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Cancer Rehabilitation: Overview and Essentials

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1.  All of the following factors contribute to low treatment rates of cancer-related impairments EXCEPT:
  1. Low referral rates to physical therapy
  2. Shortage of cancer rehabilitation specialists
  3. Low rate of physical rehabilitation needs among cancer survivors
  4. Rapidly expanding cancer survivor population
2.  Which of the following is NOT a safety measure when working with a patient with bone metastases?
  1. No manual muscle testing or progressive resistance exercises through affected limb
  2. Restrict aerobic exercise
  3. Spinal precautions if spinal involvement - no bending, lifting, or twisting
  4. Monitor for increasing functional pain
3.  Swelling in the upper thorax, face, neck and jugular vein distension can be signs of what emergent pathology?
  1. Hypercalcemia
  2. Neutropenic fever
  3. Spinal cord compression
  4. Superior vena cava syndrome
4.  Which of the following statements is false regarding cancer-related osteoporosis?
  1. It is worsened by weight bearing exercises
  2. It is most common in hormonally driven cancers
  3. It is worse with prolonged exposure to hormone therapy
  4. It increases risk of fracture
5.  Myelosuppression, a common side effect of chemotherapy, may include which of the following:
  1. Thrombocytopenia
  2. Anemia
  3. Neutropenia
  4. All of the above
6.  Radiation-induced fibrosis may result in all of the following EXCEPT:
  1. Strictures in hollow organs
  2. Increased muscular strength
  3. Loss of soft tissue compliance
  4. Impaired gaseous diffusion
7.  Which of the following chemotherapy classes are commonly associated with peripheral neuropathy?
  1. Taxanes
  2. Vinca alkaloids
  3. Platinums
  4. All of the above
8.  Which of the following stages of rehabilitation is focused on returning a patient to a previous level of function:
  1. Supportive
  2. Palliative
  3. Restorative
  4. Preventative
9.  Evaluation of drop foot and subsequent recommendation for bracing options is an example of which rehabilitation stage:
  1. Palliative
  2. Restorative
  3. Prehabilitation
  4. Supportive
10.  Educating patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy regarding their increased fall risk and ways to minimize risk of falling is an imperative intervention within which stage of rehabilitation:
  1. Preventative
  2. Restorative
  3. Supportive
  4. Palliative

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