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An OTR is completing an initial evaluation of a client diagnosed with MS. The client’s medical information was reviewed prior to the session and OTR noted the client recently received her diagnosis. Upon meeting the client, the PTR learns the client remains active in IADL, work, and leisure. In order to promote this client’s continued engagement in occupations, which is the MOST important for the OTR to collect prior to developing an intervention plan?

All of the following can be confined as a loculated effusion in the pleural space except:

This is a chest X-ray from a patient complaining of shortness of breath. Several small cystic lucencies are visualized between the increased basilar markings  representing honeycombing. What type of disease is evident on this film?  

Which of the following is not used to evaluate the degree of exposure in the chest radiograph?  Visibility of the vertebrae through the heart shadow  Lucency of the lung fields  Visibility of the peripheral blood vessels  Presence of bronchogram  

A 58-year-old female was diagnosed with bronchiectasis 3 years ago.  She reports increased cough and difficulty clearing secretions for the past 4 weeks.  A chest radiograph shows no significant changes.  Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend FIRST?

What type of imaging is most useful for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?  

On a chest radiograph, Swan-Ganz catheters are usually seen in the right pulmonary vein?   

_______ is created by various characteristics such as cultural values, social background, or stage of the life course. In modern societies, important characteristics include race/ ethnicity, economic resources, gender, life course stage, and social background.

According to routine activities theory, _____is regular periodicity routinized pattern of activities in daily life; _____ refers to the number of events occurring per unit of time (speed), and _____ is at what time activities happen.

Greater physical distance reduced the formation of weak ties between neighbors, and even more strongly reduced the formation of strong ties. This is what Butts and Carley referred to as ________. That is, just as greater physical distance reduces the likelihood of a social tie, greater social distance also reduces the likelihood of a social tie.