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50.  A patient with dyspnea may assume a tripod position by leaning forward with hands supported. Which of the following best explains why this posture helps alleviate dyspnea?

32. In patients with cardiovascular disease, gait speeds below what value are predictive of mortality risk?

59. What is the purpose of the forced expiratory technique?

16. A physical therapist uses pulse pressure calculations to interpret blood pressure data in the clinic. Which blood pressure reading is most suggestive of inadequate cardiac output?

18. Upon auscultation, the clinician hears adventitious breath sounds on the right posterior chest, at the level of T5, just lateral to the spine. What lobe is being auscultated?

11. Elevation of what lab value is diagnostic for myocardial injury?

6.  After initiating a new regimen of cardiovascular medication, a patient reports reduced exercise tolerance and difficulty getting their heart rate up while walking. Which medication is the most likely cause of these changes?

8. Where is the pulmonic valve best auscultated?

Why can you generate a better throw if you move each of the body parts involved in sequence rather than simultaneously? (2 point)

What should one do to apply maximum pushing force? 1. Use the largest possible number of segments 2. Use only the smallest segments 3. Move through a large range of motion 4. Move the segments in an ordered sequence, one after the other