A patient has a toe-touch weight-bearing restriction on their right lower extremity for the next six weeks. They have no insurance and limited funds. They ask if they can use the single-point cane that they normally use for walking, instead of the physical therapist’s recommendation that they use a walker. What is the best response?

What is the goal of “conditioning therapy” in the context of stem cell or bone marrow transplant (BMT)?

What term best describes a blood and marrow transplant that uses marrow, peripheral blood, or cord blood from a related donor (but not an identical twin)?

A hospitalized patient recovering from a small bowel transplant has been progressing well in therapy over the last two days and has been cognitively intact. During today’s session, the patient reports feeling sleepy and feverish. Heart rate is elevated, and blood pressure is lower than normal. They are pale and diaphoretic. They are only oriented to self and report much more abdominal pain than yesterday; they are unable to rate their pain when queried.  These signs and symptoms are most in line with what emergent condition?

What is the highest priority safety consideration when providing physical therapy to a hospitalized patient who has recently undergone a kidney transplant?

Please provide feedback on any specific exam items or on the exam as a whole.

A physical therapist is planning to evaluate a patient in the ICU. Upon PT’s arrival, the bedside nurse is in the middle of adding a third IV vasopressor medication to keep the patient’s mean arterial pressure above 65. What is the most appropriate next step for the physical therapist to take?

Which of the following is a key consideration for a physical therapist when evaluating a patient with end-stage liver disease?

While evaluating a patient one day status post an orthotopic heart transplant, the physical therapist notes the following vital signs at rest: Heart Rate: 102 bpmBlood pressure: 114/62 mmHgSp02: 93% on 2 LPM via nasal cannulaRespiratory Rate: 13 breaths/minute What is the most accurate clinical interpretation of these vital signs?

Which of the following pairs of chronic conditions are highly prevalent in both individuals between the ages of 18-64 and those over age 65?