Wound Healing Stages

Alynne is a woman who reports fatigue, intermittent joint pain, and a recurrent facial rash that becomes worse after spending time in the sun. Examination reveals a rash over the bridge of the nose and cheeks that spares the nasolabial folds. Which of the following conditions is ...  Show more

Mila reports a sudden, intense urge to urinate followed by leakage before reaching the bathroom. The patient voids frequently throughout the day and wakes multiple times at night to urinate. Pelvic floor strength is 4/5, and there is no leakage with coughing or sneezing. Which of ...  Show more

A 25-year-old patient is being evaluated for pain in the region of the right oblique abdominis muscle that has been present for 1 week. The patient describes the pain as deep and has progressively worsened in the last 3 days, with only mild relief felt when the patient bends over ...  Show more

A patient in a long-term care facility is referred for physical therapy intervention for mobility training. The patient's chart indicates that the patient currently has abdominal cramping and tenderness, and watery diarrhea 3 times daily. When treating the patient, which of the f ...  Show more

What pressure injury grading is most appropriate for a wound with undermining or tunneling at its base with no muscle or bone visible? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more ...  Show more

On this episode of the podcast I talk with Lizzie Marlow, an MSK physiotherapist & educator specialising in lower limbs with special interests in running injuries, lower limb tendinopathies & of course management & treatment of achilles ruptures. We talk about everything surround ...  Show more