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You are treating a hairdresser who is s/p rotator cuff injury and repair. Your supervising PT has asked that you provide therapeutic exercise to focus on increasing local muscular endurance at the shoulder.   a) List ONE exercise that would effectively address her problem.   b) Include relevant information such as intensity, duration, resistance, sets, reps, etc. as is    appropriate to your choice.

Advantages of the flutter valve over other airway clearance methods include which of the following?1. Good patient acceptance2. Greater effectiveness over most other airway clearance devices3. Portability4. Independent use for patient

Which of the following are advantages of the nasal cannula as a low-flow O2 delivery system?1. FIO2 Stability2. Low cost3. Easy application4. Disposability

Which of the following clinical signs indicate that a patient is having a problem with retained secretions and may need airway clearance therapy?1. The patient is able to cough up copious amounts of sputum 2. Labored breathing3. Development of a fever4. Increased inspiratory and expiratory crackles

You have a patient that is in the ED with hypoxemia, increased WOB with accessory muscle use. The patient does not have history  pulmonary disease.  Vitals are listed below HR 120 RR 28 O2 saturation 84% on room air. BS Upper lobes: clear diminished Right middle lobe clear diminished Lower lobes Course crackles The patient is placed on a nasal cannula at 6 LPM. The O2 saturation on the 6 LPM increases to  88%   What would your the next step be?

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Your patient has an order for postural drainage and percussion over right lower lobe. This patient is receiving both intravenous (IV) solutions and O2 (through a nasal cannula) Which of the following actions would be appropriate for this patient?

You patient has been on IPPB treatments for airway expansion for 2 days. Which of the following are indications that the treatment is having the desired outcome.1. Improved oxygenation2. Increased cough and secretion clearance3. Improved breath sounds4. Reduced pulmonary compliance

A patient is receiving O2 through a nonrebreathing mask set at 10 L/min. You notice that the mask’s reservoir bag collapses completely before the end of each inspiration. Which of the following actions is appropriate in this case?

Consider the completely fictitious dataset of the number of ants on 5 randomly selected logs: 2, 27, 18, 26, 32. Calculate the mean number of ants, enter your answer below, and jot down or remember your answer.  You may want to reference the mean number of ants for question 5.