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This lung volume indicates how much a person can maximally inhale and maximally exhale (TV + IRV + ERV)
What is vital capacity?
Patients are prescribed this narcotic for severe pain. Side effects include dizziness, drowsiness and decreased respiratory rate.
What is morphine?
This pathology is diagnosed in patients under the age of 2. Motor patterns can be classified as spastic, athetoid or mixed.
What is cerebral palsy?
A patient presents with edematous lower extremities, intact dorsal pedal pulses, hemosiderin staining of the skin. Compression and elevation help to control symptoms.
What is venous insufficiency?
A patient is receiving wound care whereby the clinician is using gauze and wound cleanser to remove devitalized tissue and debris. What is this called?
What is non-selective debridement?
This x-linked genetic disorder is characterized by proximal muscle weakness. Boys generally will use Gower's maneuver to get up from the floor.
What is Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy?
This type of diabetes occurs in younger individuals. Onset is quick and these patients are insulin-dependent for life.
What is type 1 diabetes?
This is the general term used for degeneration of the spine. Extension tends to increase symptoms.
What is spondylosis
What is respiratory acidosis?
This type of bacteria is present in ventilated patients and patients with burns. It is a common cause of health care acquired infections.
What are pseudomonas?
This bone disease is commonly found in postmenopausal females. Compression fractures and distal radius fractures may occur due to falls.
What is osteoporosis?
These two types of cardiac medications will alter a patient's systolic blood pressure and heart rate response to aerobic exercise. Clinicians should consider using RPE.
What are calcium channel blockers and beta blockers
What is hyperparathyroidism?
A patient presents with flaccid weakness, hyporeflexia and muscle atrophy. Where is the lesion?
What is the anterior horn cell?
What are the diseases that a pregnant PT/PTA should avoid treating patients with?
A patient presents with pulmonary edema, cyanosis and dyspnea at rest. Upon auscultation, the PTA notes crackles. The patient is taking lasix. What is most likely the diagnosis?
What is left-sided congestive heart failure?
This is a systemic disease that affects the joints and organs of a patient. Patients may exhibit skin nodules, Sjogren's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis and joint subluxation.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This disease is characterized by a spontaneous disruption of blood flow to the head of the femur. The bone becomes necrotic. It usually heals without invasive treatment.
This renal diagnosis occurs suddenly due to severe dehydration, rapid blood loss, ,rhabdomyolysis or urinary tract obstructions. Symptoms include confusion, edema and fatigue.
What is acute renal failure?
This serves as a vector for human infection of malaria, West Nile virus and yellow fever.
What are mosquitos?
This type of hypersensitivity reaction is delayed and cell mediated. Examples are contact dermatitis from poison ivy and allergies to drugs and certain metals.
What is type IV hypersensitivity reaction?
A patient has sudden onset of melena, abdominal pain and dizziness. The PTA checks vital signs. What would be expected?
What is low blood pressure and rapid heart rate?
This pulmonary disease is characterized by lack of elastic recoil of the lungs. Obstruction is caused by tissue damage and destruction of alveoli.
What is emphysema?
This classification of incomplete SCI includes loss of motor function and superficial sensation below the level of the lesion. Vibration sense and kinesthetic awareness remain intact.
What is anterior cord syndrome?
This is the time it takes for the amount of a drug in your body to be reduced by half
What is half-life?