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A technique used to practice swallowing where you instruct the client to push his or her tongue into the roof of mouth while keeping the larynx up in order to open the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is called:

Immediately following a SCI your client lost all spinal reflexes below the lesion and had flaccid paralysis. Your client also lost autonomic function. This is known as

Which of the following statements is a part of the Dynamic System Theory?

Your patient has a SCI at C5. He is attending an OT session and the OT notices that the patient is sweating profusely, and complains of a pounding headache. Your most appropriate action(s)   would be to:

The problem described in the above question (#17) is caused by which of the following?

You have a client with a TBI who has diplopia and difficulties with fusion (oculomotor skills). You would expect to see all of the following problems as a result EXCEPT:

Match the listed energy systems with their respective methods of supplying energy to our bodies.

You are working with a client with inattention. According to Zoltan and Warren, which of the following would be a good strategy to use to increase awareness of unattended space on the involved side?

Upon reviewing a chart, you note the patient to have right total blindness after a neurological infarct. You know the lesion is located where:

Fill in the blank: Failure of the _________ to adequately cover the trachea puts a patient at risk of pneumonia.