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An adult daughter of an elderly patient is present in the room when his doctor enters to speak with the patient about test results.  The patient introduces his daughter to the doctor, and then asks the doctor if the test results are back.  The doctor begins to explain the results to the patient.  True or False:  The doctor violated the patient’s privacy by talking about  the test results with the daughter present in the room. Type the word “true” or “false” and then provide your rationale.

Julie is a physical therapist assistant entering notes into a patient chart at the nurse’s station, where visitors come to ask questions.  Jeff, a physical therapist, steps out of a patient’s room and asks Julie for help.  Julie leaves the chart open on the desk, then goes to assist Jeff in the patient’s room.  True or False:  Leaving the chart open on the desk when the physical therapist assistant leaves the area is OK because she will be right back and trying to find her place in the chart when she gets back would take too much time. Type the word “true” or “false” and then provide your rationale.

In a radiology waiting room, an x-ray technician calls the next patient by name, saying “Jane Smith, we are ready for you to get your sonogram now.”  True or False:  The x-ray technician violated the patient’s privacy by calling out her name and test to be performed. Type the word “true” or “false” and then provide your rationale.

The woman in this photograph demonstrates a diastasis, after pregnancy.  Which of the following muscles is seen in this photograph, spread apart at midline? twentysix.jpg 

Which of the following objective measures found in a chart would most likely be associated with someone who has lymphedema?

Which of the following is an example of patient sensitive language?

Which best describes the image? eighteen(1).jpg  

In 1995, Christopher Reeve was thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition and injured his C2 vertebra.  This resulted in quadriplegia (paralysis of all four extremities). He would subsequently need a wheelchair for mobility and assistance with transfers.  The physical therapists at Kessler West Orange taught him how to operate his electric wheelchair by sipping and puffing into a straw.  Though he did not make any major motion pictures after his accident, he did become a disability activist and book author.  (10 points) Based solely on this scenario, complete the chart below. Mechanism of injury  [BLANK-1] Medical diagnosis  [BLANK-2] Physical therapy diagnosis  [BLANK-3] Impairment(s)  [BLANK-4] Functional limitation (aka activity limitation)  [BLANK-5] Disability (aka participation limitation)  [BLANK-6]

When your patient performs cable column bicep curls as show in the first image (with elbows at this sides), he can lift 80 pounds.  When he performs cable column bicep curls as shown in the second image (with elbows out in the air), he can lift 50 pounds.  Which of the following best describes the difference in measurements? nineteen.jpg twenty.jpg  

Which of the following terms best describes this measurement:  right ankle DF AROM 0° – 26°?