Your patient is a 72 year-old male s/p open heart surgery. H…
Your patient is a 72 year-old male s/p open heart surgery. His PMH states postural hypotension and diabetes type 2. After introducing yourself and educating patient on the type of transfer, the MOST APPROPRIATE sequence would be: THE PATIENT IS IN THE SUPINE POSITION TO START.
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During an examination of a patient who has a history of episodic falls, you observe the patient performing functional tasks to determine how she loses her balance. You note that the patient becomes unsteady whenever she picks up objects from the floor or reaches for objects in a kitchen cupboard. These findings most likely indicate a control deficit in:
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A patient referred to you in your home-health practice needs to spend the next 8 weeks on bed rest because of complications of pregnancy. You design an exercise program to reduce the adverse effects of prolonged bed rest. Which of the following is least likely to occur as the result of deconditioning from prolonged bed rest?
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Your new patient on the rehabilitation unit is a 19-year-old man who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a bicycling accident. He is in a special bed with an air-filled mattress. Which of the following would be the most appropriate positioning protocol for this patient?
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