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Which of the following statements regarding prognosis in patients with ALS is true?

Physical Therapy goals and interventions may be modified based on the patient’s cognitive abilities.  All of the following areas are observed by the Physical Therapist Assistant to assess cognition EXCEPT:

Which of the following impairments is NOT characterized by UMN loss in patients with ALS?

What does UMN loss in a patient with ALS typically present like?

A patient demonstrates strength deficits for the concentric contraction of the hip flexors for the swing phase of gait. The therapist chooses to provide resistance to the hip flexors in standing through the range of motion from 10 degrees of hip extension to 30 degrees of hip flexion. What principle of strengthening does this demonstrate?

Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores falling below 6 require another person for supervision or assistance.

You have arrived at the ICU to treat a patient that sustained a TBI. As you enter the room and begin to assess the equipment that is monitoring his vital signs, you notice that his blood pressure is 186/102 mmHg, his respirations are 22 rpm, and his heart rate is 138 bpm. He is perspiring but you are unclear whether or not he has a fever. Your next course of action should be to: 

You are treating a 79 year old patient who exhibits poor dynamic balance without any specific etiology.  The least appropriate initial balance intervention would be:

Which of the following examples BEST refelcts the concepts of selective stretching that may directly impact functional recovery for a patient who has sustained a C6 SCI?

You are working with a patient who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) 10 weeks ago.  You note that he was able to work on a puzzle today for 10 minutes before focusing his attention to the activities to his right, which involved a moderate noise level.  You also note that this is an improvement from 3 days ago when he was only able to work on his puzzle for 7 minutes before becoming distracted.  The patient is demonstrating improvement with his __________.