You consume an undercooked hamburger and ingest a high enoug…
You consume an undercooked hamburger and ingest a high enough microbial load of E. coli O157:H7 to get sick. Throughly cooking the meat would have killed the bacteria before it could replicate in you. What is this an example of?
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You are working with a 78-year old non-binary person with a resting heart rate of 77 bpm. They have lived a sedentary lifestyle, so you decide you would like to begin prescribing cardiorespiratory exercise at a moderate level or 40% of their heart rate reserve. How many beats per minute is the closest approximation of 40% of heart rate reserve for this person? Use the Gellish formula to calculate HRmax.
Read DetailsMr. Doxtator experiences chronic left knee effusion. An X-ra…
Mr. Doxtator experiences chronic left knee effusion. An X-ray reveals diminished joint space and osteophyte formation. As a result, Mr. Doxtator lacks 15 degrees of left knee extension, causing him to walk with a limp. Which type of contracture is most likely present?
Read DetailsMrs. Sanchez is married with 3 young children and has a busy…
Mrs. Sanchez is married with 3 young children and has a busy work schedule at a law firm. She was recently evaluated by her physician, who recommended she work with you due to increasing cardiovascular disease risk factors and increasing shortness of breath with activity. When you discussed the ACSM recommendations for cardiorespiratory training at a moderate intensity, Mrs. Sanchez promptly replied that she does not have 150 minutes per week to work out. What would be an appropriate alternative suggestion(s) for this patient?
Read DetailsAfter sustaining a right proximal humerus fracture, Mrs. San…
After sustaining a right proximal humerus fracture, Mrs. Sanchez underwent an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). She demonstrates decreased range of motion in all shoulder planes of movement. She is right-handed. During her initial evaluation, she states her goal is to be able to brush her hair with her right hand because her husband “does a terrible job.” What shoulder motions are the most appropriate to focus on to achieve Mrs. Sanchez’s goal?
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