PTAP 1240 exam with correct answers

PTAP 1240 exam with correct answers
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Thermal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Types) deep heating agents,
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superficial heating agents, cooling agents. (Examples)
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Ultrasound, diathermy, hot pack, ice pack. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Mechanical - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Types) reaction,
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compression, water, sound. (Examples) Mechanical traction,|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


elastic bandage, stockings, whirlpool, ultrasound.
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Electromagnetic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Types) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


Electromagnetic fields, electrical currents. (Examples) Ultraviolet, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


laser, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
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Conduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Energy exchange by
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direct collision between the molecules of two materials at
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different temperatures |\




Modalities that use conduction: |\ |\ |\




A. Hot pack or warm paraffin—heat from the agent to the patient
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B. Ice pack—heat from the patient to the agent
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Convection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2. Heat transfer by direct
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contact between a circulating medium with another material of a
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different temperature |\




a. Modalities that use convection: whirlpool and fluidotherapy
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, Conversion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2. Heat transfer by |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


conversion involves conversion of a nonthermal form of energy
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such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy into heat.
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. Modalities that use conversion: Ultrasound and diathermy
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Radiation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2. the transfer of energy from
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a material with a higher temperature to one with a lower
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temperature without an intervening medium or contact. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




. Modalities that use radiation: Infrared (IR) lamps
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Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2. A material must absorb |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


energy to evaporate, or change from a liquid to a gas, or vapor.
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. Modalities that use evaporation: vapocoolant
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Physical agents Contras - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• Pregnancy
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• Malignancy
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• Pacemaker or other implanted electronic device
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• Impaired sensation
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•Impaired mentation |\




Cryotherapy Contras - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• Cold |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


hypersensitivity (cold-included urticaria) |\ |\




• Cold intolerance
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• Cryoglobulinemia
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• Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
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• Raynaud disease peripheral nerves
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