Electrotherapeutic Basics

Question 0

down to the subcutaneous fat, the electric goes through a blank circuit

Answer 0

series

Question 1

line that has 0 for ac and dc measurement

Answer 1

isoelectric line

Question 2

deeper than the subcutaneous fat with all the different blood supplies type of circuit

Answer 2

parallel

Question 3

requirements for a current

Answer 3

conductor, driving force, source of electrons

Question 4

amount of potential difference between two points in an electrical field

Answer 4

electromotive force

Question 5

electromotive force drives charge particles and is measured in blank

Answer 5

volts

Question 6

commercial current flowing from a wall outlet is about

Answer 6

110 volts or 220 volts

Question 7

modaliities using less than 150 volts are considered blank generators

Answer 7

low voltage

Question 8

modalities that produce several hundred (up to 500) volts are considered blank generators

Answer 8

high voltage

Question 9

measure of electric charge equal to 6.25 x 10^18 electrons

Answer 9

coulomb

Question 10

measure of current flow

Answer 10

amps

Question 11

ability of medium to resist flow through direct current

Answer 11

resistance

Question 12

opposition to electron flow created by electromagnetic eddy currents generated when current goes through wire

Answer 12

inductance

Question 13

ability to store charge

Answer 13

capacitance

Question 14

resistance + inductance + capacitance

Answer 14

impedance

Question 15

materials that offer little resistance allow current to flow easily

Answer 15

conductors

Question 16

materials that offer high resistance for current to flow

Answer 16

insulators

Question 17

volt = water blank

Answer 17

pump

Question 18

ampere = water blank

Answer 18

gallon/min

Question 19

watts =

Answer 19

volts x amps

Question 20

power =

Answer 20

V x I

Question 21

ohms law

Answer 21

V = IR

Question 22

when same current flows through each resistor, they are said to be in blank

Answer 22

series

Question 23

when current flowing through a circuit has multiple pathways to follow through or around each resistor

Answer 23

parallel

Question 24

unidirectional flow of electrical charges for at least one second

Answer 24

continuous

Question 25

unidirectional flow of electrical charges for at least one second that then changes polarity

Answer 25

reversed DC current

Question 26

reversed and interrupted dc current allow for less chance of blank

Answer 26

burn

Question 27

dc also stimulates blank

Answer 27

wound healing

Question 28

larger pulse duration equals blank frequency

Answer 28

lower

Question 29

ac current is generally used for blank

Answer 29

muscle strengthening/re-education, pain mod, functional training

Question 30

two pulsed types of current

Answer 30

monophasic, biphasic

Question 31

biphasic current means it goes from blank to blank

Answer 31

positive, negative

Question 32

max current reached in a single phase

Answer 32

peak amplitude

Question 33

amplitude to get to top of one phase to top of the other phase

Answer 33

peak to peak amplitude

Question 34

area under the curve amplitude

Answer 34

root mean square amplitude (average)

Question 35

distance between pulses

Answer 35

interpulse interval

Question 36

a series of pulses flowing for a finite period of time followe by a period of no current flow

Answer 36

bursting

Question 37

smaller electrodes have blank current density

Answer 37

higher

Question 38

to target deeper tissues, electrodes should be placed blank

Answer 38

far apart