Thelma has been performing pivot transfers to the wheelchair with minimal to moderate assistance and is ready to begin gait training. She is eager to begin ambulating, but her arms and legs are weak from her extended illness.   To enter her home, Thelma must be able to go up 4 steps. List two things that you can do now to address this discharge barrier? (2 points)

Staging of a malignancy is most commonly based on all of the following except:

An individual’s number of heartbeats per minute is known as the_______________ , while the volume of blood that is pumped by his ventricles with each heartbeat is the _______________.

Which of the following would you to apply to a patient to provide buoyancy assistance?

When guarding your patient on the stairs, it is best to:

Which diagonal pattern involves moving into  hip flexion, adduction, and external rotation; ankle dorsiflexion and inversion; and toe extension?

When assisting a patient in bed mobility who is s/p R total hip arthroplasty with a posterior approach, it is important to:

Skeletal muscle is the only muscle type that is consciously (volitional) controlled as compared to smooth and cardiac muscle.

This picture represents the following infant reflex:

Your patient has left hip pain.  They present with an antalgic gait pattern on the left.  As you observe their ambulation, you notice they: