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Questions 5 & 6 are based on the following case: A 54 year old Caucasian male with a PMHx of type II DM is seen for a PT initial evaluation.  During the interview he reports that he walks 10 minutes briskly to and from the bus stop 5 days/week in order to commute into the city where he works as an accountant.  He smokes cigars on the weekend.  He reports that his mother died at 50 y.o. from breast cancer and his father has HTN and liver disease.  Lab values: Total triglycerides 230 mg/dL, LDL 180 mg/dL, HDL 35 mg/dL. BMI is 28.8 kg/m2, Resting vital signs: BP 128/92 mmHg, RR is 24 breaths/min, and HR 96 bpm.   Question 5: How many risk factors for cardiovascular disease are present? 

Considering current ACSM recommendations, which of the following statements about exercise is FALSE? 

Dysarthria is a condition that affects the ability to understand language.

What does ALS stand for?

The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis involves demyelination of nerve fibers.

Myasthenic crisis is characterized by [BLANK-1] muscle weakness.

Drawing from the paper we read in class, describe 2 anatomical adaptations that allow sea mammals to dive for prolonged periods of time or to dive to great depths underwater.

What cells are responsible for phagocytosing foreign particles in the lower respiratory tract?

A reduction in the value of capital goods over time due to their use in production is called

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, what is the second step people pass through as they move toward death?