As you assess your patient whose chief complaint is dizziness, you ask him if he takes medicine for hypoglycemia. He does not answer; he just looks at you quizzically. You should:
A) adjust your communication to the patient's level.
B) stand in front of him so he can read your lips.
C) repeat the question a little louder.
D) just look through his medications for the answer.
Answer: A
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a. A practitioner has a client contract a tight muscle against resistance to induce a relaxation response before the practitioner stretches it. b. A practitioner has a client contract the antagonist of the target muscle to induce relaxation of the agonist before the practitioner stretches the target muscle. c. A practitioner has a client relax a muscle before stretching it to induce proprioceptive awareness of resting tone. d. A practitioner has a client contract the same muscle on the other side of the body before stretching it to induce contralateral muscle response.
________ is a "computer-based system [which] gives physical therapists real-time, objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body."
A) Measuring monitor B) Step monitor C) Walking monitor D) Motion monitor
The circumstances of the patient's death determine whether the coroner must investigate the death; this process includes mandatory autopsy, and such a case is called a
A. supervisor's case C. medical staff case B. administrator's case D. coroner's case
What is the one commonality identified between the different licensed therapists?
What will be an ideal response?