Cardiovascular Interventions
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 631 Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Dariana is a 70-year-old patient who presents to physical therapy with a history of congestive heart failure. Upon examination, the patient has significant edema in the lower extremities. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate intervention for this patient? A. Lower extremity strengthening exercises B. Cardiovascular exercise C. Trendelenburg positioning D. Postural drainage and percussion
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide. |
| 0:09.0 | It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE. |
| 0:16.0 | Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn, and you'll see the life |
| 0:22.4 | I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to |
| 0:27.8 | change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, |
| 0:34.3 | actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions. |
| 0:40.5 | All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream. |
| 0:45.5 | So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life |
| 0:50.8 | you love, you're in the right place. |
| 0:53.1 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:56.0 | For this week's clinical file, we have Daryana, and Dariana is a 70-year-old patient who presents to physical therapy |
| 1:01.9 | with a history of congestive heart failure. Upon examination, the patient has significant |
| 1:07.6 | edema in the lower extremities. Which of the following is the most appropriate |
| 1:13.4 | intervention for this patient? So we have A, lower extremity strengthening exercises, B, cardiovascular |
| 1:21.2 | exercise, C, Trindellenberg positioning, and D is postural drainage and percussion. |
| 1:28.8 | All right. |
| 1:29.5 | Let's go up to the top of this question. |
| 1:31.4 | We got a little bit of cardiopalm going on here with this whole congestive heart failure |
| 1:36.2 | action. |
| 1:37.3 | You definitely need to know this condition for the NPTE. |
| 1:41.0 | A lot of questions can be revolving around this. |
| 1:43.6 | All right. |
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