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CASE STUDY #1: Your patient is a 72 year old man who has had both knees replaced and has a history of heart conditions including hypertension, a heart attack and a triple bypass in 2018.  He is not allergic to any medications and is taking the hypertensive medication Losartan and is on the anti-coagulant medication Warfarin.  His physician wants him to take a pre-medication before dental visits. His vitals with you today are BP: 130/92, pulse 80 and respirations 12.  He says that he has been having some chest pains lately and has scheduled an appointment to see his physician.  During your appointment, he starts to have some pain in the chest.  Using this scenario to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What is the regimen that he would need for the antibiotic pre-medication?

The hair root, together with its epithelial and connective tissue covering, is called the _______.

The patterns of ridges and grooves visible on the skin of the soles and palms reflect the arrangement of the _______ elevations beneath.

_______ and _______ in the skin are an important part of the body’s temperature regulating system.

What is the portion of the universe (entire data) that has been selected for analysis​ called?

A manufacturing company regularly conducts quality control checks at specified periods on the products it manufactures.​ Historically, the failure rate for LED light bulbs that the company manufactures is 19​%. Suppose a random sample of 10 LED light bulbs is selected. What is the probability that one bulb is defective? (Binomial)

What is the proper chemical name for the following compound: CaTe

Read the Case of Phoenix (p. 257). Phoenix is a 5-year-old with mildly delayed motor skills, but very limited pretend play. The occupational therapist uses what tools/supports to get Phoenix to initially pretend and role play? 

Read the Case of Tonya (p. 259). Tonya is a preschool child with Autism and minimal independent play skills. She typically avoids other children and plays alone during free time, preferring to grasp, watch, and whirl a ribbon in the air. The therapist uses this ribbon as a tool to promote what initial play activity for Tonya? 

Match the ways in which play can be used in occupational therapy intervention in accordance to the correct method.