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PTAS 110
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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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 |