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Question 1 of 5

A physical therapist completes a respiratory examination on a patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which finding would the therapist MOST likely observe?

A. Decreased residual volume

B. Increased expiratory flow rates

C. Decreased functional residual capacity

D. Increased total lung capacity

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Increased total lung capacity

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is assessing the vital signs of patients who presented at the emergency department. Based on the knowledge of age-related variations in normal vital signs, which patients would the nurse document as having a vital sign within normal limits?

A. A 4-month-old infant whose temperature is 38.1Ã‚Â°C (100.5Ã‚Â°F)

B. A 3-year-old whose blood pressure is 118/80

C. A 9-year-old whose temperature is 39Ã‚Â°C (102.2Ã‚Â°F)

D. An adolescent whose pulse rate is 70 beats/min

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An adolescent whose pulse rate is 70 beats/min

Question 3 of 5

What two tendons comprise the first dorsal compartment of the wrist?

A. Extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and abductor pollicis longus (APL)

B. Extensor pollicis longus (EPL) and abductor pollicis brevis (APB)

C. Extensor carpi radialis longus and APL

D. Extensor carpi radialis brevis and APB

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and abductor pollicis longus (APL)

Question 4 of 5

A patient complains of knee pain on your arrival in the room. What should your first sentence be after greeting the patient?

A. How much pain are you having?

B. Have you injured this knee in the past?

C. When did this first occur?

D. Could you please describe what happened?

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Could you please describe what happened?

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is assessing the adaptation of the client to changes in functional status after a brain attack (stroke). The nurse assesses that the client is adapting most successfully if the client:

A. Gets angry with family if they interrupt a task.

B. Experiences bouts of depression and irritability.

C. Has difficulty with using modified feeding utensils.

D. Consistently uses adaptive equipment in dressing self.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Consistently uses adaptive equipment in dressing self.

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