ScLi10- Identify study variables in research articles- Bench…

ScLi10- Identify study variables in research articles- Benchmark What are the study variables? (specific, the ones researchers measured to answer the RQ). If the study has independent and dependent variables, label them.     To master SciLi10 provide the rationale behind your answer

A 58-year-old male is seen in the ED for syncope. His wife r…

A 58-year-old male is seen in the ED for syncope. His wife reports that she was in the kitchen when she heard him fall on the living room floor. He recalls feeling very lightheaded but remembers nothing more. Upon further questioning, he recalls feeling dizzy on several occasions over the past few months. He has a history of hypertension and a myocardial infarction 10 years earlier. He has since been well and exercises on a daily basis. In the ED, he has a blood pressure of 95/55 mmHg and a heart rate of 30 beats/min. An ECG is obtained (see the following ECG).  ECG1.jpg What is the most important initial step in managing this patient? 

A PTA is reviewing a research article that used a new balanc…

A PTA is reviewing a research article that used a new balance assessment tool for older adults. The results of the study showed consistent scores when the same patients were tested multiple times, but the scores did not align well with established gold-standard balance measures. What does this indicate about the tool?