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According to accepted FIM’s for Complete Dependence, a 1 or total assistance is recorded when the subject:

A patient complains of pain with supination and pronation. This pain occurs around what axis of motion?

The most challenging dynamic balance activity from the list below is:

A patient has edema due to arterial insufficiency and has an ulcer forming on the greater toe. The current Ankle-brachial index (ABI) value is .4. Is the patient a good candidate for the functions of compression? Select the BEST response.

A patient presents with a heart rate of 110 beats per minute.  The heart rate will occasionally fluctuate anywhere from 108 – 120 beats per minute.  Which of the following would best describe this heart rate?

In testing a newborn infant for the flexor withdrawal reflex, the PT performs the stimulus on the sole of the foot with the lower extremity in extended position to start.  Which of the following would be the correct response as a result of this stimulus?

A therapist applies a hot pack to the low back of a patient diagnosed with chronic low back pain.  Which patient position would most accelerate the rate of the heat transfer?

A PTA examines a patient’s gait with a transtibial prosthesis.  The therapist identifies early knee flexion in stance.  The most likely anatomical cause is:

You are given the description of a type of electrical stimulation as follows: medium-frequency current, approximately 4000 Hz, and utilizes four electrodes in a crossed pattern on the patient.  What type of electrical stimulation is being described?

A patient enters the clinic with a prescription for direct current electrical stimulation.  Upon reading the order the PTA notices that the patient’s diagnosis is Bell’s palsy.  Of the following, which nerve would you determine to be injured in this patient?