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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?

A PTA prepares to treat a hospital inpatient 5 days status post TKR.  While getting the patient out of bed the PTA notices bloody discolored drainage soaking through the bandage covering the patient’s incision.  Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the PTA to take?

There is a special type of electrical stimulation whose primary purpose is to alleviate pain for a patient.  There are minimal side effects and the patient can utilize this unit 24 hours a day.  What is the name for this type of electrical stimulation?

Students and/or people who work on computers often present with weak rhomboids and tight pectoralis muscles, which can contribute to which of the following common postural deviations?

Which of the following are appropriate exercises to address vestibular dysfunction?