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| What is the function of the synovial lining? |
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| Shock Abosorption & the provide nourishment to cells |
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| What type of cells are attacked in the joints of patients with RA? |
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| Tissue cells (Synovium, Cartilgage, Ligamentss |
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| What type of disease is RA? |
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| What joints are typically attached first in patients with RA? |
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| Overactivity of which bone cells causes osteoporosis |
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| True or False: Patients with Myasthenia Gravis would benefit from 3 sets of 16 biceps curls? |
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| No. Muscles get weaker after multiple contractions. Low reps/sets. Keep treatments functional |
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| What neurotransmitter is involved in patients with Myasthenis Gravis? |
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| What 2 minerals are required to compose bone? |
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| What are 3 common sites of fractures in patients with osteoporosis? |
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| What are 2 sites of avascular necrosis? |
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| head of humerus, head of the femur, scaphoid |
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| What are 3 functions of the bone? |
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| Provide support skeletal muscle, protects internal organs, production of red blood cells, storage of minerals |
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| What happens to cause avasular necrosis? |
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| Loss of blood supply to the bone |
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| Brunnstrom focuses on what type of reflexes? Working with what type of patients? |
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| Reduction on the return of primitive reflectes. CVA Patients |
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| CIMT stands for what? It involves restriction of what body part? For what activities? |
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| Constraint Induced Movement Therapy; It restricts the use of the unaffected upper extremeties in people with CVA. For a period of 2 weeks w/ a sling 90% of waking hours |
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| What are the 2 primary tenants in Feldenkrais methods? What does each mean? |
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| 1. Awareness Through Movement - system of specific exercises. Somatic sense to increase awaremess of posture, balance, position and kinestetic awareness leading to improved blaance and movement. 2. Functional Integration - gentle hands on approach by practioner |
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| MFR uses hands on techniques to do what? This can include what 2 different techniques? |
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| (Myofacial Release) uses hands-on techniques to use light touch by practioner. 1. Myofascial Mobilization & Myofascial unwinder - working with extremities, head/neck |
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| NDT stands of what? Focuses onwhat types of movement patterns? What patient population? |
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| Neurodevelopment therapy/Bobath Technique - focuses on suppression of inappropriate movement patterns with cerebral palsy |
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| PNF stands of what? What do patterns follow? |
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| proprioreceptive neuromuscular fascilitation - combined movements of rotations and diagonal performed by the UE & LE |
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| Sensory Integration mean what? |
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| use tactile stimulation and a system of stimulating balance nad postural reactions using a variety of equipment such as a therapy ball, platform swing, bolster, bolster swings, balance boards |
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| What are 2 causes on mental illness? |
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| Environment & heredity/genetics |
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| Why are criteria different for children? |
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| Verbal set - unable to communicate what they are thing and difficulty understanding complex feelings |
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| What are 3 of 4 common signs of autism? |
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| social interaction (avoid interation, struggles with appropriate non verbal interaction, lacks empathy), communication (limited non verbal awaremenss, takes words literally), repetitive behaviors (lining up toys in a row over andover, likes patterns and does not adopt to change), sensory reactiveness (sentive to noise and light, struggles to focus with multiple stimuli, may be hyperactive) |
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| Alzheimers's is characterized by what pathological 2 things in the brain? |
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| What are 3 signs of parkinson's? |
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| ridigity, bradykinesia, postural instablity, resting tumors |
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| Movement patterns in PNF are what direction? |
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| combined diagonal & rotational movements |
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| Name 3 signs of right CVA? |
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| neglect, emotional outbursts, poor judgemetn6, decreased attention & awareness, impulsivity |
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| What is the function of the limbic system? |
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| What is the function of the thalmus? |
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| regulatve input from sensory systems and only the important things make it to the cortex (consciousness) - Gatekeeper |
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| What are 3 signs of restrictive lung disease? |
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| dyspnea, cachexia, coughing dry and non productice |
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| What is the function of the antibody? |
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| your body's response to an antigen. Each antibody is specific to an antigen |
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| What are 2 types of leukemia? |
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| Acute Lymphotic Leukemia and acute/chronic myeloid/myeloblastic leukemia |
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| reduced ejection fraction and the NYHS Scale |
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| What are 3 precautions after a CABG due to the sternotomy? |
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| chest to pillow when sneeze/cough, UE weight restrictions, avoid overhead motions |
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| What are 3 signs of pacemaker dysfunction? |
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| PVC or abnormal rhythm, chest pain, secondary: SOB/Fatigue |
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| What is the function of the hypothalamus? |
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| master controller of homeostasis - regulates autonic systems (heart rate, body temperature, control digestion, endocrine/hormone reguaton, blood flow activity) |
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| What are 3 funcions of CSF? |
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| 1. protection from blood borne pathogens, 2. cushions and protects from shock 3. collects brain waste products |
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| How many cranial nerves are there? |
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| Multiple sclerosis is demyelination of what part of the nervous system? |
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| What are 2 causes of mental illness? |
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| Environment & heredity/genetics |
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| What are 2 types of mood disorders? |
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| major depression & bipolar |
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| How many anxiety disorders can you name (3)? |
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| phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive, post traumatic street |
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| How many clusters ofpersonality disorders are there? |
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| B & C, B (Antisocial personality, borderline personality, histrionic personality) AND C (dependet personality and obessesive-compulsive personality) |
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