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physical therapist reviews the medical record of a patient who sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury. The record notes that the patient has preserved motor function for voluntary anal contraction, as well as motor function below the neurological level. More than half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of 3 or greater. Which American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale classification is MOST consistent with this presentation? Option 1- ASIA B Option ...

A physical therapist examines a patient who sustained a right hemisphere stroke. The therapist observes that the patient consistently does not eat the food on the left side of their plate and fails to look toward the left side of the room when called. Which term is MOST descriptive of this behavior? Option 1- Somatognosia Option 2- Homonymous hemianopsia Option 3- Unilateral neglect Option 4- Spatial disorientation Watch the video version on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/ITmscHb5gnU

A physical therapist performs a cranial nerve assessment on a patient who sustained a brainstem stroke. When testing the pupillary light reflex, the therapist shines a light into the patient's right eye and notes that neither pupil constricts. Shining the light into the left eye results in constriction of both pupils. Which cranial nerve is MOST likely impaired? Option 1- Left cranial nerve II Option 2- Right cranial nerve II Option 3- Left cranial nerve III Option 4- Right cranial nerve III...

A physical therapist reviews the medical chart of a patient who has been taking prednisone daily for 20 months to manage an autoimmune condition. The patient presents with central adiposity, hypertension, proximal muscle weakness, and purple abdominal striae. Which of the following BEST describes the physiologic mechanism responsible for this clinical presentation? Option 1- Excess aldosterone secretion Option 2- Excess growth hormone secretion Option 3- Chronic insulin resistance Option 4- ...

A physical therapist performs an examination on a patient who sustained a hyperextension injury to the cervical spine. The patient exhibits significant motor weakness in both upper extremities, with relatively intact motor strength and sensation in the lower extremities. Which incomplete spinal cord injury syndrome is MOST consistent with this presentation? Option 1- Brown-Sequard syndrome Option 2- Central cord syndrome Option 3- Anterior cord syndrome Option 4- Cauda equina syndrome Watch...