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Door swing measurement for a walker |
18" |
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Door swing measurement for a w/c |
26" |
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ADA requirements for countertop height |
31" |
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Flexing hips and knees is a characteristic of what reflex? |
Symmetrical Tonic Reflex |
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Landau Reflex |
Holding the head upright in supine position. Extension of trunk and neck. 3-4 months |
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What does the supraspinatous help with |
flexion and abduction of humerous |
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THE best way to gather info on a patient |
observation and interview |
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myasthenia gravis symptoms |
weak eye, face, throat, neck, and limb muscles |
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Wheel chair access minimum for front of door from ramp |
5'X5' |
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measurements for grab bars in bathroom |
33"-36" |
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for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis splints help prevent... |
deformity |
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For someone suffering from depression activities should be |
repetitive, structured, simple |
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for total hip arthroplasty client must avoid hip flexion at |
80 degrees |
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A program evaluation studies... |
systematic collection of reporting of data AND a compilation of intervention results. |
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minimum measurement for a w/c doorway |
32" |
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minimum measurement for a w/c toilet |
18" |
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Type of splint used for carpal tunnel syndrome |
cock-up splint |
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when does a OTP consider a power w/c |
when going slower than walking pace |
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when would a client use a shallow spoon |
when there is little upper lip control. |
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What does a OTP do if a person c/ suicidal thoughts starts to give personal belongings away |
Tell OT, director, nurse, etc |
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What to do to inhibit extensor tone for someone in a w/c |
seatbelt hips at 45 degree angle |
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Type of grasp for C6 spinal cord injury |
tenodesis grasp or no grasp at all |
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Allen's cognitive level 0 |
coma |
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ACL 1 |
awareness |
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ACL 2 |
Gross body movements |
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ACL 3 |
manual actions |
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ACL 4 |
Familiar activity |
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ACL5 |
learning new activity |
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ACL 6 |
planning new activity |
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cylcothymic disorder |
less sever form of bipolar disorder |
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dysphasia |
difficulty swallowing |
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akathesia |
restlessness, muscular tension |
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ataxia |
failure of muscle coordination. loss of sensory and motor functions |
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dystonia |
painful sudden muscle spasms |
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akinesia |
muscle weakness and fatigue, reduction of movement |
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Tardive dyskinesia |
facial movements, writing movements of tongue and small motion of fingers; can be permanent |
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stereognosis |
ability to identify by touch s/ sight |
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athetosis |
low to normal muscle tone |
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apraxia |
lack of motor planning and can't do the movements even thought they have learned them already. |
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aphasia |
can't say what object is |
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autonomic dysreflexia |
Potentially life-threatening acute medical condition caused by overreaction of the autonomic nervous system to stimulation, commonly associated with a SCI above T6 level, characteristic symptoms include: pounding headache chills and flushed skin anxiety excessively high blood pressure perspiration bradycardia |
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grading pitted edema |
absent (0) to severe (3+) |
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diaphoresis |
excessive sweating |
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O2 desaturation |
decrease in O2 levels. 95% is considered normal |
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aesthesiometer |
used to measure tactile sensitivity of skin |
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dynamometer |
measures hand grip strength |
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athetoid movements |
slow, writhing, involuntary movements of appendages due to CP |
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psychosocial disorder |
schizophrenia, anxiety, etc that which the mental functioning of the person affects them socially. |
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visual motor integration |
the ability to control hand movement guided by eye vision |
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visual acuity |
sharpness of vision. discerning images from a distance. |
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visual perception |
interpret the surrounding environment by processing information visually. |
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manual muscle test scale |
0, 1- trace, 2-no gravity, 3-gravity, 4-resistance, 5-full. |
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ADA minimum w/c door way width |
32" |
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radial-digital grasp |
three-jaw chuck |
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lateral pinch |
key grip |
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partial weight bearing |
50% of pt full weight |
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intention tremors |
Intention tremors occur during voluntary movement, and providing proximal stabilization may be effective in decreasing the intensity of the tremor with eating. |
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decerebrate rigidity |
flexion of the elbows across the chest, adduction and flexion of the wrists, flexion of the fingers, extension and internal rotation of the legs, plantar flexion of the feet |
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When considering seat width, what should be the COTA’s MAIN objective? |
To distribute weight over the widest possible surface while keeping the width of the chair as narrow as possible |
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Medium work requires |
exerting 20-50 lb of force occasionally, 10-25 lb of force frequently, or more than negligible weight to as much as 10 lb of force constantly to move objects. |
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cognitive perspective |
deals with clients’ emotional response to experiences and assists them in reframing their behavioral response. |
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cognitive disability perspective |
focuses on clients’ current abilities and does not aim to change clients’ emotional response or behaviors, only the environment.
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developmental perspective |
focuses on current life expectations and how clients approach situations in the context of those expectations.
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sensorimotor perspective |
focuses on controlling or modifying external sensory stimuli to improve clients’ ability to function. It regulates responses through physiological, not cognitive, processes. |
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resting pan orthosis |
prevents morning stiffness and keeps joints aligned. |
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myoelectric hand |
paired with an externally powered prosthesis, which involves the placement of an electrode to pick up electromyographic signals to move the electric hand. |
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Arm-through-arm service |
offers personal physical assistance to and from the doorway of the home to the door of the vehicle. |
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Door-to-door service |
assists passengers from the doorway of their point of origin to the entrance of the destination. |
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Door-through-door service |
ffers assistance on and off the vehicle and physical assistance with packages from the travel point of origin into the building of their destination. |
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What to stabilize first for overall postural support |
pelvis and lower extremities followed by trunk |
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Major causes of pulmonary embolism |
deep vein thrombosis, heart failure, obesity |
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beneficence |
concern for other's safety |
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Autonomy |
treat the client to their desires within bounds of practice and protect confidential info |
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justice |
fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment of persons and access to occupational engagement. |
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Forceful exertions |
heavy lifting, twisting through the spine |
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MOHO model |
Understanding the client's dimensions of occupational participation and performance. "dimensions of doing" |
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Adaption model |
Understanding the interaction between the client's perceived level of task mastery and the demands of the environment |
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Ecology of Human Performance model |
Understanding how the environment can be adapted, modified, and restored to enable effective performance |
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Sensory Integration model |
Understanding how the client uses sensory information in the environment |
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Multiple sclerosis |
declining function. Teach adaptive devices and compensation techniques. |
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Low registration of stimuli |
sensory seeking |
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shaping technique |
allows you to build this desired behavior in steps |
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Resident Assessment Instrument |
part of the Medicare regulations for SNFs |
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"S" Subjective |
gives the client’s perspective on his or her condition, treatment, or experience. |
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"O" Objective |
records measurable data obtained during the treatment session
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"A" Assessment |
contains an interpretation of subjective and objective information from a treatment session. |
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"P" Plan |
outlines the frequency and duration of continued treatment for the client. |
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Nonmaleficence |
refrain from behavior that could cause harm.
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veracity |
accurate facts |
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Recovery Model |
requires peer support and teaching |
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Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy |
Progresses quickly and child usually in w/c by age 9 |
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Relative Distance Magnification |
moving closer to an object to make it bigger |
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constructional disorder |
difficulty assembling pieces into a whole object |
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Dorsal burns on hand |
Wrist in intrinsic position (15-30 degrees extension) thumb abduction, MP extended |
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ADLs for burns |
adaptive equipment and strategies, and identify abnormal movement patterns. Client needs to relearn movement. *WHEN the burn happens matters too. Adaptive equipment/strategies first. |
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visual field deficit |
narrowing of visual search and scanning |
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Canadian Optimal Performance Measure |
a client-centered instrument that measures the client's perception of problem areas and goals for treatment, including productivity. |
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arthrogryposis multiplex congenital |
contractures in more than one joint |
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Tinel's test |
test for distal irritation. Used for carpel tunnel or cubital tunnel |
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lateral epicondylitis |
tennis elbow |
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Lateral epicondylitis treatment |
activity modification, orthotic positioning, tendon gliding exercises, ergonomic education |
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Decorticate rigidity |
flexion of the elbows across the ches, tadduction and flexion of the wrists, flexion of the fingers, extension and internal rotation of the legs, plantar flexion of the feet |
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Clonus |
Reflexive abnormal motor movements in response to a tendon stretch (as in reflex testing), indicative of a cortical lesion, characterized by a series of involuntary rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle
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pulmonary embolisim |
when a clot travels to the lungs. will show dyspnea, chest pain, rapid heart rate |
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bradydactyly |
Overly large digits |
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When to do AROM for a fracture |
3-6 weeks |
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result of a claw hand |
ulnar nerve injury |