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A patient sustains a complete spinal cord injury at the T8 l…

A patient sustains a complete spinal cord injury at the T8 level. Upon examination, the clinician finds that the patient has some preserved sensory function in the T9 and T10 dermatomes but no voluntary motor function below T8. How should the clinician classify the zone of preservation for this patient?  

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Matching: Match the term with the appropriate definition

Matching: Match the term with the appropriate definition

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Which muscle appears in diagrams of both the upper torso and…

Which muscle appears in diagrams of both the upper torso and lower back regions across the provided slides?

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The initial examination performed by the PT on a patient wit…

The initial examination performed by the PT on a patient with a complete spinal cord injury reveals the following manual muscle testing grades: 2/5 triceps, 3/5 wrist extensors, 5/5 biceps and deltoids. The PT would classify the injury as which level?

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True/False Defend:  Stretching the lower trunk musculature w…

True/False Defend:  Stretching the lower trunk musculature will enable patients with mid-level paraplegia to perform pressure reliefs more effectively. (Worth 2 points)

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Matching: Correspond the Spinal Nerve with the corresponding…

Matching: Correspond the Spinal Nerve with the corresponding myotome

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Guillain B…

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Guillain Barre Syndrome?

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Martha Jones, age 29, recently sustained an incomplete spina…

Martha Jones, age 29, recently sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury. She presents with a loss of motor, pain, and temperature below the level of injury. This is consistent with which diagnosis?

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Which of the following characterizes spinal shock? 1. Absenc…

Which of the following characterizes spinal shock? 1. Absence of all reflex activity below the level of the lesion 2. Loss of motor function below the level of the lesion 3. Loss of sensation below the level of the lesion

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Tina Martin, who has recently been diagnosed with tetraplegi…

Tina Martin, who has recently been diagnosed with tetraplegia, looks flushed and is complaining of a pounding headache. You suspect autonomic dysreflexia. Which of the following would be inappropriate?  

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