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OT 550 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A COMPLETE
EXAM SOLUTION NEWEST UPDATED 2024/2025 ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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

,OT 550 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A COMPLETE
EXAM SOLUTION NEWEST UPDATED 2024/2025 ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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

,OT 550 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A COMPLETE
EXAM SOLUTION NEWEST UPDATED 2024/2025 ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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

, OT 550 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A COMPLETE
EXAM SOLUTION NEWEST UPDATED 2024/2025 ALL
ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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 healing process - CORRECT ANSWERS Hemodynamic (blood effects)
of thermal therapy

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