What is the most common cause of lower extremity amputation?

List one side effect of chemotherapy.

A patient has been referred to outpatient physical therapy for right upper extremity lymphedema management. She is status post right mastectomy with lymph node removal. She has no significant past medical history. What is (most likely) the primary contributing factor in the development of UE lymphedema following mastectomy?

You arrive for your appointment with your home health patient and they report since the last visit they are having intermittent pain in the R buttocks and calf that worsens with walking (7 out of 10) and resolves at rest (0 out of 10). The PMH includes: MI, COPD, L4-L5 lumbar fusion, + smoker.  Pt takes medications for cholesterol and HTN.  Which of the following tests and measures would be best to perform to assess the patient’s lower extremity vascular status?

The following is true regarding the transmission of Clostridium difficile except:

As a PTA, you may perform manual lymph drainage as long as there is a PT or OT who is certified in your clinic.  

Although the patient with B transfemoral amputations in this this video is high level and independent in ambulation, there are still some gait deviations/compensatory strategies being used to ascend and descend the stairs. Identify 2 of them.    

Your patient has a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Which of the following systems should the PTA expect to be targeted once symptoms of the disease begin?**

What is the optimal supine position of the residual limb for bedridden patients after transtibial amputation?

Your patient with stage 4 lung cancer with metastases to the brain and liver was just given a prognosis of 2 months to live. What would be the most appropriate recommendation to discuss with the primary PT for this patient?