Daily Quad Quiz 8

Which of the following functions is primarily associated with CN IX?

• Motor control of the muscles of mastication

• Taste sensation from the posterior one-third of the tongue

• Hearing and balance

• Vision and pupillary reflex

A physical therapist assistant plans to use a tilt table for a patient who is having difficulty

tolerating an upright sitting position. The assistant should stop inclining the tilt table if the

patient experiences which of the following signs and symptoms?

• Decrease in diastolic blood pressure 20 mm Hg

• Increase in pulse rate to 20 bpm

• Increase in systolic blood pressure 10 mm Hg

• Decrease in O2 saturation to 93%

A patient experiences a burn on their anterior right arm, forearm, and hand plus their anterior trunk. Using the rule of nine, what percentage of body surface area is burned?

• 22.5%

• 10%

• 18%

• 28.5%

Answer explanation

Total arm = 9% so only anterior aspect (half) would be 4.5%. Full trunk is 36%, so the anterior truck would be half, 18%.

4.5% + 18% = 22.5%

True or False: Patients with venous insufficiency ulcers should avoid unnecessary leg elevation.

Answer explanation

A patient with venous insufficiency should elevate there legs when possible.

Name the pathology: an autosomal recessive genetic disease of the exocrine glands.

• Bronchitis

• Angina pectoris

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Cor pulmonale