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A patient with hemophilia has been referred to physical therapy.  The diagnosis is subacute hemarthrosis of the knee.  The patient has been non-weight bearing with crutches and his physician has ordered a gradual resumption of functional activities over the next several weeks.  Which of the following activities would be the most appropriate for his initial treatment?

Your patient has a diagnosis of congestive heart failure.  His ejection fraction is 60%.  Clinically, ejection fraction is useful to measure ____________________________.

Mrs. Q, age 78, is coming to physical therapy for treatment of spinal stenosis.  She has been progressing well with your treatment intervention.  This afternoon she comes to her therapy appointment and reports a sudden onset of 9/10 pain in her lower leg which began earlier in the day.  She complains of numbness and tingling in the same lower leg area.  Upon assessment, you note that the skin is very pale and you are unable to palpate extremity pulses.   How should a physical therapist respond to this situation?

Your patient has a diagnosis of hypertension.  In order to avoid the auscultatory gap, the most appropriate method to determine how high to inflate the blood pressure cuff is to ___________. 

Mrs. F is 72 years old.  She had hip surgery three days ago.  You saw her yesterday and noted that her mobility was severely impaired due to her pain levels.  The physician increased her oral pain medication today.  Being aware of her pain medication schedule, how would you proceed?

Your patient is complaining of bilateral leg pain when he walks.  He reports that sometimes he can walk 15 minutes and other times he can walk only 5 minutes before the onset of pain.  He states that he can walk longer when going uphill.  He describes his pain as cramping and tingling.  He also reports pain with prolonged standing.  Sitting immediately relieves the pain.  What do you suspect is causing his symptoms?

Mr. A is 58 years old and has been receiving physical therapy treatment for osteoarthritis of his hips and spine over the past four weeks.  His medical history is positive for hypertension.  He was recently diagnosed with elevated cholesterol and one week ago began taking a “statin” drug.  He was progressing well until his last visit.  He began reporting more generalized muscle and joint pain.  What do you suspect is causing this increased pain?

Mrs. Q, age 78, is coming to physical therapy for treatment of spinal stenosis.  She has been progressing well with your treatment intervention.  This afternoon she comes to her therapy appointment and reports a sudden onset of 9/10 pain in her lower leg which began earlier in the day.  She complains of numbness and tingling in the same lower leg area.  Upon assessment, you note that the skin is very pale and you are unable to palpate extremity pulses.  What do you suspect is happening with this patient?

Your patient has a diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse.  Where is the mitral valve located?

A physical therapist is screening teenage athletes prior to a football camp.  One of the screening questions relates to coarctation of the aorta.  Which of the following procedures would screen for this condition?