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PTAS 110
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HOD | house of delegates |
| physiotherapy | another term for Physical Therapy |
| Examining / Examination | process to determine the nature of the and status of the condition |
| Alleviating | |
| impairments | |
| limitations | |
| prevention | |
| consultation | |
| education | |
| research | |
| Define Physical Therapy | There is no single definition of PT instead each state has a practice act that defines the parameters of PT for that state |
| Vision 2020 | 1. doctoral education 2. autonomous practice 3. direct access 4.practitioner of choice 5. evidence based practice 6. professionalism |
| autonomous practice | |
| direct access | |
| when did all 50 state have direct access to PT | In 2014 all 50 states had direct access |
| professionalism | |
| The 7 core Values are? | 1. accountability 2.altrusim 3. compassion/ caring 4.excellence 5. integrity 6.professional duty 7. social responsibility |
| accountability | |
| altruism | the pt comes first |
| compassion/ caring | |
| excellence | |
| integrity | |
| professional duty | |
| social responsibility | |
| Balance Budget ACT | |
| Code of Ethics for the PT | |
| standards of ethical conduct for the PTA | |
| when did the PTA program start at VU? | the PTA program started at VU in 1972 |
| CAPTE | |
| autonomy of judgement | separates a professional from a technician |
| disability | |
| functional limitations | |
| disability model | |
| Pulse Sites | Temporal -side of forehead Carotid- lateral throat Brachial- up medially form the antecubital Radial- at the wrist on the thumb side Dorsalis Pedis- on the top of the foot |
| normal newborn heart rate | 100-150 bmp |
| normal infant heart rate | 90-160 bmp |
| normal child heart rate | 70-130 bmp |
| normal adult heart rate | 60-100 bmp |
| bradycardia | heart rate < 60 bmp |
| Tachycardia | heart rate >100 bmp |
| normal temperate | 96.8-99.3 F |
| pyrexic | temperate over 100 F |
| normal oxygen | 95-100% O2 |
| hypoxemia | Below 90% O2 ( cannot treat patient if oxygen level is this low) |
| normal respiration | 12-20 breaths per min for state board 12-18 breaths per min for book |
| the 4 characteristics of respiration | rate , rhythm, depth, character |
| Rate | number of breathes per minutes |
| Rhythm | regularity of pattern |
| Depth | amount of air exchanged |
| Character | Deviation from normal, resting, or quiet respiration |
| Who was the first president ? | Mary McMillian |
| APTA | The American Physical Therapy Association |
| Physical Therapist | the professional practitioner of physical therapist services |
| physical therapist assistant | the only individual who assists the physical therapist in practice |
| Physical therapist service or physical therapist practice | preferred when referring to the provision of physical therapy. The term "physical therapy service" is appropriate when referring to a facility or a department in which physical therapist services are provided |
| Physical Therapy Aides | physical therapy aides are any support personnel who perform designated tasks related to the operation of the physical therapy service. |
| Gudie |