AHSC 340 Test #3 - Therapeutic Modalities, Ultrasound, Massage, and Cryotherapy Practice

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AHSC 340 Test #3 - Therapeutic Modalities, Ultrasound, Massage,
and Cryotherapy Practice



Question:
Which of the following is the most important indication for ultrasound according to KK?
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Question:
Sprains Strains Bone spurs Bursitis/tendonitis Plantar warts
Answer:
Bursitis/tendonitis

Question:
Therapeutic ultrasound is contraindicated for treatment of the injury described in which of the
following cases:
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Question:
A pregnant woman with epicondylitis (tennis elbow) A man with a pacemaker and plantar warts
A teenager with a scar just below the eyebrow A professional athlete with a torn medial
collateral ligament
Answer:
A teenager with a scar just below the eyebrow

Question:
In order to ensure adequate heating when performing the immersion technique of ultrasound
application, it is necessary to:
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,Question:
Move the soundhead parallel to the treatment surface at a distance of at least 5 cm. Increase
ultrasound intensity. Fill the basin with distilled water. Use a metal basin.
Answer:
Increase ultrasound intensity.

Question:
Through which of the following would transmission of an acoustic wave be greatest?
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Question:
Skin Muscle Bone Tendon Fatty tissue
Answer:
Bone

Question:
One megahertz ultrasound penetrates __________ into the tissue than 3 MHz ultrasound, and
therefore creates __________ deep tissue heating.
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Question:
about the same, about the same deeper, greater less deeply, less deeper, less less deeply, greater
Answer:
deeper, greater

Question:
In order to maximize the use of ultrasound for improving joint range of motion, it is best to
perform:
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, Question:
Joint mobilization within 45 minutes of ultrasound treatment. Cryotherapy prior to ultrasound
treatment. Joint mobilization within 5-10 minutes of ultrasound treatment. Joint elongation
during the entire ultrasound treatment. Joint mobilization within 5-10 minutes of ultrasound
treatment.
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Question:
Which of the following combinations of ERA and duty cycle would cause the greatest increase
in temperature during an US treatment?
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Question:
6 ERA, 50% 2 ERA, 100% 2 ERA, 200% 4 ERA, 100% 2 ERA, 50%
Answer:
2 ERA, 100%

Question:
Massage is considered __________ medicine in the United States; it is considered __________
in most of the rest of the world.
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Question:
complementary, complementary main stream, complementary complementary, main stream main
stream, main stream
Answer:
complementary, main stream

Question:
Which type of massage stroke would you choose if you wanted to invigorate a patient?
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