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OTA 130 Final Exam 2

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Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS),Wheelchair,Screen magnifiers,Augmentative Communicator,Braille,Foot operated mouse,Switch accessible devices,Standing frame,Swivel spoon   Assitive Technology  
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How is assistive technology obtained by the client? Who pays for it?   Medicare/Medicaid, Third party insurance, client  
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What local program can you borrow items from or refer clients to who have assistive technology needs? How is it funded?   North Carolina Assistive Technology Program. State funded  
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No hands on person. Observing only but standing close to intervene if necessary. Client could also need verbal cuing and set-up   Supervision  
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No hands on actual person. More proximal to person than during simply supervision   Standby Assist  
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Making body contact but providing no assistance   Contact Guard Assist  
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patient can provide 75 % assistance or less   Min Assist  
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Patient can expend 50 -74% of energy   Mod Assist  
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Patient can expend 25 – 49% of energy   Max Assist  
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Patient can expend > 25%   Total Assistance or Dependent  
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requires assistive devices   Modified Independent  
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Bed mobility – what is the proper way for a client to transfer from supine to sitting edge of bed?   Have patient roll into a side-lying position 2. Bring patient’s feet pff the edge of the bed 3. Stabilize LE 4. Shift the patient’s body to an upright sitting position 5. Place patient’s hands on the bed at the sides of their body to maintain balance  
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Transfer used for hemiplegia, hemiparesis, general loss of strength or balance   Stand Pivot  
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Transfer used for NWB, paralysis, spinal cord injury, amputee   Slide board  
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Transfer used for anyone who needs to get in a car   Car Transfer  
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Transfer used for   Squat Pivot  
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What is the proper way to instruct a client with hip precautions to stand up from a chair?   Move your operated leg forward and push off the arm rests of the chair to stand up. Once you have your balance, reach for the walker  
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What is the proper way to instruct a client with hip precautions to sit down?   When you sit down, back up until you feel the bed or chair against your legs. Reach back for the bed or armrests of the chair and slide your operated leg straight out in front of you. Don’t lean forward as you sit!  
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also known as a head rush or a dizzy spell is a form of hypotension in which a person's blood pressure suddenly falls when the person stands up or stretches. They could pass out or fall during a transfer   Orthostatic Hypertension  
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What do you do if your patient transfers sitting edge of bed to stand and feels dizzy?   Lay them back down on the bed very slowly  
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Why do we use gait belts during all transfers?   For the safety of the therapist and client  
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What other type of equipment do we use for transfers? Why and who would we use it with?   Hoyer or other mechanical lift (?) Used when the client is very large or requires total assistance  
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What side should you teach a CVA patient to transfer to? Why?   Both sides. So they can do either side once at home, and not to favor any side and cause later imbalance or favoring  
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How do you transfer a client with a CVA onto a tub bench?   The transfer tub bench extends beyond the side of the tub. Lift pt using normal transfer precautions to sit on edge of tub bench. making sure to tuck arm into body and support to max safety. Allow other UE to assist in transfer and weight shift  
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If you are using a transfer board and a bare bottom, what must you do to prevent skin sheer or tear?   Use towels  
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What do you do with the footrests of a wheelchair before a transfer?   Take them off the wheel chair and place them out of the way  
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transport elevating leg rest, high back,reclining high back,sports,CP reclining, stroller type ,low back standard,SCI- (low back, high back,self propel negative tilt)   Manual Wheelchairs  
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  Power Wheelchairs  
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worse turning radius, highest speeds 6 rmps, can tip backwards going up steep hill difficulty with electronics for higher level pts   Rearwheel wheelchairs  
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better on rough terrain fishtails at high speeds supports electronics for high level pts   Front wheel wheelchairs  
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tightest turning radius, slowest of power chairs, supports electronics for high level pts   Midwheel wheelchairs  
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What is a pro and con of a scooter?   PRO: portability, perception of use, basket CON:requires strength to use, less maneuverable, no support, can tip over  
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Name one way to drive a power chair without the use of an UE. Who would use this?   Switch-operated  
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What is the #1 rule of wheelchair safety?   brakes should be locked during all transfers  
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Review the types of wheelchair cushions   Air, foam, gel  
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What is the primary purpose of the tilt option on a power wheelchair?   Pressure relief for prevention of ulcers  
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What is the primary purpose of the recline option on a power wheelchair?   Positioning (ie hip precautions)  
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Why is a mirror over a stove helpful for a person in a wheelchair? Go to the OTA kitchen and sit in a chair close to the stove. Place a pot on the stove and think about cooking spaghetti or pancakes   It is so you can see what you are cooking it gives you a birds eye view  
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What is the minimum required space in a public restroom to ensure a wheelchair can turn?   36"of clear for forward movement, 5' diameter circle or T- Shaped area to turn around  
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What is the other option for turning around a wheelchair?   T- Shaped area to turn around  
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What is the minimum door width per ADA?   36"  
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What is the maximum height for a door handle per the ADA?   48"  
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Where are service animals allowed?   anywhere the individual/owner of the dog can go  
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What must hospitals do for visitors or patients who are deaf or hard of hearing?   must provide effective means of communication for deaf or hard of hearing can include written notes or pointing for simple communication (must call interpreter)  
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Why do we have lever handles on public access doors?   people with decreased grip strength can use fist to open and close door  
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joint motion and muscle shortens(with or without resistance)-uses muscle contraction against a specific amount of weight to move the load through a certain ROM weights, springs,slings, bands, sandbags, or special devices- ie. lifting a fork to mouth   Isotonic  
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no joint motion occurs, the muscle length remains same-the limb is set or held taut as agonist and antagonist muscles are contracted ata point in the ROM to stabilize the joint.- ie. holding a shopping bag around your forearm   Isometric  
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when muscles contract the tension in the muscle increases or remains constant as the muscle lengthens. ie. a controlled return of a pail of sand lifted from the ground   Eccentric  
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What specific exercise(s) would you recommend for someone with shoulder weakness?   Isotonic exercises such as TheraBand- place one end of TB under left foot other end in right hand. using shoulder flexion lift TB with R hand , hold 2 lb weights in hand using shoulder extension take weights behind back increase reps (1-3 sets of 12)  
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What specific UE exercise(s) would you recommend to help someone get up from a chair?   Have pt sit on bed or mat and scooch across the bed lifting only a little each time but going all the way around the bed then going back  
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If your client has muscle grade 4 for biceps and 3 for triceps, what exercises would you recommend?   Isometric exercises with resistance such as holding dumbbells in pronation hold for a 5-6 count and then lower  
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If your client had muscle grade 3 for wrist extension, what exercise would you recommend?   latch hooking to provide active resistive exercise to the wrist extensors  
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Your client needs to increase Bilateral grip strength. What is a functional task you can have your client work on?   Have pt make a theraputty or playdough snake by sqeezing material bilaterally. Then use isometric exercises such a grip theraputty doing same activity- grade by increasing stiffness and holding the pressure for 5-6 seconds  
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List 5 specific functional tasks you can have a client use to improve fine motor skills   kneading and/or pinching dough using whole hand and each finger , buttoning and unbuttoning shirt,putting pegs in and out of pedboard, clothes pin, jigsaw puzzle  
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What are five principles of energy conservation?   Attitudes and emotions, body mechanics, work pace, leisure time, work methods, organization  
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What is work simplification? List 5 examples   making of daily tasks easier in order to reduce strain, or to decrease the amount energy required to complete an activity. EX: using frozen vegetables in recipes instead of cutting fresh  
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What are three safety modifications for the bathroom?   grab bars, transfer tub bench, raised toilet seat  
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What are two things to do in the kitchen to encourage energy conservation?   use lightweight pots and pans, use convenience or prepared foods  
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What are two things to do during ADLs to encourage energy conservation?   sit while bathing, use long straw with weighted cup for drinking  
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What are three purposes of splinting?   immobilize, mobilize, protect a body part  
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Name two kinds of splints   low-temperature thermoplastics and soft splints  
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What splint would you recommend for carpel tunnel syndrome?   Radial bar wrist cock-up splint  
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What splint would you recommend for thumb support or immobilization?   short opponens  
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