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Your patient with multiple sclerosis demonstrates 2-3/5 MMT grades in her right lower extremity. She walks with a single-end cane and has a Berg Balance Score of 42/56. She wants to start doing some aerobic exercise at the local gym. Which of the following modes would be most appropriate for this individual?

Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) relies on what mechanism to be effective? 

A physical therapist is working with a 68-year-old in an outpatient clinic who was referred for deconditioning following a 3-day hospitalization for an exacerbation of COPD. The patient reports having “junk” in his chest, and when trying to cough, they feel short of breath. Which of the following would be appropriate strategies to instruct the patient in performing to improve their ability to expel the secretions while minimizing dyspnea? 

Where should the clinician perform percussion to aid in clearing the Right Lower Lobe- Lateral Segment?

The appropriate frequency of flexibility exercises for individuals with SCI is?

A physical therapist (PT) who works in a long-term acute hospital has received training in closed in-line suctioning. They are working with a patient who is on mechanical ventilation and needs suctioning. How often should the PT perform closed suctioning? 

According to the Physiological Treatment Hierarchy, the purpose of ROM exercises is which of the following? 

Which of the following represents an appropriate adaptation to chest physical therapy in pediatric patients?

Which of the following typical characteristics of the newborn skeleton results in increased pulmonary vulnerability in the neonate?

A physical therapist is assessing the cough mechanism for a 79-year-old patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and subsequent bilateral pneumonia. The patient required mechanical ventilation and was successfully weaned from the ventilator yesterday. The patient demonstrates a weak cough, and wheezing is heard during the cough assessment. What is the most likely cause of the wheezing that was heard?