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To determine the proper seat depth for your patient’s custom…

To determine the proper seat depth for your patient’s custom wheelchair, which of the following best describes your calculation?

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Today you worked with your patient, Ruth, in a skilled nursi…

Today you worked with your patient, Ruth, in a skilled nursing facility.  She is in a wheelchair due to general weakness and deconditioning.  During your treatment session today, you taught Ruth how to provide pressure relief while sitting in her wheelchair by utilizing the “wheelchair push-up” technique.  You also taught Ruth how to propel herself in her wheelchair.  When you brought her back to her room, she told you that she was experiencing some soreness.  When you investigated, you discovered a stage I pressure injury on her left greater trochanter.  You taught Ruth how to propel herself down the hallway and to turn right into the dining room.  Which of the following best describes your instructions for turning the wheelchair to the right?

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In which of the following planes does gait primarily occur?

In which of the following planes does gait primarily occur?

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Your patient sustained a GSW (gun shot wound) to the left gl…

Your patient sustained a GSW (gun shot wound) to the left gluteus maximus while running from a robbery.  Which of the following gait deviations is this person most likely to demonstrate?

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You are completing your final clinical affiliation in a skil…

You are completing your final clinical affiliation in a skilled nursing facility.  You open your patient’s chart and see that the PT documented “weak posterior tibial pulse” in the initial PT evaluation.  You will re-check this pulse during today’s treatment session.  Which of the following best describes where you will place your fingers?

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You are treating Joel, a 22 year old PT student, in the loca…

You are treating Joel, a 22 year old PT student, in the local hospital.  He has been diagnosed with Tuberculosis of the lungs.  He is experiencing coughing, difficulty breathing and fatigue.  The PT wants you to strengthen the prime mover for ventilation. Which of the following muscles will you strengthen?

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Which portion of the gait cycle is considered open chain?

Which portion of the gait cycle is considered open chain?

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John Doe walks into the clinic with jerky, uneven movements,…

John Doe walks into the clinic with jerky, uneven movements, poor balance, and a wide base of support.  One of the other patients in the clinic asks if John has had any alcohol.  Which of the following gait patterns describes John’s?

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Your patient has been prone for 2 hours.  Which of the follo…

Your patient has been prone for 2 hours.  Which of the following best describes the complications you need to minimize?

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Phil had a stroke 2 weeks ago.  He is now a patient in the s…

Phil had a stroke 2 weeks ago.  He is now a patient in the skilled nursing facility, where you work on weekends.   Because it is a beautiful day out, you find him in the far corner of the garden enjoying the sun and flowers.  You will need to wheel him back into the building and to the rehab gym.  Prior to lowering Phil’s wheelchair down a curb, which of the following would be most appropriate for you to do?

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