A PTA treats a patient diagnosed with complete C7 tetraplegia. The patient problem list includes the following: inability to complete an independent bed to wheelchair transfer, decreased passive lower extremity range of motion, tissue breakdown over the ischial tuberosities, and decreased upper extremity strength. Which of the following treatment activities should be given the HIGHEST priority? 

Information received from the skin and musculoskeletal system, as opposed to that from specialized senses such as sight or hearing, is referred to as: 

Explain the wearing-off state in patients with Parkinson’s disease that are on dopamine replacement therapy. Include the duration of dopamine replacement effectiveness and whether or not there is an alternative treatment following discontinuation of the medication.  

When working with traumatic brain injuries, it is extremely important to:

A gait characterized by a progressive increase in speed with a shortening in stride length seen with individuals with Parkinson’s disease is a:

On initial evaluation of a patient s/p TBI, your supervising PT noted that the patient was a Level VII on the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Functioning scale.  You expect the patient to:

The primary goal of physical therapy during the early stage of recovery in patients with severe to moderate TBI is:

You observe that your patient in the ICU exhibits eye opening, but does not localize to noxious stimuli.  This patient is in what state?

Discuss and describe how to discern the difference between peripheral vestibular pathology and central vestibular pathology. Include signs and symptoms for each pathology.  

Which of the cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease appears in the later stages of the disease?