Which of these is hearing loss due to the aging process?
A. Meniere's disease
B. otitis
C. otosclerosis
D. presbycusis
D. presbycusis
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Which criterion is used for abstracting physical medicine procedures?
A) if contrast dye is used B) the modality used C) if testing is unattended D) the route of administration
Which of the following statements is true concerning the biomechanical properties of ligaments, if the rate of application of the force is increased?
a. The ligament stores less energy to failure. b. The ligament requires more force to rupture. c. The ligament has decreased stiffness. d. The stiffness of the ligament is unchanged.
Fever in a client undergoing chemotherapy:
a. Is a common side effect and requires no special consideration b. Is a rare side effect and requires that the therapist use lighter-than-normal pressure c. Means that massage time should be reduced to 30 minutes if the client is also fa-tigued d. Is contraindicated until the client is fever-free for 48 hours
A myeloperoxidase stain is performed on peripheral blood cells of a patient with acute leukemia and 85% blasts; the patient has an occasional mature neutrophil
When the stained slide is evaluated, the blasts are all negative but the mature neutrophils are strongly positive. What is the significance of this finding? a. The stain worked (internal positive control). b. Nothing can be determined until a positive control is also examined. c. Nothing can be determined because mature neutrophils are always positive. d. Nothing can be determined because only examination of the blasts is useful.