Biophysical agents Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 30-year-old multiparous woman who has a 3-year-old boy and a newborn girl tells the nurse, "My son is so jealous of my daughter, I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home." How should the nurse respond? A. "Tell the older child that he is a big boy now and should love his new sister." B. "Ask friends and relatives not to bring gifts to the older sibling because you do not want to spoil him." C. "Let the older child stay with his grandparents for the first six weeks t...

ATI PN CAPSTONE 1,2&3 QUESTIONS BANK-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE ATI PN CAPSTONE 1,2&3 QUESTIONS BANK-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE CAPSTONE 1 1. If a male client experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) that damaged the hypothalamus, the nurse anticipate that the client has problems with: a. Body temperature control. b. Balance and equilibrium c. Visual acuity d. Thinking and reasoning 2. A female client admitted to an acute care facility after a car accident develops...

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List the different types of energy and material applied to patients to assist in rehab (7) - Answer- 1) heat 2) cold 3) water 4) pressure 5) sound 6) electromagnetic radiation 7) electrical currents Thermal Physical Agents 1) how do they change the tissue temp? 2) are they used superficially or deep? 3) examples - Answer- 1) transfer energy to a patient to increase or decrease tissue temperature 2) superficial or deep 3) hot packs, cold packs, US, whirlpool or diathermy Mechanic...

What should the heat make the tissue go up too? Anything more would cause tissue damage - Answer- 104-113 degrees What should the hydroculator be set to temperature wise? - Answer- 158-167 degrees What is the purpose therapeutic modalities? - Answer- Add to or complement a comprehensive rehab plan, to stretch or prepare an individual for exercise What are the 3 types of biophysical agents? - Answer- Thermal Elctromagnetic Mechanical What are the types of thermal agents? - Ans...

What should the heat make the tissue go up too? Anything more would cause tissue damage - Answer- 104-113 degrees What should the hydroculator be set to temperature wise? - Answer- 158-167 degrees What is the purpose therapeutic modalities? - Answer- Add to or complement a comprehensive rehab plan, to stretch or prepare an individual for exercise What are the 3 types of biophysical agents? - Answer- Thermal Elctromagnetic Mechanical What are the types of thermal agents? - Ans...

According to the plantar fascitis study, how did light therapy affect pain outcomes and foot function index? - Answer- 28% less pain 90% improvement in foot function What produces electromagnetic waves? - Answer- Acceleration of electric charges of moving electric and magnetic fields What are electromagnetic waves composed of? - Answer- Pure energy, contain no matter and don't require medium for transmission as they travel through space What does it mean to have pure energy, as elec...

Biophysical Agents: Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

Mechanical traction has been surmised to provide which of the following effects? a. decreases discal fluid exchange and nutrient transport b. increased foraminal size c. micro shearing affects d. increase collagen tissue extensibility - Answer- b. increased foraminal size ___________ a. it actually increases it c and d. nonthermal US effects KAHOOT Which of the following is NOT true about pain? a. nociceptors become more sensitive to activation with peripheral sensitization. ...

Mechanical traction has been surmised to provide which of the following effects? a. decreases discal fluid exchange and nutrient transport b. increased foraminal size c. micro shearing affects d. increase collagen tissue extensibility - Answer- b. increased foraminal size ___________ a. it actually increases it c and d. nonthermal US effects KAHOOT Which of the following is NOT true about pain? a. nociceptors become more sensitive to activation with peripheral sensitization. ...

What is the primary goal of using therapeutic modalities in the inflammatory phase? a. facilitate collagen maturation and reorganization b. enhance blood flow and cellular activity c. reduce blood flow and decrease cellular metabolism to lessen the formation of edema d. inhibit collagen maturation and scar tissue formation - Answer- c. reduce blood flow and decrease cellular metabolism to lessen the formation of edema In the Proliferative phase modalities are used to? a. facilitate c...

When applying NMES what structure are you stimulating? - Answer- The peripheral nerves What are the two ways to increase strength? - Answer- Increase muscle size and improve motor unit recruitment What fibers are initiated first in a muscle contraction? - Answer- small units and progresses to larger units as the force demand increases What type of wave form do you use for NMES? - Answer- symmetrical biphasic waves When using NMES what would the pulse duration be set at? - Answer- 200...