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A PTA has been working with a patient who had a CVA four months ago.  The PTA has been working on standing activities using a bedside table with the goal of walking soon.  As the patient moves through the stages of learning, which of the following questions would be least appropriate to promote autonomy?

This case will be used for two questions. Upon examination, your patient with TBI is not oriented and confabulates a story explaining his situation. Although you introduced yourself to him yesterday, he has no memory of this. Your examination of him progresses smoothly, although he attempts to brush his hair with your goniometer. When the nurse and an aide enter his room, which is now crowded and quite loud, he becomes angry and throws the goniometer. Which of the following interventions would be least appropriate for this patient?

Which of the following terms refers to the slowness and difficulty maintaining movement that commonly occurs in patients with Parkinson’s Disease?

Which of the following statements is false regarding the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis:

A patient who sustained a traumatic brain injury is working in therapy on repetitive tasks with the involved upper extremity while wearing a mitt on the uninvolved side. Which of the following treatment strategies is being utilized with this technique?

Which of the following is an example of primary brain damage?

Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for the therapist to use during the associative stage of learning a motor skill?

One week following a traumatic brain injury, the patient is described as being unresponsive unless a strong stimuli is applied. Which of the following terms best describes the patient’s level of consciousness?

Management of fatigue in patients who have Multiple Sclerosis can be best addressed by which of the following strategies?

Which of the following does the Glasgow Coma Scale examine?