You have arrived at the ICU to treat a patient that sustained a TBI. As you enter the room and begin to assess the equipment that is monitoring his vital signs, you notice that his blood pressure is 186/102 mmHg, his respirations are 22 rpm, and his heart rate is 138 bpm. He is perspiring but you are unclear whether or not he has a fever. Your next course of action should be to: 

As the head is turned to the right, the right horizontal semicircular canal (SCC) will have an increased firing rate while the left will have a decreased firing rate.  This is called the:

You have a patient with a neurological disorder such as Multiple Sclerosis.  His mood changes frequently and he either cries or laughs often for no apparent reason.  You suspect he is exhibiting what is referred to as __________.

Vertibrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI) is a central nervous system pathology and the most common cause of VBI is: 

Which of the following tests is NOT a functional assessment test that provides clinically useful evaluation of balance during common activities? 

You are going to see a home health patient with ALS, and you note in the PT evaluation that this person has LE spasticity.  Which of the following interventions is NOT likely to be useful to include in your caregiver training? 

Functional Independence Measure (FIM) category scores range from:

Your patient has been referred to your clinic with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.  He demonstrates slowness of movement due to a basal ganglia disorder.  He is exhibiting _____. 

Match the following Spanish terminology with the appropriate definition. 

Which of the following statement regarding exercise and ALS is NOT true?