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

A 9-month-old child with cerebral palsy demonstrates an abnormal persistence of the rooting reflex.  Failure to integrate this reflex would most likely interfere with:

A 9-month-old child with cerebral palsy demonstrates an abnormal persistence of the rooting reflex.  Failure to integrate this reflex would most likely interfere with:

ScLi16- Identify the purpose of discussions in scientific articles- Advanced Provide one statement (4 total) from the paper that fulfills each of the 4 functions of discussions and label the statement with the function they fulfill.