Based on the chart review of a new SCI patient, the initial…
Based on the chart review of a new SCI patient, the initial evaluation indicates that they have bilateral lower extremity spasticity, patellar and Achilles tendon hyperreflexia, a positive Babinski, 3 beat clonus on the left, sustained on the right, and no voluntary movements or sensation below the level of injury. The signs are characteristic of a/an…
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After treatment with a head injury patient, you begin to document your treatment session. You note that the patient grimaces in response to 4 out of 5 noxious smells but seems unresponsive to pleasant smells. You also make note of the frequency of eye opening in response to PROM and the fact that he moans when pricked with a pin 7 out of 8 times. This is most characteristic of someone receiving intervention based on which of these Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning?
Read DetailsThe patient is instructed to sit in a chair, blindfolded. Yo…
The patient is instructed to sit in a chair, blindfolded. You then inform the patient that you are going to move their affected arm. As the arm is being moved you ask him to verbally describe the arm?s position or to put the less affected arm in the same position. This describes which of these tests?
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