If the small calcium carbonate crystals from the utricle dislodge and float into the __________ , it may cause the patient to develop benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Which of the following IS NOT a category scored with the Glasgow Coma Scale?

ScLi-6 Identify research questions/gaps addressed by research papers- Benchmark a) What is the research gap in the article you chose? (paraphrase your answer) b) What is the research question of the study? – place the variables in bold (make sure that the variables here are the same as the research gap variables)     To master SciLi 6 provide the rationale behind your answer

A PTA is treating a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis.  As a result of her/his severe kyphosis and thinning of the bones, (s)he developed a fracture of the anterior body of the T 10 vertebrae.  Which one of the following braces would be indicated?

The patient just completed ambulation with his/her SCPTB (supra-condylar patellar tendon bearing) prosthetic limb.  The PTA asks the patient to doff the prosthetic device and inspects the skin.  An area of redness is noted superior to the patellar tendon.  What does this indicate?

A patient with normal hemoglobin and WBC values, a persistently elevated platelet count over 1000 x 10^9/L, increased marrow megakaryocytes, and a history of frequent bleeding and clotting episodes most likely has:

What should you do if a tunneled central line becomes dislodged during treatment?

A patient who presents with a normal Babinski sign would demonstrate what type of response to a stroking stimulus on the sole of the foot along the lateral border?

As part of the POC, the PTA is to perform PROM to all extremities to a patient in the ICU with a diagnosis of brainstem TBI. Before initiating the exercise, the PTA notes that all four extremities are sustained in extension. What is the appropriate term to describe this impairment?

ScLi-7 Identify hypotheses and objectives in scientific papers- Benchmark a) What is the objective of the study? – place the variables in bold (make sure that the variables here are the same as the research gap variables) b) What is the hypothesis of the study? (NA if exploratory) -– place the variables in bold (make sure that the variables here are the same as the research gap variables)     To master SciLi 7 provide the rationale behind your answer