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What is a prosthetic cause of drop off at late stance for a transtibial prosthesis?

During your transfemoral check socket fitting your socket was a 10 ply fit with pads at the lateral proximal socket. Moving forward what would be the best course of action?

Which hinge in a pair of outside locking hinges houses the actual lock?

A wrist disarticulation amputee retains _______ degrees of combined pronation and supination, whereas a very short or short transradial amputee retains ________ degrees.

A TR patient needing the ability to vary grip force on small delicate objects would benefit from which terminal device:

You are summoned to a convalescent center for an 88-year-old female with an altered mental status. A staff nurse advises you that the patient has terminal cancer and her physician stated that she would probably die within the next few hours; a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order is presented to you. When caring for this patient, you should:

A repeater receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.

After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the PCR. When documenting the patient’s last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should draw a single line through the mistake and initial it.

You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. You should:

You are treating a man with a closed head injury following an assault by a burglar. The patient, who has slurred speech, becomes verbally abusive and tells you to leave him alone. You should: