What is the relationship between talking (Talk Test) and vigorous aerobic exercise?

You are treating a hairdresser who is s/p rotator cuff injury and repair. Your supervising PT has asked that you provide therapeutic exercise to focus on increasing local muscular endurance at the shoulder.   a) List ONE exercise that would effectively address her problem.   b) Include relevant information such as intensity, duration, resistance, sets, reps, etc. as is    appropriate to your choice.

Advantages of the flutter valve over other airway clearance methods include which of the following?1. Good patient acceptance2. Greater effectiveness over most other airway clearance devices3. Portability4. Independent use for patient

Which of the following clinical signs indicate that a patient is having a problem with retained secretions and may need airway clearance therapy?1. The patient is able to cough up copious amounts of sputum 2. Labored breathing3. Development of a fever4. Increased inspiratory and expiratory crackles

An alert and cooperative 28-year-old woman with no prior history of lung disease underwent cesarean section 10 hours earlier.  Her x-ray film currently is clear. Which of the following approaches to preventing atelectasis would you recommend for this patient?

The patient whose peak inspiratory flow demand is 30 LPM is set on an air entrainment device with the following settings.FIO2 40 %  at 7 LPM This device is acting as a high flow system for this patient?

A patient is receiving O2 through a nonrebreathing mask set at 10 L/min. You notice that the mask’s reservoir bag collapses completely before the end of each inspiration. Which of the following actions is appropriate in this case?

An O2 delivery device takes pressurized air and pressurized O2 sources as input, then mixes these gases through a precision valve, to deliver a guaranteed FIO2. What does this describe?

Lung expansion methods that increase the trans pulmonary pressure gradients by increasing alveolar pressure include which of the following?1. Incentive spirometry (IS)2. Positive end-expiration pressure therapy3. Intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB)4. Expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP)

A patient with chronic hypercapnia is placed on an FiO2 of 0.80. The patient begins hypo ventilating. What is a possible cause of this phenomenon?