New Rehab Questions Flashcards
How many times should the patient look up and down during the Spontaneous Nystagmus Vertical Saccades test?
For QEEG What is a recommended technique for addressing artifacts in the side ports?
Why is it important to minimize artifacts during data collection?
What observable change might indicate a patient is experiencing fatigue?
A patient’s capillary refill time of 2 seconds is considered? What are we looking for when doing this test?
What is the point of stimulating the SSEP site corresponds to the middle of the wrist?
In the cervical proprioception exercise, what should the patient do after opening their eyes and why?
What do we have some of the same tests on the VNG and in the bedside?
Why are there different cap sizes?
What is the purpose of the brightening and dimming of the NFB session?
What is the main use of the Gamma and Alpha controller in the Vielight system?
How can you identify the vagus nerve location for Gammacore treatment and what does it do?
If the patient says their head felt heavy during the maneuver what should you do?
What are three ways to increase difficulty for NSI?
What is the point of tilt table therapy?
What does a finding of 2/5 muscle strength in the lower extremities signify?
What does the patient do during HEVM testing?
Why is all or nothing harder than regular Z threshold NFB?
What does it mean when HR spikes during tilt table?
What is the point of the LARP exercise?
Describe how you fill the QEEG cap with gel
What instruction should be given to the patient during the Spontaneous Nystagmus Central test?
What is the point of the ear clips in QEEG/NFB?
What is the point of the nose piece on the vielight?
What is the primary focus of the Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Remediation – Lizard exercise?
What are two extra steps you should consider taking if you are QEEG testing a kid that can’t sit still for very long?
What are we testing with the VHIT?
What should we unplug after using and why?
What does Gammacore do and how does it do that?
What is the difference between IM testing and IM training?
What are the key components of tilt table therapy?
What is the purpose of SSEP on the tongue?
Give an example of who might benefit from purchasing a Gammacore and using it on a regular basis? Why?
Why does the screen turn black during NFB? Is this bad or good?
How many forms of feedback are there during NFB? What are they?
How would you know if someone is unable to do VHIT if the Dr. says try and see if they can?
Why is it important to delete the template and add the new sentence for abnormal test results during the bedside?
Why is it important to take a good Subjective? What does a good subjective look like? Who is the most important for?
Can the patient use the vielight while doing other therapies? Should they and why or why not?
Which object is best used to perform the Rooting Reflex Remediation?
What are two reasons the VNG might not calibrate? How would you handle this?
What are 3 ways to make cervical proprioception harder?
How do you know someone is ready to move to All or Nothing for NFB? What does this mean?
What is proprioception?
How long should the patient hold the position in TLR Remediation – Core? Describe what this looks like.
Which section(s) do you copy from the Diagnosis and plan or previous retest? Why do some sections stay the same across multiple charts and others change?
What is one way you can make core stability easier and one way you can make it harder?
Why is it still beneficial to stim someone if they are late to their appointment?
At what point in testing are the doctors likely to report a terminal/intention tremor?
If the patient is on the larger side and Normatec is on their plan what should you do?
If the person has back pain and is unable to do the dead bug core stability what should you do?
During the Grasp Reflex Remediation, which way should you stroke?
What can you do if T3 looks messed up?
How many visits in a row should a maneuver be done? Why would we stop after this number of visits?
Why is it necessary to check that the brain waves look clean before starting a NFB session?
What order do we do BP in? Why?
What should be communicated to family members wishing to enter the outside room?
What are 3 reasons you could get a reject doing VHIT?
What is the purpose of retesting patients?
If a person asks not to do the SSEP what would you say?
Which NSI exercise involves the patient recalling the position of a dot before indicating its location? How could you make this exercise harder?
What is the purpose of Diamond gaze?
If a patient asks if it matters what they watch for NFB what would you say?
Why is it important for patients to come to every visit?
How many sessions does it take for people to feel a difference during NFB?
What should a patient be able to do during the visualization testing concerning convergence?
Which sign of fatigue can be directly assessed through visual observation?
What should be avoided when documenting the intensity of pain? Why?
What is the purpose of Go No go?
How can you be sure to upload diagnostic results in a timely manner?
In which situation might family members be granted access to the outside room?
What is the difference between having “Verbal” checked or unchecked for tachistoscope on NSI? Why might you want one vs the other?
How long should the QEEG data be recorded for each of the two tests? Why do we do it for this long?
What should you do if someone is having a seizure?
If a person is afraid/anxious about tilt table what would you do?
What is the purpose of core stability?
What does the patient look at during optokinetic reflex testing? What is the point of this test?
If you had 3 min left of a session and your patient is on NSI, what could you do with them?
What is an important instruction for the patient during the core stability exercise?
What does it mean if the percent reward is consistently above 80? What should be done?
Why is it important to upload diagnostics ASAP?
When is a good time for someone to use the relax room?
What kind of patients are we usually helping with tilt table?
If someone else is in the room during NFB watching the TV, does the session impact them at all? Why or why not?
Why is it important to delete things you did not do on the plan?
What is a primitive reflex?
What should you do if you are confused about a therapy?
If a patient asks what the GammaCore is going to feel like what would you say?
How do you know when someone is ready to move on from cervical proprioception?
What are we trying to do during primitive reflex remediation?
How often should you be changing something during NFB? What are you changing and why?
What does the integration phase of rehab typically involve?
What is the N-Back (N-1) exercise? How can you make this harder?
Why is it important to name files properly with their correct name?
What blood pressure reading should prompt immediate notification to a doctor?
Which direction do you move the head in first for ocular counter roll? What is this testing for?
If you can, what order of diagnostics should you do them in? Why?
Why do we wait a minute before doing PLR again after you get an Error message?
When opening up the patient should look like what during the Moro Reflex Remediation exercise? What symptoms might someone have if they still have this reflex?
What is the proper way to do 448 breathing? Why do we have patients do this?
What does abnormal pinwheel test suggest regarding sensory function?
What should you do if the stimulation during SSEP becomes uncomfortable for the patient?
What is the initial action taken after the patient’s heart rate spikes up 10 points during tilt table therapy? Why?
If someone doing tilt table rejects tongue stim what should you do?
Why do most of our patients use Alpha?
Where should the patients arms be during BP? Why?
Which ports will be messy if the patient is blinking? How could you minimize this?
Which test assesses a patient’s ability to count backward from 100 by 7? Which section of the test is this in?
What does it mean if a patient shows improvement in sway with visual stimuli?
What should the patient do during the calibration process?
What is the primary purpose of the Alpha controller in the Vielight system?
Which outcome indicates a potential issue during the Gait assessment?
When adjusting the Normatec system for a patient, what should be taken into consideration?
What is the correct distance between the patient and the TV during the VNG setup?
What is the correct sequence of actions for the 4-4-8 breathing technique?
What does a capillary refill time of 2 seconds indicate?
What is an indication that the VHIT test has been accepted?
What should the stimulation strength feel like during a SSEP procedure?
How many levels of difficulty are there in the Wii balance exercise sections?
What type of viewing involves the thumb and head moving in opposite directions?
What should you do if a patient rejects hypoglossal stim?
What should be done if there is a calibration error?
What is the ideal position of the chair in relation to the screen?
What is the pattern of head movement in the Diamond gaze yes/yes stability pattern?
What is the purpose of the repositioning maneuvers in vestibular rehabilitation?
What should be done if the patient struggles with the cervical proprioception exercise?
How long should you stim their tongue during tilt?
What type of viewing involves the patient looking at a stationary target and moving their head back and forth around 30 degrees?
Which activity should NOT be included in the subjective documentation?
If a patient finds it difficult to complete the 4-4-8 breathing, what might be the issue?
What finger should the pulse ox be on?
What is the significance of finding hypometric saccades during testing?
What is the first head position for Left Posterior Maneuver?