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When calculating a pt's max heart rate, the pt's age should be subtracted from the number?
220
Understanding the pt's socio-cultural, psychological and economic influences on the individual's life in their environment is an example of what core value that is associated with professionalism?
COMPASSION
PTA's should assume the fiduciary responsibility of placing the needs of the client/patient ahead of the PTA's self interest?
ALTRUISM
The normal BP for an infant 3 months to 1 year is?
85-90/35-65 mmHg
When calculating a patient's heart rate, what percentages should be used?
60% and 80%
A respiration rate <10 respirations per minute?
BRADYPNEA
A condition in which breathing is easier when the person is seated or standing?
ORTHOPNEA
Burning pain?
SYMPATHETIC NERVE
Severe/intolerable?
FRACTURE
Throbbing pain?
VASCULATURE
Sharp/shooting pain?
NERVE ROOT
What is the biomedical ethic state that the bond between a patient and clinician must be based on truth?
VERACITY
What are the dorsiflexor muscles?
-ANTERIOR TIBIALIS
-EXTENSOR HALLICUS LONGUS
-EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS
What are all the plantarflexor muscles?
-GASTROCNEMIUS
-SOLEUS
-PLANTARIS
-POSTERIOR TIBIALIS
-FLEXOR HALLICUS LONGUS
-FLEXOR DIGITORIUM LONGUS
-PERONEUS LONGUS
-PERONEUS BREVIS
All wrist flexors come from what origin?
MEDIAL EPICONDYLE
the trapezium articulates with what finger/s?
1st
The trapezoid articulates with what finger/s?
2nd
The capitate articulates with what finger/s
2nd,3rd,4th
The hamate articulates with what finger/s?
4th,5th
What are the bones of the wrist?
-SCHAPOID
-LUNATE
-TRIQETRUM
-PISIFORM
-TRAPEZIUM
-TRAPEZOID
-CAPITATE
-HAMATE
Muscles that make up the Thenar eminence?
-OPPONENS POLLICIS
-ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS
-FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS
Muscles that make up the hypothenar?
-OPPONENS DIGITS MINIMI
-ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI
-FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI
Loosed packed position for IP joints?
SLIGHT FLEXION
Loosed packed position for MCP joints?
SLIGHT FLEXION
Closed packed position for IP joints?
FULL EXTENSION
Closed packed position for MCP joints?
FULL EXTENSION
Capsular patter for MCP and IP joints?
FLEX>EXT
Coexists with hyperactive reflexes?
SPASTICITY
Paired with paralysis?
SPASTICITY
Increased resistance to stretch compared with normal muscles?

High tone?
HYPERTONICITY
Lack of tone or resistance to passive movement with in the middle range of a muscle's length.

Associated with total paralysis of the muscle?
FLACCIDITY
If there is no excititory input this will result in?
FLACCIDITY
Monitors amount of tension in a muscle?
GOLGI TENDON ORGANS (GTO's)
Muscle tension at rest, readiness to move or hold a position, priming or tuning of the muscles or the degree of activation prior to movement?
TONE
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