Assessment of blood(usually arterial) to determine the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Law of a jurisdiction concerned with private rights and remedies.

Passageways and tubes that allow air to pass into or out of the lungs.

Passage of a catheter(a flexible tube) into an artery in the arm or leg, then along the artery to reach the heart and measure pressure, inject dye, or take a tissue sample.

Group of disorders that produce certain specific physical symptoms, including chronic productive cough, excessive mucus production, changes in the sound produced when air passes through the bronchial tubes, and shortness of breath.

Exercise incorporating several muscle groups through the use of several joints with the end segment fixed.

Computer synthesis of x rays transmitted through a specific plan of the body.

Law created by court decisions rather than by legislative action.

Slowness of movements

Group of conditions caused by a nonprogressive lesion on the brain.

Supportive, strong, and fibrous connective tissue protein that is found in the dermis, tendon, cartilage, fascia, ligament, and bone.

Principles set forth for the physical therapy profession by APTA for maintaining and promoting ethical practice.

Inflammation of bursae, fluid-filled sacs located throughout the body that decrease the friction between two structures.

Low-grade, protracted inflammatory process.

Neurologic technique based on the natural sequence of recovery after stroke.

Individual who seeks the services of a physical therapist to maintain health, or a business that hires a Physical Therapist as a consultant.

Disorder in which the foot is turned inward and slanted upward.

Various pathologic conditions associated with heart failure.

An electronic device that produces a pulse to control heart depolarization.