Infection Control & Positioning
This type of hand hygiene is NOT appropriate when caring for a patient with C-diff because it does not eliminate spores.
What is alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
This term refers to the time one foot touches the floor until the opposite foot touches the floor again.
What is a step length?
This type of research combines multiple studies statistically and determines effective treatments.
What are systematic reviews?
This structure at the base of the brain ensures continuous blood to supply the brain if the main arteries become blocked.
What is the Circle of Willis?
Axons of efferent neurons carry signals in this direction relative to the CNS.
What is away from the CNS?
This is considered the most important way to prevent the spread of infections, it should be done before and after glove removal
What is handwashing?
In traditional gait terminology, this phase describes when double limb support ends.
What is toe-off?
In research terms this is the average data point.
What is the mean?
When blood leaves the right ventricle, it enters this valve structure next.
What is the pulmonary valve?
The outermost meningeal layer containing blood vessels is known as this.
What is the dura mater?
This precaution requires use of a mask within 3 feet of a patient and are required for pathogens transmitted by large respiratory droplets.
What are droplet precautions?
This is a common gait characteristic observed in elderly individuals due to decreased step length and balance changes.
What is shuffling gait?
(decrease step length, wide BOS, reduced arm swing)
In research terms this is the most frequent value in a dataset
What is mode?
The sounds heard during auscultatory blood pressure measurement are called this.
What are Korotkoff sounds?
The parietal lobe is mainly responsible for this function.
What is sensory processing, receptive language, and spatial awareness?
When treating a patient with MRSA, this combination of PPE is required.
What are gown and gloves?
This muscle is most active at heel strike to control foot placement and prevent foot slap.
What is tibalis anterior?
This agency is to ensure safe and healthy working conditions
What is OSHA?
A BP of 90/60 is classified as this condition.
What is hypotension?
The part of the brain responsible for coordination and posture is known as this.
What is the cerebellum?
During times when blood splashes or sprays are likely, this PPE is required.
What is eye protection?
This 6-minute test is used to assess functional exercise capacity and cardiovascular endurance.
What is the 6-minute walk test?
The out-of-pocket amount a patient must pay before insurance begins coverage is known as this.
What is the deductible?
This term describes a rapid heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
What is bradycardia?
This part of the brain is mainly responsible for personality, problem solving planning, and expressive language.
What is the frontal lobe?
Patient sitting in wheelchair has an increased risk of pressure to scapula and this pelvic structure.
What are the ischial tuberosities?
The pelvis is in neutral position when these two landmarks are in the same horizontal plane.
What is the ASIS and PSIS?
This federal healthcare system covering individuals who are low income or pregnant women.
What is Medicaid?
This term describes the amount of blood left in the ventricle after contraction.
What is ejection fraction?
This part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
Patient positioned in supine is at risk for developing pressure ulcer at the patient's sacrum and this foot structure.
What is the calcaneus?
This is the term for a bilateral fallen arch observed during a posture assessment.
What is pes planus?
This type of supervision means the PT is on call and maintains verbal and written contact with the PTA at an off-site location.
What is general supervision?
The function of the lymphatic system includes one of these roles.
What is immune defense?
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What is fluid balance and returning to interstitial fluid to the bloodstream?
This cranial nerve is responsible for motor information to the face
What is the facial nerve?
This is the correct order for doffing PPE.
What are gloves, eye protection, gown, mask, hand hygiene?
In traditional gait terminology, acceleration corresponds to this Rancho Los Amigos term.
What is initial swing?
In this type of study neither participants nor researchers are aware of controlled vs treatment.
What is double blind study?
During exercise, the normal response of systolic and diastolic blood pressure is this.
What is systolic increase, diastolic remains relatively unchanged?
The spinal cord terminates at approximately this vertebral level.
What is L2 (conus medullaris)?
In proper doffing technique, this item should be removed first.
What are gloves?
This functional assessment tool measures the time it takes a patient to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn, return, and sit- testing mobility and fall risk.
What is the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test?
This term describes the degree to which results of a study can be generalized to someone outside the study
What is external validity?
The brachial artery pulse is most easily located in this region.
What is antecubital fossa?
This nerve is affected in carpal tunnel syndrome.
What is the median nerve?
This test is considered a static balance assessment in which the patient stands with feet together and eyes closed.
What is the Romberg test?
Unlike arteries, this vessel type relies on valves and skeletal muscle contraction to move blood against gravity.
What are veins?
Testing sensation in specific skin regions helps a clinician map the integrity of individual spinal nerve levels using this concept.
What is a dermatome?