A physical therapist assistant is following the plan of care (POC) to provide gait training and exercise for a patient who is insulin dependent. Upon entering the patient’s hospital room and reviewing the medical record the PTA notes that the patients blood glucose level is 310 mg/dL. What is the PTA’s BEST course of action?

Discussing antibiotic therapy with patients can ensure proper use, reduce development of resistant strains of bacteria, and enhance overall public health.

During a PT visit, the PTA is explaining the patient’s diagnosis.  The PTA describes the diagnosis as a narrowing of the spinal canal, the nerve root or the foramen, which can be congenital or acquired and can be a result of a disc protrusion, soft tissue structures or joint swelling.  The PTA is describing:

In which of the following is progression to acute leukemia LEAST likely?

What type of interactions hold the secondary structure of proteins together?

When performing balance training in the parallel bars, the pt. is holding on with both hands.  Which hand should the PTA ask the patient to let go with FIRST when advancing the balance skills?

A patient rehabilitating from a spinal fusion informs the PTA that his work schedule has prohibited him from performing his HEP as outlined.  The PTA is frustrated with the patient’s admission since it only takes 15 minutes to complete.  The MOST appropriate action for the PTA is to:

If the prosthesis is too long, which one of the following gait deviations can be noted?

What is the approimate amount of time a granulocyte spends in the circulation before migrating into the tissues?

A PTA is using positional traction in sidelying. What therapeutic goals is the PTA trying to achieve?