Patient is short sitting on a plinth with the legs over the…
Patient is short sitting on a plinth with the legs over the side of the table. The therapist places a 10 pound weight on the ankle. The therapist lifts the leg to passively extend the knee (starting position shown in the picture below) and then asks the patient to slowly lower the leg back to a resting position. Which contraction is occurring as the leg is lowered?
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BONUS QUESTION (5-POINTS): Work must be submitted to gain full credit. Titration: Calculate the pH at the equivalence point when 0.420 M HOCl is titrated with 0.350 M KOH. (pKa is 7.54) (Do not round between steps. Round final answer to 3 sig figs and place in the box below. Work must be submitted to gain full credit for this problem).
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Suzie is a 10 year old girl who has been having trouble at school for the past two years. She was diagnosed with ADHD last year, though has not been treated with medication, because her mother is against it. She has been getting in trouble being disruptive in class. She has recently been staying at home more, playing with her siblings and not going out as much. She had an argument with a peer and was excluded from a sleepover party. Her teacher noticed a change in her behavior at school, and recommended a psychiatric evaluation. Her sleep and appetite are good, her presenting problems are academic failure and a dysphoric mood. Which is the best potential case formulation or diagnostic consideration?
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Timothy is a 17 year old male with a history of schizoaffective disorder, and he recently had some changes in his psychotropic medication regimen. He is finally stable, with two different antipsychotics on board, however he started having some significant discomfort with spasms in his eye muscles. The APRN finds that patient indeed has some twitching of the orbital muscles and his eyes are gazing upwards and outwards. What is likely the problem that this patient is experiencing?
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