The physical therapy department has been asked to participate in an interdisciplinary smoking cessation program.  Using the Florida Physical Therapy Practice Act as a framework, which of the following strategies would NOT be appropriate for a physical therapist to utilize when supporting a patient’s smoking cessation program?

A patient recently had a coronary artery bypass graft due to atherosclerotic heart disease.   Coronary arteries receive a majority of their blood flow during  ______________________  .

Your patient is having difficulty sleeping due to low back pain.  You discuss sleep hygiene with her during your treatment interventions.  Which of the following suggestions would be within a PT’s scope of practice and would help your patient to improve her sleep pattern?

Your patient reports episodes of heart palpitations.  She describes her heart “racing out of her chest.”  How long should you monitor her pulse?

Upon chart review, you note that the patient’s platelet count is low.  Platelets are responsible for ____________________________________.

A physical therapist monitors the blood pressure response to exercise of a 42 year old male on a stationary bicycle.  The therapist notes a relatively linear increase in systolic blood pressure with increasing exercise intensity.  The change in the patient’s systolic blood pressure with exercise is BEST explained by  _________________________________.

The patient reports that he “failed” his exercise tolerance test and will be scheduled for additional assessment procedures.  Which statement BEST describes a positive exercise tolerance test?

Mrs. P is 74 years old.  She lives with her daughter and is currently receiving home health physical therapy.  She has a recent history of falls and her PT intervention is aimed at balance recovery.  When you arrive today she tells you that last night she experienced numbness in her face and difficulty speaking.  She states she had trouble “finding her words.”  She reports feeling fine this morning.  Upon evaluation, you note that she no longer has numbness and that her speech is fine.  What would be the best course of action?

A physical therapist will be performing a pulmonary examination on a patient.  The resting respiratory rate is 14 and oxygen saturation is 98%.  As related to pulmonary function tests, which of the following reflects tidal volume?

A physical therapist is working in an outpatient orthopedic setting.  Today the therapist is seeing a new patient.  She is a 32 year old female who sustained a knee injury during a motor vehicle accident.  The patient’s prior medical history is negative.  Her only medications are birth control pills and Ultram (prescription pain medication).  The patient is non-weight bearing with bilateral crutches and reports that she has spent the past week laying on her couch at home.  She complains of a dull ache sensation in the calf of the injured leg.  Upon palpation, the therapist notes warmth and redness in the area.  Which of the following tests or measures should the physical therapist use to further assess the patient?