A physical therapist examines a patient who exhibits excessive involuntary and extraneous movements including hemiballismus. The clinical presentation is MOST consistent with damage or a lesion in what area of the brain?
A patient is status post excision of a tumor from the region…
A patient is status post excision of a tumor from the region of their left somatosensory association cortex (Brodmann area 5, 7, 39, 40). Which of the following clinical screening tests would MOST likely be abnormal in this individual?
A patient reports recurrent ankle pain. As part of the treat…
A patient reports recurrent ankle pain. As part of the treatment program, the therapist decides to use ultrasound over the peroneus (fibularis) longus and brevis tendons. What location is the MOST appropriate for application of this ultrasound?
A 32-year-old patient sustained a blow to the head causing a…
A 32-year-old patient sustained a blow to the head causing a temporal bone fracture and a rupture of the middle meningeal artery. Which type of brain “bleed” is this consistent with?
A person steps on a tack with their left foot. The left leg…
A person steps on a tack with their left foot. The left leg withdraws from the stimulus and muscles in the right leg contract to accept weight to support the body. Which reflex best describes the action that occurs at the right lower extremity?
The carotid and aortic baroreceptors are tonically active an…
The carotid and aortic baroreceptors are tonically active and work to continuously adjust blood pressure. Normally, when we move rather quickly from a supine to a standing position, which of the following reflex responses needs to occur so that we do not experience orthostatic hypotension?
The remodeling phase for tendons and ligaments typically occ…
The remodeling phase for tendons and ligaments typically occurs over how many weeks?
List and describe how to enact three (3) principles of ethic…
List and describe how to enact three (3) principles of ethical artificial intelligence then explain why they might be problematic or difficult to implement.
The PTO is selling raffle tickets to raise money for classro…
The PTO is selling raffle tickets to raise money for classroom supplies. A raffle ticket costs $3. There is 1 winning ticket out of 200 tickets sold. The winner gets a prize worth $74. What is the expected value (to you) of one raffle ticket?
Differentiate between angiotensin II, ADH, aldosterone, and…
Differentiate between angiotensin II, ADH, aldosterone, and ANP the response to urine output and blood pressure.