Sound or radiation waves that change direction when passing from one type of tissue to another are said to:
Transmit
Absorb
Reflect
Refract
Answer: Refract
Medical
- Which of the following is NOT a contraindication to intermittent compression?
- What may be combined with compression treatment?
- How long should most intermittent compression treatments last, bearing in mind patient comfort?
- At what minimum setting should the pressure be when using intermittent compression devices?
- Which of the following are responsible for lymph movement?
- Lymph is composed of ____.
- Excessive accumulation of lymph fluid in subcutaneous tissue is called ____.
- What is the appropriate range of force to be used on a patient while performing mechanical lumbar traction?
- If traction treatments are resulting in no change in symptoms or a worsening of symptoms. The treatment should be ____.
- How long should intermittent manual traction be applied?
- Which of the following is not a contraindication to traction?
- What is the most common problem traction is used to treat?
- Traction has effects on ____.
- Traction may help reduce disk herniation. In this condition the ____ protrudes.
- What energy density range is used in therapeutic laser applications?
- Which of the following is a contraindication for low-power lasers?
- What type of laser application technique consists of holding the applicator over each square cm for the appropriate period of time?
- How are lasers throught to influence the inflammatory process?
- Wounds treated with low-power lasers were shown to have what?
- ___ lasers may be used for wound healing and pain management.
- Which of the following is NOT a property of lasers?
- Toweling must be used with thermal diathermy primarily to _____.
- Which conditions may be treated with diathermy?
- Which of the following is a contraindication for diathermy?
- What type of diathermy should be used to heat a large area on a patient with thick subcutaneous fat?