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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Thermotherapy

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

4.9631 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Are you looking for an awesome cheatsheet that reviews the facts to know about thermotherapy for the NPTE?

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Mia is being treated by a student physical therapist who elects to use a moist hot pack post therapy. The physical therapist is challenged with determining the LEAST likely answer to result in a thermal injury?

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You can easily get questions that are targeting modalities, targeting these things that

0:04.8

when you look at yourself, you're like, man, that's so freaking basic hot packs.

0:09.0

Come on.

0:10.2

But sometimes when they give you the numbers or the specific procedure related to them, we're

0:14.8

kind of like, uh, dang.

0:17.2

I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

0:25.9

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.

0:32.6

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learned.

0:38.0

And you'll see the life I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and

0:42.8

a dream job that allows me to change lives every single day.

0:47.0

I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, actionable strategies,

0:52.5

along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

0:57.2

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

1:02.2

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life you love,

1:08.3

you're in the right place. Enjoy the show. So for this week's

1:13.3

clinical file, we have Mia. And Mia is being treated by a student physical therapist who

1:20.3

elects to use a moist hot pack post therapy. Which of the following is the least likely

1:27.3

to result in a thermal injury? So we have

1:30.8

A, the use of four terry towels between the hot pack and the patient's skin. B, a hydroculator

1:41.5

temperature set to 158 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit.

1:49.4

C, treatment area check after 10 to 15 minutes and D is a moist hot pack with interferential

1:58.5

electrical stimulation.

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