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Per capita meat consumption has ________ since 1950. A) dropped by 50% B) doubled C) tripled D) increased by 50%  

Clear-cutting ________. A) restricts timber harvesting to mountaintops B) is harvesting trees from coastal areas only C) involves elimination of subsidies to farmers D) is a form of violent protest favored by radical environmental organizations E) removes all trees from an area

The physiologic effects of increasing tissue temperature include

A 25-year-old right-handed man presents for physical therapy following 6 weeks of immobilization of his right hand for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal sustained in a work accident. On examination he has decreased wrist flexion and extension and has finger ROM within normal limits.  All of the following should be assessed by the therapist before deciding whether or not to use ultrasound to treat this patient’s wrist,except

A 25-year-old right-handed man presents for physical therapy following 6 weeks of immobilization of his right hand for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal sustained in a work accident. On examination he has decreased wrist flexion and extension and has finger ROM within normal limits. Which of the following is acceptable when using therapeutic ultrasound for the wrist joint?

A 25-year-old right-handed man presents for physical therapy following 6 weeks of immobilization of his right hand for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal sustained in a work accident. On examination he has decreased wrist flexion and extension and has finger ROM within normal limits. Which of the following is acceptable when using therapeutic ultrasound for the wrist joint?

Capacitive plate diathermy

A patient is 1-week post a left hip fracture and underwent open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF).  He now complains of pain and spasm that interferes with his ability to participate in therapy.  Which of the following is most appropriate to reduce pain and spasm, increase circulation and promote healing?

A 25-year-old right-handed man presents for physical therapy following 6 weeks of immobilization of his right hand for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal sustained in a work accident. On examination he has decreased wrist flexion and extension and has finger ROM within normal limits. Which of the following is acceptable when using therapeutic ultrasound for the wrist joint?

A 25-year-old right-handed man presents for physical therapy following 6 weeks of immobilization of his right hand for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal sustained in a work accident. On examination he has decreased wrist flexion and extension and has finger ROM within normal limits.  All of the following should be assessed by the therapist before deciding whether or not to use ultrasound to treat this patient’s wrist,except