All of the following statements are true regarding the use of ultrasound to image the chest except: 1.  It is useful to image lung tissue.2.  It is useful to image pleural abnormalities.3.  It is useful to image the heart.4.  It uses sound waves that echo back to the sensor.

An OT practitioner is working with an older adult client with dementia in a SNF. The client is at a level 3 ACL. The client can attend for up to 30 minutes and can do basic daily grooming tasks independently with reminders. What type of activity is MOST EFFECTIVE for a client at this level?

Which of the following diagnosis is characterized by rapid progression of symptoms therefore requires frequent reevaluation?

Which of the following best distinguishes Brown-Séquard Syndrome from Central Cord Syndrome?

Which of the following is least likely to cause pneumomediastinum?  Chest trauma  Esophageal rupture  Thyroid surgery  Pericarditis  

Which activity would BEST represent an expected outcome for an individual who completes a fatigue management program?

On a chest radiograph, Swan-Ganz catheters are usually seen in the right pulmonary vein?   

All of the following can be confined as a loculated effusion in the pleural space except:

Which of the following is not used to evaluate the degree of exposure in the chest radiograph?  Visibility of the vertebrae through the heart shadow  Lucency of the lung fields  Visibility of the peripheral blood vessels  Presence of bronchogram  

A patient complains of a productive cough for at least 4 consecutive months for each of the past 3 years.  Which of the following should a respiratory therapist suspect?