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The primary health-care provider orders decongestants for a client. Which condition may be present?

What condition can cause hypoxia without hypoxemia?

Brent is being seen on an inpatient mental health setting after a suicide attempt.  He has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol abuse.  As the OTA completes his occupational profile, which of the following is MOST important for her to inquire about in relation to his alcohol use?

An individual who is being discharged in 1 week is functioning at Allen’s cognitive level 4, and needs to take two different psychotropic medications twice daily.  Which of the following is the MOST appropriate discharge recommendation?

Which of the following statements would be MOST appropriate to include in a SOAP note documenting a client’s participation in treatment?

Which of the following is contraindicated as a principle used to modify the environment for a client with cognitive deficits?

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate goal to address when working with clients diagnosed with progressive cognitive disorders? 

Which of the following treatment settings is run by people identified as having a mental illness?

An inpatient with major depression was admitted to an acute psychiatric facility one day ago.  A screening indicates the patient lives alone at home and recently retired after having worked as clergy in a church for the past 35 years.  What technique and information would be MOST beneficial to gather for contributing to the patient’s occupational profile?

Your new client is Hannah, a 30-year-old trangender woman diagnosed with major depression and autism. She lives in a rural area 30-minutes from the partial hospitalization program that she has been referred to. Identify at least 3 contextual factors likely to impact her treatment at the PHP, and describe OT’s role (if any) in addressing them.