While treating a patient in the acute care setting, the PTA notes that the patient has edema of his LE’s, ascites, and pruritis. He also appears to have a yellow appearance to his skin. Which of the following pathologies would you suspect that the patient might need to have ruled out? CLO4

A PTA may instruct a patient with COPD in breathing and coughing techniques during a PT session. Which of the following breathing techniques may be employed with patients participating in therapy to slow their respiratory rate?     CLO5

What do abnormal lab test results mean? CLO5

An acute illness refers to an illness which___? CLO2

Which of the following conditions should a PTA be worried about with a patient with fatigue that has Diabetes Mellitus, high cholesterol, and is showing signs of renal failure with muscle swelling, stiffness and dark red urine? CLO7

When exercising patients with hypothyroidism, special implications for the PTA include which of the following? CLO4

Hematology is __? CLO3

Which of the following is known as a potential MS consequence of both Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes Mellitus? CLO2

Léopold Senghor is a well-known politician and writer from which country in Africa? (8.5)

According to the main character in the novel that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry authored, who are the ones in society who know what they are looking for. (8.4)