Unit 3 - Pathology and Patient Care Quiz

Question 1

Often found with persons who are diabetic and most commonly leading to lack of sensation of the feet:

Answer 1

peripheral neuropathy

Question 2

Which of the following regarding cerebral palsy (CP) is FALSE? (what is true?)

Answer 2

it is a progressive disorder
(occurs when there is damage to the brain pre and postpartum, can occur with prematurity or obstetric complications, can occur with infection or trauma)

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT lead to peripheral neuropathies:

Answer 3

mild ETOH (alcohol) consumption

Question 4

Which brain neoplasm is most deadly?

Answer 4

glioblastoma multiforme

Question 5

Risk factors of ___ include: 80% are males, and most commonly occurs at age 18

Answer 5

spinal cord injury (SCI)

Question 6

You are instructing your patient in independent squat-pivot transfers. Your patient is a 110-lb. female who is fully alert and oriented, and she plans to return home using a wheelchair for her mobility needs. She will be home alone most of the day and must be able to transfer independently. Which of the following instructions will you be most likely to give her?

Answer 6

“You can transfer from the wheelchair to the bed with the armrest closest to the bed moved out of the way”

Question 7

In both squat-pivot and standing-pivot transfers, which of the following is the first task that must be accomplished?

Answer 7

Shifting the patient’s (Center of Mass) CoM forward over the pivot point

Question 8

Which of the following factors is a requirement for performing independent seated lateral transfers without a transfer board?

Answer 8

Good trunk control

Question 9

You have just evaluated your patient, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, and you are preparing to assist the patient from the bed to the bedside chair using a squat-pivot transfer. Your assessment of the patient is that her lower-extremity strength is poor bilaterally. Which of the following positions would be the safest to assume for this transfer?

Question 10

Physical assistance with seated lateral transfers is provided most effectively at the ___.

Answer 10

hips

Question 11

Infections of the CNS include (select all that apply)

Answer 11

Bacterial Meningitis
Encephalitis

Question 12

A unique sign/symptom of ___ is neck stiffness and pain that makes it difficult to touch your chin to your chest

Answer 12

Meningitis

Question 13

Please match the classification of peripheral nerve injuries to the proper definition. Neuropraxia

Answer 13

segmental demyelination

Question 14

Please match the classification of peripheral nerve injuries to the proper definition. Axontemesis

Answer 14

disruption of axon but endoneurium intact

Question 15

Please match the classification of peripheral nerve injuries to the proper definition. Neurotemesis

Answer 15

disruption of axon and endoneurium

Question 16

Which of the following modifiable risk factors doubles the chance of stroke (CVA)?

Answer 16

tobacco smoke

Question 17

In order to perform lateral seated transfers, the patient is always required to bear weight through their lower extremities.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

If a patient is able to bear weight safely through at least one LE and has the ability to follow instructions and/or respond to cueing, he or she may be a candidate for employing a ___.

Question 19

During a pivot transfer, the inner (closest to the target surface) foot should be slightly:

Question 20

Patient position for a pivot transfer includes (select all that apply)

Answer 20

-hips forward
-feet back
-flexed trunk
-hands on armrests

Question 21

Please mark all statements below that are true regarding lateral transfers:

Answer 21

-When weight bearing through the LEs is not advised, patients can perform lateral transfers in a seated position
-When weight bearing through the LEs is possible, patients can perform squat- or standing-pivot transfers
-Blocking of the knees may be needed in pivot transfers
-Modifications to transfer techniques may be required for patients with unilateral weight bearing limitations, with hemiplegia, or following total hip arthroplasty or spinal cord injury

Question 22

You get a patient who is dependent in transfers, sitting on the edge of the bed. You decide to put a gait belt on the patient due to their instability. Which of the following are appropriate options for safely putting the gait belt on your patient? (select all that apply)

Answer 22

-Get assistance to support the trunk from another person
-Support the patient at the knees by sandwiching the patient’s knees with the clinicians knees
-Putting the gait belt on before coming to sitting

Question 23

You choose to perform a bed to chair transfer with a patient who is dependent in their mobility. If you are having difficulty with initiating the pivot, it is advised to try and create controlled momentum by rocking prior to the transfer.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

Which of the following maneuvers is considered to be the most physical stressful to the caregiver?

Answer 24

Transferring a patient from chair to toilet

Question 25

Which of the following positions creates the greatest risk of injury to the clinician during a lateral supine transfer requiring the assistance of two or more people?

Answer 25

Standing beside the patient and bending forward as the patient is moved laterally

Question 26

The risk of injury during manual dependent transfers is ___.

Answer 26

greatly magnified

Question 27

Dependent pivot transfers are used when a patient is ___ bear ___ on the lower extremities and has some voluntary muscle tone of one or both lower extremities.

Answer 27

able to, at least partial