ST/OT/PT
Difficulty swallowing would be treated by which therapist:
Speech Therapist
To move a body part toward the midline
Adduction
Toward the front of the body (Two answers / Must
Anterior / Ventral
Which layer of the heart consists of cardiac muscle tissue?
Myocardium
Twisting action that tears the ligament at the joint
Sprain
Where should a gait belt should be placed on a patient?
around the waist
Decreasing an angle between two bones
Flexion
Toward the head (Two answers) Must name both.
Cranial / Superior
Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
What is a blood vessels response to swelling?
Vasodilation
What is the ultimate goal of Occupational Therapy?
Independence
To turn a body part around its own axis
Rotation
Toward the back (2 answers ... must give both)
Dorsal / Posterior
What is the lining around the heart called?
Pericardium
When a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
Dislocation
Jackie is performing PROM exercises on her patient’s shoulder. She has just completed one movement and her patient expresses the movement is causing pain and discomfort. What should Jackie do?
Discontinue the exercise
Movement where the toes are pointed toward the head
Dorsiflexion
Farthest the point of attachment
Distal
What is atherosclerosis?
Hardened arteries
A complete break of the bone
Simple Fracture
The patient is unable to perform their own ROM exercises so the nurse performs the exercises for them. What is this called?
Passive ROM
Movement where the toes are pointed down
Plantar Flexion
Closest to the point of attachment
Proximal
This pulse site is most often used when assessing blood pressure.
Brachial
What type of assessment is gathered when the patient reports their pain is a 9?
Subjective