You are treating a 72-year-old patient with a history of str…
You are treating a 72-year-old patient with a history of stroke and (R) sided hemiplegia and UE spasticity. You have decided to perform electrical stimulation to the antagonist muscle of the R UE (biceps). You want to contract the antagonist to be able to:
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3 PART QUESTION & ANSWERPart 1: The PT Plan of Care (POC) calls for electrical stimulation for the following scenario. Please indicate what the most appropriate parameter settings are by selecting and listing either the letter A or B from the answer choices for numbers 1 through 6.Dx: Pressure Ulcer to the calcaneus.Pressure ulcer demonstrates infection and 25% necrotic tissuePOC: HVPC to increase tissue healing of pressure ulcer.Waveform: A. Pulsed Biphasic B. MonophasicPulse Frequency: A. 35-50 pps B. 100-105 ppsOn/Off Time: A. 2-5 seconds on/off B. No Off timePulse Duration: A. usually preset for ~100 microseconds B. 40-300 microsecondsPolarity: A. Negative B. Positive Amplitude: A. To produce tingling B. To a visible contractionPart 2: Indicate the reasoning for the polarity selected.Part 3: What patient education would this patient benefit from in order to promote continued wound healing.
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The particle models shown above represent a proposed two-step mechanism for the destruction of ozone (O3) in the upper atmosphere. Based on the proposed mechanism, which of the following best describes the concentration of the species represented below as the reaction occurs:
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