CH 1: Patient Supervision and Observation During Treatment

Question 1

Strength MMT Grade 5

Answer 1

Normal; holds test position against gravity and maximal resistance

Question 2

Strength MMT Grade 4

Answer 2

Good; holds test position against gravity and moderate resistance

Question 3

Strength MMT Grade 3

Answer 3

Fair; completes full ROM against gravity

Question 4

Strength MMT Grade 2

Answer 4

Poor; completes full ROM in a gravity minimized position

Question 5

Strength MMT Grade 1

Answer 5

Trace; can detect visually or by palpation some contractile activity in muscle

Question 6

Strength MMT Grade 0

Answer 6

Zero; no contraction felt in muscle

Question 7

Describe Pain: Analog Scale

Answer 7

Grades from 0-10 (0 absent, 10 severe)

Question 8

How is swelling generally measured?

Answer 8

Circumferential measurement; water displacement

Question 9

Vital Sign: BP (normal)

Answer 9

Less than 120/80 mmHg

Question 10

Vital Sign: Pulse (normal)

Answer 10

60-100bpm; average: 72 bpm; lower for trained athletes (55 bpm)

Question 11

Vital Sign: Respiration (normal)

Answer 11

12-16 breaths per min

Question 12

Vital Sign: Temp (normal)

Answer 12

97-99 degrees F

Question 13

Vital Sign: Oxygen Saturation (normal)

Answer 13

95-100%

Question 14

Ways to test coordination?

Answer 14

Tapping foot or hand; finger to nose; heel to shin

Question 15

How do we progress coordination?

Answer 15

First with eyes open then eyes closed; described as degrees of rhythmic, symmetric, even, and consistent

Question 16

Areflexia Stretch Reflex (DTR)

Answer 16

0

Question 17

Average Stretch Reflex (DTR)

Answer 17

1-3

Question 18

Hyperreflexia Stretch Reflex

Answer 18

3-4