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Code 06 – Independent – The patient completes the activity by him/herself without any assistance from a helper. Code 05 – Setup or clean-up assistance:  The patient completes the activity and a helper assists prior to or following the activity but not during the activity. Code 04 – Supervision or touching assistance:  The patient completes the activity, but a helper has to supervise the patient, provide verbal cues, or provide touching assistance, steadying assistance or contact guard assistance. Code 03 – Partial/Moderate assistance:  The patient completes the activity with the assistance of a helper who provides less than half of the effort. Code 02 – Substantial/Maximal assistance:  The patient completes the activity with the assistance of a helper who provides more than half of the effort. Code 01 – Dependent:  The patient provides none of the effort to complete the activity or needs two or more helpers to complete the activity. For the following question, please use the Section GG codes above. Tina requires a helper to retrieve her socks and shoes. She puts on both socks and both shoes without any assistance. What is Tina’s GG code?

You are planning to administer the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-3 (PDMS-3) with Nikki during her initial outpatient evaluation on May 5, 2025. Nikki was born on May 26, 2023 at 38 weeks gestation. What will Nikki’s chronological age (in months) be on the day of the evaluation?  Reminder: Round up to the nearest month for 15+ days and round down to the nearest month for 14 or fewer days. 

In the development of the Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC), a sample of 1800 children, ages 0-71 months, in 20 different states was used to determine scores of development, which therapists now use to compare the scores of children whom they administer this test. Given this information, you can conclude that scoring for the DAYC is _____. 

Read the following goal: By the time of discharge in 2 weeks, the client will dress himself with min A for balance using a sock aid and reacher while seated in a wheelchair.  True or false: This goal has all of the necessary COAST components. 

Each of the following aspects of dental health should be evaluated on a dental radiograph, EXCEPT:

It is possible for a patient to have gingivitis that is not caused by bacterial plaque. Periodontitis can be malocclusion.

What is the significance of Toypurina to the Tongva people and the history of Los Angeles?

A patient with a tracheostomy in a sub-acute has orders for aerosol therapy during the day time and mechanical ventilation at night. What can be recommended to facilitate this?

An intubated patient on CMV has unilateral chest rise during a positive pressure breath. The Endotracheal tube is observed at the 27 cm marking at the lip. What should be done at this time

A patient with oral trauma needs nasal intubation. What equipment is needed to do this?