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NPTE Practice Exam Study Guide end-feel that is an absolute contraindication for joint mobilization - >>>>empty a common contracture following transfemoral amputation - >>>>hip flexion contracture ... best initial intervention for shoulder impingement: postural correction, AROM, stretching, or modalities - >>>>correct postural alignment first typical posture of a patient with Parkinson's - >>>>forward head and trunk hip and knee flexion typical gait of a patient of Parkinson's - >>>>festinating gait: small, shuffling steps and generally slow movement T or F: A rolling walker is indicated for the typical patient with Parkinson's posture and gait - >>>>False. A rolling walker is contraindicated because it would exacerbate the postural and gait impairments term for the inability to feel pain - >>>>analgesia term for feeling pain from things that do not normally cause pain - >>>>allodynia term for an abnormally heightened sensation of pain - >>>>hyperalgesia what is allodynia - >>>>feeling pain from stimuli that shouldn't actually cause pain analgesia vs anesthesia - >>>>analgesia is loss of pain sensation, anesthesia is global loss of sensation typical end-feel of elbow and knee flexion - >>>>soft which quadriceps muscle *may* reduce the tendency of the patella to track laterally - >>>>vastus medialis cranial nerve involved in Bell's palsy - >>>>CN VII: facial nerve symptoms of Bell's palsy - >>>>unilateral facial drooping/paralysis of muscles of facial expression (opening/closing eyes, smiling/frowning, raising eyebrows, etc.) what is ptosis - >>>>drooping of the eyelid A young female patient has larger than normal Q angle and complains of subpatellar pain. Would you strengthen vastus lateralis or medialis? - >>>>vastus medialis (to reduce lateral tracking of the patella) damage to this cranial nerve can result in weakness of paralysis of the muscles of mastication - >>>>CN V: trigeminal nerve cranial nerve responsible for motor function of the tongue - >>>>CN XII: hypoglossal nerve LDL level above what is considered a risk - >>>>> 130 total cholesterol above what is considered a risk - >>>>> 200 HDL below what is considered a risk - >>>>men < 40, women < 50 which values are abnormal: total cholesterol: 220 LDL: 150 HDL: 30 - >>>>All of them. total cholesterol: should be < 200 LDL: should be < 130 HDL: should be at least 40 if man, 50 if woman T or F: The adverse effects of tricyclic antidepressants increase fall risk. - >>>>True. Side effects include postural hypotension, lethargy, sedation, and blurred vision. The abnormal presence of bon [Show More]

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