OT 550 Test 1 Exam with complete solutions 2025.

OT 550 Test 1 Exam with complete
solutions 2025




preparatory .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-thermal .therapy .is ._____ .treatment


3 .cm .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-how .deep .does .thermal .therapy .travel


hot .and .cold .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-top .reason .for .lawsuit


no .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-is .thermal .therapy .covered .by .insurance?


104 .-113 .degrees .F .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-temperature .for .thermal .therapy


cell .death-catabolism .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Too .high .temperature .leads .to
._____




conduction .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Direct .collision .of .2 .materials .at .different
.temperatures .(heating .pad, .paraffin), .#1 .type .of .energy .transfer .OTs .use




convection .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Contact .between .circulating .medium .and
.another .material .at .different .temperatures .(fluidotherapy, .whirlpool)- .same .thing
.as .conduction, .but .circulating




radiation .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Through .the .traveling .of .electromagnetic
.waves, .across .the .air, .from .the .warmer .to .the .cooler .substance .or .body, .Deep
.physical .agent .modalities

,evaporation .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Transfer .of .heat .from .the .body .by
.conversion .of .a .volatile .liquid .vapor .when .the .liquid .is .applied .to .the .skin
.(vapocoolant) .NOT .EFFICIENT- .hot .and .cool .gels- .getting .rid .of .heat .in .the
.body




conversion .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Ultrasound .energy .from .one .form .to
.another- .with .deep .physical .agent .modalities




15 .to .20 .min .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-duration .of .thermal .therapy


skin .and .muscle .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-______ .are .good .conduction .of .heat
.for .thermal .therapy




Subcutaneous .fat .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-not .good .conduction .of .heat- .harder
.to .heat .up .and .cool .down




Resting .or .laying .on .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-thermal .conduction .of .tissue-
.position .of .heat .and .body- .more .energy- .more .likely .to .burn .themselves




towels .on .top .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-thermal .conduction .of .tissue- .position .of
.heat .and .body= .less .energy- .BETTER .to .put .something .on .top




dry, .wet .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-___ .towels .for .heat .and .___ .towels .for .cold


pre-warmed .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-_____ .towels .more .effective .with .thermal
.conduction .of .tissue




6-12 .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-____ .layers .of .towels- .prevent .burning, .too .much
.heat .energy, .etc.




no .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-can .you .use .moist .towels .with .heat


Hydrocollator .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Hot .Pack .Machines

,158 .to .168 .degrees .F .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-temperature .for .hydrocollator


conduction .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Heat .transfer .via ._____ .hydrocollator


2.5 .hours .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-how .long .does .it .take .for .hot .packs .to .heat
.back .up .in .hydrocollator




put .in .freezer .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-what .to .do .with .hot .packs .if .not .using .for
.awhile .to .kill .bacteria




whirlpool .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Used .in .Greece .500 .to .300 .BC- .hot .springs,
.Various .shapes .and .sizes .- .stainless .turbine, .Turbine .turned .toward .or .away
.from .patient, .Patient .can .do .therapeutic .exercise .in .whirlpool, .Hard .to .keep
.clean .and .costly .to .heat




convection .and .conduction .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-type .of .heat .transfer .in
.whirlpool




paraffin .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Can't .bill .for, .Use .since .early .1900's, .Low
.specified .heat .- .transfer .not .good, .Will .not .last .a .long .time- .put .in .zip .lock .bag
.to .keep .the .heat .in, .Add .too .much .oil .- .heat .gets .higher- .oil .keeps .it .from
.sticking .to .the .side .of .bath, .Dispose .of .after .use .- .contaminated- .not .hot
.enough .to .kill .bacteria, .160 .kills .bacteria




conduction .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-heat .transfer .in .paraffin


hand, .elbow, .foot .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-body .parts .that .can .use .paraffin .with


1-2 .cm. .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-how .deep .does .heat .of .paraffin .go


113-122 .F .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-temperature .of .paraffin .bath


continuous .immersion .with .retention, .continuous .immersion .- .CORRECT
.ANSWERS-methods .for .applying .paraffin

, 7 .dip .immersions, .continuous .30 .min .immersion .in .bath, .30 .min .period .of
.retention .outside .that .bath .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-continuous .immersion .with
.retention .of .paraffin




7 .dip .immersions, .continuous .30 .min .immersion .in .bath .- .CORRECT
.ANSWERS-continuous .immersion .of .paraffin




continuous .immersion .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-methods .for .applying .paraffin
.that .produces .greatest .increase .in .cutaneous, .subcutaneous, .and .muscular
.temperature




fluidotherapy .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Natural .cellulose .ground .up .corn .cob,
.Circulates .warm .air, .Can .help .with .edema .if .arm .is .above .heart, .Can .do .AROM,
.Cannot .Tx .proximal .joints, .Expensive, .Tolerance .an .issue .with .some




convection .and .conversion .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-heat .transfer .with
.fluidotherapy




130 .F .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-temperature .of .fluidotherapy


mechanoreceptors .and .pain .receptors .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-fluidotherapy
.stimulates .______




CRPS .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-fluidotherapy .desensitizes ._____


no .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-can .fluidotherapy .treatment .proximal .joints


if .arm .is .above .the .heart .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-how .can .fluidotherapy .help
.with .edema




VASODILATION, .increases .blood .flow, .repairs .tissue, .removes .inflammatory
.compounds- .histamines, .More .oxygen .to .tissues, .More .nutrients .to .tissues,
.More ."troops" .to .the .tissues .(macrophages, .neutrophils, .fibroblasts), .speed .up