One sign of _________ is asterixis, a condition in which the patient's hands involuntary flap when he holds his hands up with the wrists flexed, such as signaling someone to stop.
A) esophageal varices
B) cirrhosis
C) cholecystitis
D) hepatic encephalopathy
Question 2
In a lateral dislocation of the ankle, the affected limb:
A) presents with a downward pointing foot (plantar flexion).
B) presents with an upward turned foot (dorsiflexion).
C) presents with a foot turned outward from the ankle.
D) remains in the normal anatomical position and becomes immediately swollen.
Measuring Patient Height
Closed urinary drainage system. Urine being measured after it leaves patient’s body via catheter.
A physical therapist exercising the patient’s leg in a physical therapy department.
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.
Two-handed kneading to lower leg muscles. Knead the belly of the calf muscles using two hands ...