Critical Thinking

A 16-year-old female presents with complaints of chest tightness, slightly increased respiratory rate, and a cough with mild to moderate wheezing. She is afebrile.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 40-year-old male presents with a history of a chronic, productive cough lasting for more than 3 months over the past 2 to 3 years. He appears short of breath and does not tolerate moderately long periods of exercise. He is a smoker.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 25-year-old female presents with rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, sore throat, a nonproductive cough, and headache.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 30-year-old male presents with fever, headache, and tracheobronchitis.
Select the 3 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 48-year-old male complains of a constricting

A 21-year-old female complains of fatigue, mild chest pain, palpations, and dyspnea, and she has a systolic click\” with a murmur on auscultation. She is exercise intolerant.
Select the 2 most appropriate evaluative tests for these symptoms from the set below.\”

A 70-year-old male presents to outpatient physical therapy 4 days postoperative right total knee reconstruction. He complains of right calf tenderness and the lower limb is edematous. There is a positive Homan\’s sign.
Select the 2 most appropriate evaluative tests for these symptoms from the set below.

A 60-year-old male presents with consistent intermittent claudication of the lower extremities after walking 5 to 10 minutes. The pain is relieved with rest, and there are atrophic skin changes of the skin of both lower legs. He is diabetic and a smoker.
Select the 4 most appropriate evaluative tests for these symptoms from the set below.

After moving some heavy furniture, a 45-year-old male has an acute onset of lumbar spasms that he describes as sharp

A 5-year-old male presents with an acute onset of anterior groin, thigh, and knee pain. He has difficulty ambulating. A limp is noted with limited hip abduction and stiffness when moving into internal rotation. There is also a flexion contracture of the hip.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 65-year-old male presents with left groin and medial thigh pain with activity that radiates to the left buttock and knee with activity. The left hip joint is slightly flexed and adducted and there is a positive Patrick\’s sign of the left hip. The Slump test is negative.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 22-year-old female is 3 days postoperative open reduction internal fixation of the left tibia. She presents with a fever and pain at the operative site, and there is purulent drainage from the wound.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 43-year-old female discovers a nodular, granular breast mass while in the shower that is very tender to palpation.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this situation from the set below.

An 18-year-old female presents with lower abdominal pain after her menstrual period, purulent cervical discharge, and a painful cervix.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this situation from the set below.

A 20-year-old female complains of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this situation from the set below.

A 25-year-old female complains of vaginal discharge and burning, itching, redness, and swelling of the vaginal tissue. She also has pain with urination.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this situation.

A 53-year-old male complains of itching, burning, and pain at the anal opening and has a mild amount of bleeding if he strains during a bowel movement. He has been diagnosed with hemorrhoids.
Select all the appropriate pharmacological agents used to treat this condition from the set below

A 27-year-old female complains of diarrhea that is alternating with bouts of constipation and abdominal pain. She is afebrile. She has recently been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.
Select all the appropriate pharmacological agents used to treat this condition from the set below.

A 40-year-old male reports symptoms of dyspepsia, gastric regurgitation, feelings of abdominal distention, and burning\” epigastric pain that is brought on after eating spicy or fatty food. He has been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Select all the appropriate pharmacological agents used to treat this condition from the set below.\”

A 45-year-old male reports symptoms of a rhythmic, gnawing, cramping pain over the midline of the epigastrium near the xyphiod that occurs between meals. The pain occurs every few weeks. He has been recently diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease.
Select all the appropriate pharmacological agents used to treat this condition from the set below.

A 17-year-old wrestler reports to the athletic training facility with a few small pustules around his nose and chin that appears to be draining a honey-colored serous liquid that has hardened. The athlete is complaining of significant pruritus of the lesions, but he has no pain.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 15-year-old field hockey player reports to the athletic training facility with dry, leathery hyperpigmented areas at the base of her neck, behind her right knee, and behind her ears. She complains of severe pruritus of the lesions. She also tells you she has asthma.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

A 15-year-old basketball player reports to the athletic training facility complaining of a mildly scaly lesion between his toes. He reports severe pruritus with pain, and there is a foul odor noted when he removes his sock.
Select the 2 most likely diagnoses from the set below.

An 18-year-old baseball player reports to the athletic training facility complaining of a tingling\” sensation of his lower lip that developed into a painful pustule after 2 days. You notice the lesion now looks \”crusty

It is suspected that a 12-year-old male has Ewing\’s sarcoma of the femur.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this condition.

It is suspected that a 17-year-old male has a meniscus tear of the right knee.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this condition.

It is suspected that a 25-year-old male has osteomyelitis of the left lower extremity 1 week status post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this condition.

It is suspected that a 50-year-old female has a fractured right humerus after falling on a patch of ice.
Select all the appropriate diagnostic tests for this condition.

During the final quarter of a college basketball game, the starting point guard severely injures his knee. He tries to convince the doctor, as well as himself, that he is able to play and spends the rest of the game begging the athletic trainer to allow him to return to the game.
Select the 2 most appropriate descriptors from the set below that describes this athlete\’s behavior.

A 14-year-old gymnast has lost all interest in gymnastics following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. She sulks, weeps intermittently, and spends a lot of time at home playing video games.
Select the 2 most appropriate descriptors from the set below to describe this athlete\’s behavior.

The starting pitcher for a high school baseball team injures his elbow during the first inning of the state finals. He spends the remainder of the game throwing things, kicking the dirt, disrespecting those around him, and throws his glove in the trash. He tells the team that he knows\” he is going back in the game and pouts while sitting on the bench.
Select the 2 most appropriate descriptors from the set below to describe this athlete\’s behavior.\”

A 22-year-old volleyball player had rotator cuff surgery on her left shoulder during the summer. When cleared from her doctor to begin exercising, she becomes lazy. She never shows up on time for her treatments with the athletic trainer. One day after receiving a stern talk from her coach and athletic trainer she begins to take responsibility for her rehabilitation.
Select the 2 most appropriate descriptors from the set below to describe this athlete\’s behavior.

During a high school football game a 17-year-old senior starter sustains a grade 3 concussion. This was his third concussion within the past year. The team physician deems him ineligible to play football or any other contact sport. He rages out of control when told the discouraging news. Six weeks later he was seen coaching a boy\’s flag football team for his local recreational playground.
Select the 2 most appropriate descriptors from the set below to describe this athlete\’s behavior.

An athlete was seen by his orthopedic physician for a suspected ankle fracture. The physician performed a full evaluation and ordered x-rays and refers the athlete to physical therapy at a local sports medicine clinic.
Select the 2 most appropriate diagnostic coding procedures from the set below.

Following a hockey game, the goalie complains of severe shoulder pain. Upon observation, the athlete\’s humerus appears to be subluxed. The athletic trainer immobilizes his shoulder and immediately refers him to the team physician.
Select the 2 most likely types of documentation in which observation of the shoulder deformity would be recorded from the set below.

The Feirman State University athletic training program is going through their accreditation process. The final task is the determination of the program\’s strengths and weaknesses.
Select the 2 most likely types of documentation/critique that this process may be recorded in from the set below.

A soccer player enters the athletic training facility to receive treatment and rehabilitation on her knee. The athletic training student, not knowing the history of the injury or the treatment protocol that has been implemented, looks up her medical record. Her records reflected treatments and protocols, but no particular information about the injury. One of the documents also included an unusual response to an ultrasound treatment.
Select the 2 most likely types of documentation that would be used to record these findings from the set below.

The Wilson College athletic training department has determined that a computerized information management system would improve their record-keeping ability. They are in the process of deciding which types of hardware and software would be most beneficial for the department.
Select the 2 most likely types of analyses utilized to make these decisions from the set below.

The head athletic trainer for Manfr? State University is given a fixed sum of money to use for the school year and is allowed to spend it any way he wants to without justification. He decides to purchase a new ice machine and treadmill.
Select the 2 most appropriate types of budgeting models that might be applied from the set below.

The athletic trainer in the Southern Pines Sports Medicine Clinic is required to send a projected monthly list of expenditures to the accounts payable department.
Select the 2 most appropriate types of budgeting models that might be applied from the set below.

An athletic training program submitted their budget in the beginning of the year for their anticipated expenditures for specific categories of their program. Seven months later, there was a small issue with much needed money to repair the modalities equipment. In order to receive the money from another category, it would have to be approved by higher management.
Select the 2 most appropriate types of budgeting models that might be applied from the set below.

Rochester Sports Medicine Clinic has budgeted $30,000 for expenses in May, anticipating a monthly revenue of $65,000. The actual income for the clinic in May is $55,000. As a result, the clinical director is required to decrease spending by 20% the following month.
Select the 2 most appropriate types of budgeting models that might be applied from the set below.