week 9

Question 1

Symptoms of spinal shock include?

Answer 1

Reflexes are decreased

Question 2

The purpose of providing external stability after SCI is to?

Answer 2

Allows the pt to participate in therapy
Allow the pt to sit upright
Allows the pt to transfer

Question 3

Hetrotrophic Ossification is a medical emergency?

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Skin breakdown can occur in as little as

Answer 4

30 min

Question 5

Pathologic fractures after SCI can occur due to?

Answer 5

Osteoporosis

Question 6

Autonomic Dysreflexia occurs in pts with SCI at what level?

Answer 6

T6 and above

Question 7

An OTR has just began working with a C7 SCI pt and would like to finish up her eval with participating in a basic ADL task. A good selection for her to select would be?

Answer 7

Feeding

Question 8

At what cervical level can a spinal cord patient use tenodesis?

Answer 8

C6

Question 9

What position should you place a SC pt to avoid painful shoulders?

Answer 9

Shoulder abd 90, ER with scap depression, elbow ext

Question 10

You are evaluated a patients wrist ext and reported it was 3+. What type of wrist splint should you fabricate?

Answer 10

short opponens