Therapeutic Intervention & Health Care Administration Flashcards
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Which joint mobilization grade (Maitland scale) is MOST appropriate for a patient with significant pain and minimal resistance as the primary limiting factor?
Answer: Grade I
Grade I mobilizations (small amplitude oscillations at the beginning of range) are used when pain is the primary limiting factor to avoid provoking resistance.
Which organization sets the standard of care and scope of practice for certified athletic trainers in the United States?
Answer: NATA
The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) establishes position statements, ethical standards, and scope of practice guidelines for ATC professionals.
An AT notices a collegiate wrestler showing signs of rapid weight cutting, including dizziness and confusion. Which immediate administrative action is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Refer to team physician and document the encounter
The AT should immediately refer to the team physician for evaluation and document the encounter per standard healthcare administration protocols.
Which electrotherapeutic modality is specifically contraindicated over a cardiac pacemaker?
Answer: Interferential current (IFC)
Electrical stimulation modalities like interferential current can interfere with pacemaker function and are absolutely contraindicated in patients with implanted cardiac devices.
In health care administration, which term describes the AT's obligation to act in the best interest of the athlete even when it conflicts with the coach's preference?
Answer: Beneficence
Beneficence is the ethical principle requiring the healthcare provider to act in the patient's best interest, even when external pressures push otherwise.
A soccer player has chronic patellar tendinopathy. Which exercise type has the strongest evidence for promoting tendon remodeling in chronic conditions?
Answer: Heavy slow resistance (HSR) eccentric loading
Heavy slow resistance eccentric loading (e.g., decline squats) has the strongest evidence for stimulating collagen remodeling in chronic tendinopathy.
Which billing code system is used by athletic trainers in clinical settings to report diagnoses on insurance claims in the United States?
Answer: ICD-10 codes
ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision) codes are used to report diagnoses on all insurance claims in the US healthcare system.