You are a working with a new patient in the acute care setting that had a cerebrovascular accident 5 days ago and has been relatively immobile since that time. During your therapy session, they report new onset of chest pain, difficulty breathing, and cough. Which of the following potential sequelae of stroke may explain these symptoms?

A patient presents to the emergency room with potential symptoms for a stroke. Under which of the following circumstances is it indicated for the medical team to treat the stroke with tissue plasminogen activator (tPa)?

Which SCI skill that we practiced in lab did you find the most difficult to perform yourself?

A patient presents 1 day post spinal cord injury with hypotension, areflexia, and loss of sweating. What is the most likely cause of this symptom cluster?

A physical therapist is working with a person post-stroke on their balance and postural control. The patient is able to maintain tandem stance for 30 seconds and reports “moderate” confidence with this position. The therapist wants to progress this activity by adding a cognitive dual task. Which of the following is an example of a cognitive dual task?

A physical therapist documents in the medical record that a patient is in stage 5 of Brunnstrom’s Stages of Recovery (Stages span 1-6). Stage 5 is characterized by which of the following neurological changes?

A person who has right hemiplegia and mild spasticity post CVA presents to physical therapy in an articulated ankle foot orthosis. During examination of gait, the physical therapist notes that the person’s right knee snaps back into hyperextension / recurvatum in initial to midstance phase. When communicating findings and recommendations to the orthotist, which modification to the AFO is MOST indicated?

A physical therapist is evaluating a person that had a cerebrovascular accident in an inpatient rehabilitation setting who has moderate to severe motor deficits and has only been able to take a few steps with considerable assistance. Which outcome measure would be most useful to help predict whether the person will achieve ambulatory status upon discharge?

Which domain of the International Classification of Function (ICF) does the Functional Gait Assessment examine?

A patient with L3 AIS C is MOST likely to require which of the following for ambulation?