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CLO 3Which of the following interventions is an alternative method to reduce a knee flexion contracture in patients who have undergone a LE transtibial amputation?    

CLO 5During pre-prosthetic management, which of following should be included for all patient with an amputation (regardless of the anatomical level)?

CLO 9In wound management, when is the removal of necrotic tissue contraindicated?

CLO 20A physical therapist assistant reads in the medical chart that a patient is taking digitalis. The patient is MOST likely taking this medication to treat:

CLO 9In pediatric settings, a PTA must understand that play is important. Which of the following statements indicate how play can be a functional tool?

CLO 9Heart failure is a serious cardiac condition that typically results in congestion and peripheral edema due to __?

CLO 8Of the following, which is a sign of potential infection in a wound?  

CLO 19The use of isotonic concentric contractions of first agonists, then antagonists performed against resistance is known as _?

CLO 25An AFO controls the foot and the ankle. What would the addition of a posterior leaf sprig do to a hinged AFO?

CLO 3A logical, sequential progression of activities of increasing difficulty in which the patient learns to control increasingly larger segments of the body against progressively increasing effects of gravity and body weight is called __?