurs when blood vessels that carry oxygen to the brain ruptures or is blocked.
What is a Cerebrovascular Accident / Stroke ?
This type of seizure is characterized by repetitive, rhythmic jerks that involve both sides of the body
What is Clonic Seizures?
You utilize positive psychology theory to design a pain management program because you know that individuals identify their pain as this will have a better prognosis
What is benign?
The loss of ability to communicate through writing
What is agraphia?
You accept an internship at a camp that serves children with Cerebral Palsy. You create protocols for interventions that will meet a wide range of cognitive abilities because you the most common secondary problem experienced by individuals with CP.
What is Intellectual Disabilities ?
A medical condition that affects brain neurons and causes abnormal signals.
What is Epilepsy?
Results in abnormal neuronal activity that occurs in more than one area of the brain, may include loss of consciousness, falls, or muscle spasms
What is Generalized Seizures?
Cornelia is suddenly experiencing unpredictable seizure activity. You review her current treatment plan which includes fitness therapy, aquatic therapy, pet assisted therapy, and therapeutic arts. You know she currently has a contraindication for
What is aquatic therapy?
When the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood are blocked or obstructed.
What is an Ischemic Stroke?
This causes Louis to leave half his meal on his plate, he often misses the G and O column on his BINGO card, and when he is in water color class he only paints half the canvas.
What is Hemianopia?