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prescribe an orthotic to a patient with pes cavus Correct Answer - metatarsal pad prescribe an orthotic to a patient with pes planus Correct Answer - scaphoid pad or UCLB prescribe an orthotic to a patient with plantar fascitis Correct Answer - heel pad prescribe an orthotic to a patient with rearfoot valgus Correct Answer - medial wedge prescribe an orthotic to a patient with rearfoot varus Correct Answer - lateral wedge prescribe an orthotic to a patient with forefoot valgus Cor...

swan neck deformity Correct Answer - hand deformities is observed as flexion of the MCP and DIP joints with extension of the PIP results from contracture of intrinsic muscles with dorsal subluxation of lateral extensor tendons boutonniere deformity Correct Answer - results from flexion of PIP joint with hyperextension of the DIP mallet finger deformity Correct Answer - results from damage of the extensor tendon where it inserts into the distal phalanx of a digit end of finger bends i...

Meningitis correct answer - inflammation of the meninges of brain and SC -S/S: fever, headache, vomiting -complaints of stiff neck -Brudzinski sign: flexion of neck facilitates flexion of hip and knees -Sensitivity to light *Lumbar puncture = gold standard for dx myasthenia gravis correct answer - a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles -associated with enlarged thymus -ptosis and diplopia are common S/...

GH Loose Packed Position Correct Answer - 55 degrees ABD, 30 degrees hor ADD Ulnohumeral(elbow) Loose Packed Position Correct Answer - 70 degrees flex, 10 degrees supination Radiohumeral jt loose packed position Correct Answer - full extension, full supination Proximal Radioulnar Loose packed position Correct Answer - 70 degrees flexion, 35 degrees supination Distal radioulnar loose packed position Correct Answer - 10 degrees supination Radiocarpal(wrist) loose packed position Cor...

Nominal Correct Answer - categories coded by name, number or symbol, no quantitative value/hierarchy (gender, diagnosis, ethnicity, blood type, breath sounds, type of arthritis) Ordinal Correct Answer - rank ordered according to characteristic, greater than, less than relationship (MMT, levels of assistance, pain scale, balance, spasticity, joint laxity grades) Interval Correct Answer - same rank order as ordinal but demonstrates equal distanced intervals between units of measurement. Unli...

Most common level effected with flexion injury Correct Answer - C5-6 Most common level effected with extension injury Correct Answer - c4-c5 Mechanism of SCI Correct Answer - MVA most common stabbing, falls, sports, high risk behaviors and rotational injuries, injury will have primary area of damage, followed by a secondary area of damage. Types of SCI Correct Answer - Complete lesion: no observed motor or sensory below level of lesion Incomplete: incomplete damage to cord, may b...

Principal cause of amputation in the elderly? Young? Correct Answer - Elderly= Vascular Young= trauma Partial foot prsthesis Correct Answer - plastic socket for remainder of the foot fixed to a rigid plate that extends the length of the inner sole of the shoe; rocker bar to aid late stance; plastic calf shell to retain in the shoe during swing phase! Syme's amputation Correct Answer - just above the malleoli, all foot bones removed and calcaneal fat pad retained Advantage of Syme's v...

#8 Correct Answer - Trapezius is in spasm, the electrodes should be closely placed and with low sensitivity to minimize cross-talk. For spastic muscles we start with low sensitivity and gradually increase it while with flaccid or weak muscles we start with high sensitivity. Wide space electrodes recruits more muscle activity while closely spaced is for specific muscle. Lymphedema 10 Correct Answer - Short stretch bandages used in treatment of lymphedema. Short stretch bandages are made of ext...

continuous data Correct Answer - data that can assume any value along a continuous scale that covers a range of values without gaps or interruptions values are limitedly the degree of accuracy of the measuring instrument ex: ROM, distance, weight, time discrete data Correct Answer - data that is measured in whole units ex: HR, pt diagnosed with cancer, number of visits to a PT clinic dichotomous data Correct Answer - a type of discrete data limited to only 2 values ex: gend...

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) Correct Answer - 0 = normal tone (does not assess hypotonicity) 1 = slight increase, catch or minimal resistance at end 1+ = slight increase, catch followed by minimal resistance 2 = more marked tone throughout 3 = considerable tone, PROM difficult 4 = rigid in flexion or extension Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) Correct Answer - Measures change in gross motor function over time in adults (can be used for children with CP) Modified Hoehn and Yahr Stag...