RA Certification Review #2

What position would the patient start in when using the parallel bars?

Sitting

Where should the wheelchair be positioned against the bed when moving a patient?

Vertically adjacent

What modality is typically used as the first step in teaching ambulation?

Parallel bars

What is the gait caused by osteoarthritis called?

Coxalgic gait

What gait is seen in elderly patients due to neurological involvement?

Hemiplegic gait

What is the gait with abnormal movement and continuous tremors?

Parkinson’s gait

What disease are paraffin baths frequently used to treat?

Arthritis (RA, carpal tunnel)

What massage technique involves superficial stroking toward the heart using slow rhythmic movement?

Effleurage

What massage technique involves kneading, wringing, lifting, or pressing?

Petrissage

What is the exercise called where movement is done by someone else and the patient exerts no effort?

PROM (Passive Range of Motion)

What is the exercise called where the patient actively moves muscles voluntarily?

AROM (Active Range of Motion)

What is putting a bone back in place after a fracture called?

Reduction

What type of therapy uses weights, ropes, and pulleys for improper healing?

Traction

What does TENS stand for?

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

What is designing, fitting, and manufacturing braces called?

Orthotics

What is designing and creating artificial limbs called?

Prosthetics

What imaging is used to view soft tissues?

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

What should not be included on a resume due to legality?

Religion, race, age, date of birth

What is the transfer called where the patient slides hips sideways without standing?

Sitting transfer

During transfer, patients should move toward which side?

Stronger side

What is POMR charting?

Problem-Oriented Medical Record charting

What is intimate space defined as?

18 inches or closer

What is personal space defined as?

18 inches to 4 feet

What is social space defined as?

4 to 12 feet

What is public space defined as?

12 feet or more

What is a wrong committed against a person or property called?

Tort

What is an unintentional wrong that must be proven called?

Negligence

What muscle flexes and adducts the arm across the chest?

Pectoralis major

What muscle is responsible for the extension of the thigh?

Gluteus maximus

What gait has full weight on one leg while crutches move with the affected limb?

3-point gait

What are words spoken to defame someone?

Slander

What liquid is commonly used in autoclaves?

Distilled water

What is professional negligence or failure to meet standard of care called?

Malpractice

What are words that attack a person’s reputation called?

Defamation

What is treating all blood as contaminated called?

Universal precautions

What does intra-/endo- mean?

Within

What does HIPAA stand for?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

What is the exercise that increases strength without joint movement called?

Isometric