When a Patient Has Any Sort of Assistive Device,your Physical

question 31

Multiple Choice

When a patient has any sort of assistive device,your physical examination should record the patient's performance

• A) with the device in place.
• B) without the device in place.
• C) without assessing the area that is supported by the device.
• D) with an estimate of the margin of benefit the device has provided.

---

Definitions:

Hominins

Members of the taxonomic grouping (family Hominidae) that includes all species directly related to humans, past and present, including Homo sapiens and our immediate ancestors.

Acheulian Tools

Stone tools associated with early human species, characterized by hand axes and cleavers produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era.

Homo Erectus

An extinct species of hominid that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene, known for standing upright and using tools.

H. Floresiensis

A species of small hominin that lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia, known for its remarkably small stature and brain size.