Which of the following statements about muscles of the forearm is correct?

A 35-year-old patient presents to your outpatient physical therapy clinic three weeks after suffering a penetrating wound to the neck in a freak accident with a tranquilizer dart. He reports a lack of sensation on the anterolateral aspect of his distal forearm and over his thumb.  You suspect he has damaged one of the roots of his brachial plexus, and based on his sensory symptoms, you expect that he will have motor weakness with_____________. 

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the arteries and nerves of the upper extremity?

A study of the relationship between a student’s test score on a Monday is linearly related to the number of hours a student watched television over the previous weekend. A researcher randomly selects 15 students from community colleges in the region and records both variables. She uses the LinReg feature in her calculator to get the following: n = 15,   r = 0.476,  y-hat = -4.067x + 93.97,   y-bar = 73.25 Use the researcher’s result to decide if the variables are linearly related, and then make the best prediction for a student’s test score when the student watched 6 hours  of television over the previous weekend.

A 35-year-old patient presents to your outpatient physical therapy clinic three weeks after suffering a penetrating wound to the neck in a freak accident with a tranquilizer dart. He reports a lack of sensation on the anterolateral aspect of his distal forearm and over his thumb.  You suspect he has damaged one of the roots of his brachial plexus, and based on his sensory symptoms, you expect that he will have motor weakness with_____________. 

Reminder: If you have used scratch paper during the exam, please scan front and back of the scratch paper and then rip it in multiple pieces in front of the camera.  Good-Luck for your future!

Which pair does NOT correctly match the muscle of the upper extremity to its insertion?

                A 62-year-old patient who has Parkinson’s disease is taking Pramipexole (Mirapex). Which information obtained by the nurse may indicate a need to notify the health care provider (HCP)?

Which medication information will the nurse identify as a concern for a patient’s musculoskeletal status

Isotonic contraction = contraction involving joint movement