The PT in your facility asks you to assist with discharge planning for your patient. Which of the following is NOT appropriate for the PTA to complete?

 A 42 y/o male is 5 weeks post-op ACL reconstruction. Due to work commitments he has missed 2 weeks of therapy and has decreased passive ROM of 75 degrees flexion and lacking 10 degrees extension in his right knee. Which of the following would increase the ROM at the knee the best?

Identify which of the following components of connective tissue is responsible for the structural stability of the tissue.

   A patient’s pulse rate drops from 84 to 44/min immediately after a suction catheter is inserted    to perform NT suction even before suction is applied to the airway. Which of the following    mechanisms is most likely for this response?

What is the primary indication for tracheostomy?

If a ventilated patient with a laryngectomy lost their airway, which of the following would be the best?

Which of the following conditions require emergency tracheal intubation?1. Upper airway or laryngeal edema2. Loss of protective reflexes3. Cardiopulmonary arrest4. Traumatic upper airway obstruction

What is the purpose of a cuff on an artificial tracheal airway?

If a combitube is placed in the esophagus, ventilation is through the blue colored # 1 tube.

Soon after endotracheal tube extubation, an adult patient exhibits a high-pitched inspiratory noise, heard without a stethoscope. Which of the following actions would you recommend?