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Goals of Ventilatory Support - - Optimize cardiopulm status - minimize airway & lung trauma - improve gas exchange respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) - a severe respiratory disease that is characterized by rapid respiratory failure Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - persistence, after birth, of a communication between the main pulmonary artery and the aorta Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) - chronic pulmonary disease that develops in premature infants who were treated with mechanical vent...

En bloc strategy - a shift from the use of both upper and lower parts of the body 5 attributes of typical walking - stability in stance Foot clearance in swing Appropriate pre-positioning of foot for initial contact Adequate step length Energy conservation Initial stage of walking - flat footed Wide bos Short steps Flexed knee at contact Loss of balance

HG&D: MOTOR CONTROL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 3 levels for analyzing movement - action Movement Neuromotor Action level - examines the behavioral outcome (achieved/not achieved) with relation to the environment Movement level - analyzes movements and strategies used to perform functional tasks (how does the person move?) Neuromotor level - the interaction and integrity of multiple body systems that contribute to movement (such as sensation, perception, motor coord...

cute Wounds - Induced by surgery or trauma in otherwise healthy individuals progresses in a predictable time and manner (according to 3 phases of wound healing) Chronic wounds - Wound that does not progress through the phases of healing in a reasonable time frame Name 8 wound characteristics that affect healing - 1. mechanism of onset 2. time since onset 3. wound location 4. wound dimensions 5. infection 6. temperature 7. wound hydration 8. necrotic tissue What are 3 local factors th...

Causes of restrictive lung disease - lung parenchymal disease decreases lung compliance Pleural abnormalities Ventilatory pump dysfunction Clinical manifestations of restrictive disorders - cough Decreased IC, VC, TLC Normal or decreased RV Increased RR esp. On exertion DOE Decreased exercise tolerance Tachypnea Abnormal pfts Abnormal breath sounds, chest x-ray Possible ventilatory muscle fatigue/failure Possible S/S Pulmonary Hypertension, RVH, cor pulmonale What do pleural abnorm...

Definition & Classification of Cerebral Palsy - "A group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitations that are attributed to non- progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain" Common comorbidities associated with CP - o Sensation - sensory processing involvement o Perception o Cognition o Communication and speech issues o Behavior and emotional disorders o Mental retardation CP risk increases with...

Assessment of Pulmonary Dysfunction - Arterial blood gases Imaging (chest radiographs, CT, MRI, radionuclide VQ scan), Pulmonary function tests, Sputum samples, biopsy, bronchoscopy Air on radiograph - Dark (radiolucent) Fat on radiograph - Dark gray Tissue/muscle on radiograph - Light gray Bone on radiograph - White (radiopaque) Standard Chest Radiograph - PA and lateral Heart closest to film What should you observe in a standard chest radiograph? - Bones and soft tissues Hemidiaphrag...

BOOKENDS FAL 2025 EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+  Describe the 3 neuro levels of recover - Complete recovery: through original processes. Motor recovery: through alternative neural processes Compensation: through alternative behavioral + neural processes  ABCDE of goals? - Actor, Behavior, Condition, Degree, Expected time  Compare and contrast tone vs hyperstiffness - Tone = neurologic. Hyperstiffness = tightening of titen/loss of sarcomeres/joint capsule.  T...

ACUTE CARE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+  If a patient is eating & needs to swallow, would you want their bed in Trendelenburg or reverse Trendelenburg position? - Reverse trendelenburg  Hospital beds with trapezes on the frames are commonly used for ______ patients. - Orthopedic  Are there bed alarms on ER stretchers/gurneys? - No bed alarms, so leave the handrails up for safety.  Before getting a patient out of a bariatric bed for OOB activities, be ...

Natural killer cells - Target: infected cells Role: to kill cells that appear to be abnormal Macrophages - Target: anything they find in their path (that appears to be abnormal) Role: ingest harmful microorganisms, activate TH1 and TH2 Tc Cells - Cytotoxic T cell Target: infected cell Role: kill infected cells TH1 Cell - Type of T helper cell Role: activate Tc cell TH2 Cell - Type of T helper cell Role: activate B cells B Cells - Target: microorganisms and infected cells Role: secret...