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When working with older adults, PTs and PTAs must separate a patient’s neurologic decline to determine whether it is normal aging or disability due to cognitive changes.

An assessment of vital signs includes blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration rate.

What term refers to a standardized test or measure that looks at a patient’s functional abilities?

An environmental examination checks the patient’s room for clutter or unsafe furniture, whether the lighting is bright enough for reading, and for dangerous areas such as bathtubs that need skid-proof surfaces.

What term refers to a standardized test or measure that looks at a patient’s functional abilities?

Geriatric physical therapy intervention goals are geared toward the patient as a whole individual and his or her function in the environment.

Geriatric physical therapy intervention goals are geared toward the patient as a whole individual and his or her function in the environment.

Which of the following asks the patient to rank the pain by making a mark on a 10-cm line?

When a patient requires cardiopulmonary rehab, which of the following people will be part of the healthcare team?

An assessment of vital signs includes blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration rate.