You are working with a client on increasing endurance in order to improve their ability to perform their morning self-care routine. Your client suddenly starts to acquire beads of sweat on their forehead, upper lip, and feels cool and clammy to the touch. Which of the following are they likely experiencing?

Which of the following strengthening interventions is MOST appropriate for someone with a muscle grade of 1?

An OT has a goal to increase ROM in a patient who has tightness in their UE due to neurological involvement and is very fearful of pain and movement. To gain the patient’s trust, one method the OT might use FIRST could include: 

What would the most appropriate occupation-based intervention be used to replace an inclined, bilateral shoulder sander?

According to the MOST RECENT guidelines, what is the typical range for blood pressure?

You have a patient with cardiac precautions. You are trying to increase the patient’s tolerance for functional daily activity. Prior to your morning OT session you measure your patient’s resting heart rate. Following your morning OT session, where you worked on dressing with your patient, you measure your patient’s heart rate again. Heart rate has increased after your session and you notice that upon completion of dressing, your patient is breathing heavily and sweating profusely. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate action to take in this situation?

What is the typical range for respirations?

An OT would use active assistive range of motion (AAROM) for the following:

You choose to conduct a quick upper extremity ROM and MMT assessment for someone who just had hip surgery and needs to follow the surgeon’s weight bearing precautions. Which of the following is the likely rationale for doing the quick ROM and MMT for this patient?

When providing rest periods for your clients during strengthening exercises, which of the following is recommended?