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A woman arrives to treatment with an acute right ankle sprain. She is 6 months pregnant and complains of pain at a 6/10 on a visual pain scale. She has swelling to her right foot and ankle. You want to perform electrical stimulation to decrease her ankle swelling. This is an appropriate intervention to perform on this patient at this time. 

This type of pain generates pain from an internal organ or from another musculoskeletal area.

Which of the following physical agents, that are performed by the PTA, can be performed in conjunction with other physical agents or interventions and IS reimbursable by third party payors?

Another term for red blood cels is:

From the list below, choose which conditions/situations are considered a contraindication, a precaution, or could be both a precaution or a contraindication. 

How long does the inflammation phase typically last?

Gram-negative cocci are red (pink), spherical cells.

Colonial and cellular morphology would belong to a microorganism’s group of:

The primary stain for the Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast technique is crystal violet.

The sterilization of dogs will lead to a reduced risk of all types of cancers. True or False?