When Can Total Hip Precautions Be Stopped

question 12

Multiple Choice

When can total hip precautions be stopped?

• A) When the PTA determines the patient's strength and flexibility have returned to normal
• B) When the patient decides that he has enough strength and control in the quadriceps muscle to balance appropriately
• C) When the doctor elects to discontinue the total hip replacement precautions
• D) When the PT determines the patient has enough quadriceps strength and control

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Definitions:

Boiling Points

The temperature at which a substance transitions from the liquid phase to the gas phase under standard atmospheric pressure.

Retention Time

The time taken for a substance to travel through a chromatography column to the detector, a critical parameter for identifying substances in the mix.

Gas Chromatograph

An analytical instrument that measures the content of various components in a sample by separating and analyzing vapors.

Blank Sample

A sample without the analyte of interest, used as a control in analytical measurements.