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| What are the contraindications for the use of diathermy? |
-METAL IMPLANTS OR PACEMAKERS
-MALIGNANCY
-PREGNANCY
-EYES
-TESTES
-GROWING EPIPHYSES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:31:18 GMT |
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| What are the indications of non thermal diathermy? |
-PAIN AND EDEMA
-WOULD HEALING
-NERVE AND BONE HEALING |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:31:18 GMT |
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| What are the indications of thermal diathermy? |
-PAIN
-INCREASES ROM
-ACCELERATE HEALING
-DECREASE JOINT STIFFNESS |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:31:18 GMT |
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| Certain cancer cells have been shown to increase at what temp? |
40-41 DEGREES C |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:31:18 GMT |
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| Certain cancer cell have been shown to die at what temp? |
42-43 DEGREES C |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:20:16 GMT |
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| Diathermy is occasionally used by physicans to treat tumor by? |
HYPERTHERMIA |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:20:16 GMT |
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| How far should electrical equipment be while diathermy is in use? |
3-5 meters |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:20:16 GMT |
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| What kind of applicator causes fat to increase in temp quickly? |
CAPACITIVE PLATES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:20:16 GMT |
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| What distance should a therapist maintain while applying MWD? |
OUT OF THE DIRECT BEAM |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:13:53 GMT |
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| What distance should a therapist maintain when applying PSWD? |
30-50cm |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:13:53 GMT |
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| What distance should a therapist maintain when applying continuous diathermy? |
1-2 meters |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:13:53 GMT |
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| Nonthermal can be used in what time of injury? |
-ACUTE
-SUBACUTE
-CHRONIC STAGES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:13:53 GMT |
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| During pregnency, it is recommened that therapists avoid what kind of diathermy? |
-SWD
-MWD |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:07:05 GMT |
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| What is the proper distance for capacitive plates from the surface of the skin? |
2-10cm (1-3in) |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:07:05 GMT |
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| How long is pulsed short wave diathermy (PSWD) applied for? |
30-60 MINUTES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:07:05 GMT |
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| How long is thermal level diathermy applied for? |
20 MINUTES |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:07:05 GMT |
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| Where do inductive applicators produce most of it's heat? |
DEEPER STRUCTURES |
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MichaelMorano Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:39:20 GMT |
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| Where do capacitive plates produce most of it's heat? |
SKIN AND SUPERFICIAL TISSUES |
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MichaelMorano Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:08:06 GMT |
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True/False
Inductive plates heat deeper than capacitive plates? |
TRUE |
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MichaelMorano Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:08:06 GMT |
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| These are used when the patient becomes part of the electrical current? |
CAPACITIVE PLATES |
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MichaelMorano Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:08:06 GMT |
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True/False
Capacitive plates heat by an ELECTRICAL field method? |
TRUE |
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MichaelMorano Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:08:06 GMT |
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True/False
Inductive coil applicators heat by an ELECTRICAL field method? |
FALSE
MAGNETIC FIELD |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:47:58 GMT |
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| Shortwave diathermy is knows as what? |
HEATING BY MAGNETIC FIELD METHOD |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:47:58 GMT |
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| What kind of diathermy is used for a magnetron? |
MICROWAVE DIATHERMY (MWD) |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:47:58 GMT |
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| What kind of diathermy is used for inductive coils and capacitive plates? |
SHORTWAVE DIATHERMY (SWD) |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:47:58 GMT |
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| What are the three types of diathermy applicators? |
-INDUCTIVE COILS
-CAPACITIVE PLATES
-MAGNETRON |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:35:52 GMT |
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| Made up of a coil through wich an alternating electric current flows? |
INDUCTIVE COIL |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:35:52 GMT |
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| What are the two basic forms of inductive coil applicators? |
CABLES AND DRUMS |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:35:52 GMT |
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| When do inductive coil applicators produce the most heat? |
-PRODUCE THE MOST HEAT IN TISSUES CLOSEST TO APPLICATOR
-TISSUES WITH HIGHEST ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:35:52 GMT |
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| What happens to the magnitude of the shortwave diathermy (SWD) and the distance increases? |
DECREASES |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:06:19 GMT |
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True/False
Diathermy can be used with medal? |
FALSE
CANNOT BE USED WITH MEDAL |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:06:19 GMT |
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True/False
Diathermy does not penetrate as deep as US? |
TRUE |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:06:19 GMT |
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| What are the advantages of diathermy? |
-CAN HEAT DEEPER THAN A HOT PACK
-CAN TREAT LARGER AREAS THEN US
-REDUCED RISK OF PERIOSTEAL BURNING
-MWD (MICROWAVE) REFLECTED AT TISSUE INTERFACES
-EASY TO SET UP AND NOT LABOR INTENSIVE
-BILLING ISSUES |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:06:19 GMT |
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| What does diathermy like? |
HIGH WATER CONTENT (MUSCLE) |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:21:02 GMT |
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| What is the advantage of diathermy over other thermal agents? |
-HEETS DEEPS TISSUES THAN SUPERFICIAL THERMAL AGENTS (IE: HOT PACKS)
-HEATS LARGER AREAS THAN ULTRA SOUND |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:21:02 GMT |
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| What determines how much energy will be absorbed by the tissue and how warm it will become? |
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY AND TISSUE TYPE. |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:21:02 GMT |
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| What is the key factor that determines whether a diathermy device will increase tissue temperature? |
THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY ABSORBED BY THE TISSUE |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:21:02 GMT |
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| When diathermy is applied at non thermal levels, it is generally referred to as? |
PULSED SHORTWAVE DIATHERMY |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:11:53 GMT |
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| SWD and MWD can be delivered in what kind of manner? |
CONTINUOUS OR PULSED MODE
(WHEN GENERATED AT A SPECIFIC AVERAGE INTENSITY, CAN GENERATE HEAT IN THE BODY) |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:11:53 GMT |
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| The application of shortwave or microwave electromagnetic enerty to produce heat and other physiological changes within tissues? |
DIATHERMY |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:11:53 GMT |
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| Shortwave and microwave are both? |
NONIONIZING |
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MichaelMorano Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:11:53 GMT |
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