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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Case Study #1: A 71-year-old woman presented to the neurology clinic with a history of leg weakness, followed gradually during the next year by hand weakness, speech difficulty, and, finally, shortness of breath and chewing and swallowing difficulty. Initial neurologic examination revealed upper and lower extremity weakness and facial and tongue weakness, but no fasciculations. The neurologist thought that myasthenia gravis was the most likely diagnosis, but not the only possibility. EMG and nerve conduction studies were arranged, as well as speech and swallowing evaluations. Speech pathology examination confirmed that speech difficulty was initially manifested as some “shakiness” in her voice in the evening, followed by “slurring” of speech and hoarseness, all of which were worsening. Her speech was better in the morning and worse with fatigue. Food would pocket in her cheeks, and she had to use a finger to remove it. Chin and bilateral lingual fasciculations were present. The tongue was mildly weak bilaterally. Voice quality was mildly hoarse. Vocal flutter was evident during conversation and vowel prolongation. Lingual fricative and affricate distortions were subtly evident. Speech rate was normal. There was no significant deterioration of speech during several minutes of continuous reading. Speech AMRs and sequential motion rates (SMRs) were normal in rate and rhythm. Intelligibility was normal. QUESTIONS: (Please label your responses A, B, C, D, and E) (12 points total) (A) What type of motor speech disorder do you suspect this patient may have? (2 points) (B) Why do you suspect that type of motor speech disorder? Provide at least 3 aspects of the case history and description that make you think that type of motor speech disorder. (6 points) (C) What area of the brain is likely impacted to cause this type of motor speech disorder? (1 point) (D) While SLPs do not diagnose myasthenia gravis, our evaluation results can support or not support a physician’s diagnosis. Based on the speech pathology examination described in this case study, are your findings consistent with myasthenia gravis? Just put yes or no. (1 point) (E) Provide support for the answer you gave in D. Why are or are not your findings consistent with myasthenia gravis? (2 points)
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