Your Patient Is Beginning to Walk After a Brain Injury

question 20

Multiple Choice

Your patient is beginning to walk after a brain injury. You observe that he hikes his right hip when he advances that limb. Which of the following represents the most appropriate reason for addressing this gait deviation in your treatment plan?

• A) It calls attention to his gait pattern.
• B) It increases his fall risk.
• C) It makes assistive device selection more challenging.
• D) The resulting gait is less energy-efficient.

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Definitions:

Long-run Equilibrium

A state where all factors of production can be varied, and all economic participants have fully adjusted to any changes, leading to a stable economic condition.

Constant Costs

Costs that do not change with the level of output or production, remaining stable irrespective of business activity levels.

Economic Profit

The profit or loss that a company makes, calculated by subtracting both the explicit and implicit costs from total revenues.

MR Curve

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