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Your patient who is s/p TKA has been coming to aquatic PT for 3 weeks and demonstrates increased LE strength. He had been performing squats in 4 ft of water depth. How can you progress this patient’s exercise to increase exercise intensity?

CLO 4: Normal vital sign responses to aerobic conditioning exercises do not include which of the following?

A patient presented with reports of persistent wrist pain after painting a house 3 weeks ago.  The PT POC includes soft tissue management for de Quervain’s tenosynovitis.  The PTA should perform soft tissue massage:

Your patient has limited MCP flexion with a capsular end feel. Which of the following peripheral joint mobilization techniques is most appropriate?

CLO 4: Which of the following should be used to calculate a patient’s Target Heart rate?

You are working in the gait analysis laboratory in a PT clinic. Your CI asks the following question: During the push-off                            phase of gait during stance phase, which muscles play an important role in providing a normal push-off?

Which of the following is the best definition of what Physical Therapy is and does? (You will be asked this question by many patients and their family members)

You are planning on collecting data on a patient with a diagnosis of a torn meniscus.  Which of the following tests would be appropriate to use for this patient when he comes to the physical therapy department?

CLO 8 Your patient hiked for a full day this past weekend, resulting in severe acute Anterior Compartment Syndrome. The patient reports that his foot is numb. Your supervising PT is off on Mondays. When your patient arrives today, you should:

CLO 4: A conditioning exercise program may be utilized for a number of reasons including which of the following: