Section 1 Flashcards
During planterflexion a PT notices the patient’s foot inverts. What causes this?
Substitution of the tibialis posterior
If the peroneals were tight then it would cause the foot to evert
Stocking glove distribution of sensory impairment and distal/peripheral loss of motor function are classic signs of ?..
Peripheral neuropathy
What dressings handle min to mod drainage in no infected wounds?
Hydrocolloids
_____ provides pressure relief and is less likely to elicit spasticity than a reclining wheel chair
Power tilt
A child with L2 myelomeningocele would be expected to ?
Walk house hold distances c tafo
A child with L4-l5 myelomeningocele would be expected to ?
Walk c afo throughout the home and school
A child with L3-l4 myelomeningocele would be expected to ?
Achieve community ambulation using kafo
A child with T-level myelomeningocele would be expected to ?
Stand using a parapodium, no ambulation possible
What is a medical emergency and is characterized by ventricular quivering and leads to cardiac arrest?
Ventricular fibrillation
Define augment
Make greater by adding to it
Aerobic exercises augment the effects of insulin inject. True or false?
True
Crohn disease can refer pain to the pelvic area and hip that is relieved by passing gas. True or false.
True
Pancreatitis will typically be made worse by walking or lying supine. True or false.
True
Severe clubbing of the nails is associated with what two things?
Lung cancer and severe hypoxia
What disease will cause short transverse lines or brownish distal one third in the nails?
Renal failure