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Identify the symptoms as either referred or radicular pain.

You have been treating Mr. Dyess, age 71, for L shoulder pain with limited ROM and decreased strength due to a recent injury he sustained when he sprained his shoulder playing racquetball. He has presented to physical therapy and reports to you that he is having some abnormal pain in his L shoulder and chest and wonders if it is from the progression of exercises he has performed that week. You recognize this as a “red flag” pain symptom for a cardiovascular pathology and would ask him for further symptoms. These symptoms include all of the following EXCEPT:

You have been treating a patient post surgery for a rotator cuff repair. The exercise program was progressed from AROM to utilizing hand weights. The patient complained of experiencing an increase in inflammation at the joint, which you were able to determine through visual inspection and palpation. How long may a patient report signs of increased inflammation after an exercise intervention and of what might this be indicative?

What does effusion mean? What does edema mean? List two characteristics of each.

Which of the following is a sign of pulmonary embolism?

When does pain become chronic?

A physical therapist assistant legally cannot perform which of the following duties?

Your patient is a lawyer and is court most days of the week. Her office is located a few blocks from the courthouse and she walks from both places to get her steps in and clear her head. She wears high heeled shoes and has “tweaked” her ankle several times. Two weeks ago she states she “tweaked” it when she was late for a session and tried to run in her shoes. She did PRICE and has tried to take it easy, however, it did not get better and she had a MRI performed. It showed that she had a Grade II ankle sprain. Choose all of the correct descriptions below.

Shaun Anderson, SPTA, is performing Grade I & II joint mobilizations on a patient with shoulder pain. He is following with PROM and incorporating minimal over pressure. As soon as Shaun reaches end range of motion the patient complains of pain. What is the phase of inflammation the patient has presented?

According to the “Heart Attack Pain Diagram” there are eight early warning signs of a heart attack. Provide four.