A physical therapist treats a patient who has a closed head injury and is in the confused-agitated level of cognitive functioning. The therapist treats the patient in their home for 60 minute sessions, three times per week. Recently the therapist has noticed that the patient becomes increasingly combative as the session progresses and believes the deterioration in behavior is linked to the patient becoming fatigued. Which of the following treatment modifications is the MOST appropriate to assist in reducing patient fatigue?

Which of the following tests and measures can be utilized to diagnose if a person has dementia?

Which of the following factors are associated with development of post-polio syndrome?

A patient with glioblastoma multiforme is hospitalized for worsening seizures and CNS function one year after initial resection of the tumor and noted to have extensive tumor regrowth. Physical therapy has received orders to evaluate and treat, but the patient has elected to discharge home with hospice services. What is the best course of action for the physical therapist?

What is the name of the neurosurgery performed for decompression of the brain where part of the skull is removed and not replaced until swelling and healing has improved?

Which of the following medical procedures can be withheld under the specifications of a living will?

Which of the following clinical tests is MOST likely to be abnormal in a person with myotonic dystrophy?

What is the name of the examination test that was performed with the patient to assess their strength?

Marcy grows roses for the sheer joy of it; Jennifer grows them to sell for money. Marcy’s behavior reflects __________, whereas Jennifer’s behavior reflects _________.

A physical therapist is working with a patient that has mild cognitive impairment on walking throughout the therapy gym while naming animals, counting backward by 2’s and 3’s, and saying the alphabet backwards. This task fits best under which of the following categories of interventions?