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How should the nurse assess whether Buck’s traction is working effectively for a patient with a right femur fracture? (Think what is the purpose of Buck’s traction ?)

Which of the following physician orders best permits a physical therapist to use clinical reasoning skills to titrate supplemental oxygen?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) takes a salmeterol (Serevent) inhaler twice per day as prescribed by their primary care physician. Which of the following is a common side effect of this medication that may impact a patient’s ability to tolerate exercise? 

Which of the following depicts the appropriate series of mechanical events that leads to normal, physiological inspiration?

A patient is admitted to the hospital with medical history including generalized anxiety disorder. They have been anxious and have an elevated respiratory rate. What is the correct evaluation of the patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG)?  pH – 7.47 PCO2 – 30 PO2 – 90 HCO3 – 26

A chest radiograph reveals hyper-inflated lungs and a flattened diaphragm. Which of the following conditions is the patient most likely to have? 

Which of the following pulmonary function test values is used to determine the severity of restrictive lung disease? 

A physical therapist is treating a patient with a body mass index (BMI) of 60kg/m^2. They have been admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure due to obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A physical therapist (PT) is evaluating a patient in the outpatient setting for low back pain.  During their examination, the patient shared that they have been struggling with fatigue over the past few weeks and have experienced feelings of fullness and decreased appetite. The PT observes that the patient’s abdomen is distended, and they have +3 pitting edema in both legs. On auscultation, the PT notes an S3 heart sound. The patient’s resting heart rate is 90 bpm, SpO2 95% on room air, and respiratory rate is 15 breaths per minute. Based on these findings, what is the patient’s most probable medical diagnosis?

A physical therapist (PT) is working in an outpatient clinic with a patient whose primary complaint is left knee pain, but the PT also notes they have a diagnosis of stable angina. The PT is having them utilize a NuStep (dual arm and leg ergometer) when the patient reports significant pain (8/10) radiating into their left arm that is not mechanically reproducible, and they are mildly diaphoretic. Their blood pressure is 140/80 mmHg. They carry nitroglycerin at all times. What is the physical therapist’s first response?