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Thought this might be helpful this next week in studying for the test. This topic alarms me in a way, because it is so important we are competent in this area. We need to research as much as we can about it. This article goes into detail the characteristics of dysphagia and how to approach treatment. One interesting fact in the article is that polypharmacy is related to it.

This webpage is actually a CEU course by Wild Iris Medical Education. Completion of the test at the end gives the practitioner 1.5 contact hours and the cost is only $15. The information helps one identify stressors and then provides practical, easy-to-understand strategies for managing stress and remaining in the profession. It provides stress prevention ideas not only for the individual to implement, but employers as well. I also like that you can read the information for free if you choose not to take the course.

Since we are all students, I thought I'd research some tips for us on how to manage stress! One thing I struggle with is my anxiety with exams. I tend to focus so much of my time on studying and worrying whether or not I'm going to pass a test or not. I found that I need to make more time for myself, relax and let my brain breath. This article gives some wonderful tips on surviving exams: how to organize your notes and schedule time to study, rest and relaxation, and how to handle stress on exam day.

This is an online Q&A about PAMs. May come in handy for tests and general knowledge.

This is a MUST read!! This is an incredible story of a woman who can smell Parkinson's disease. After making this assertion, some scientists came up with an experiment to test her claim. Her smell could be a breakthrough for finding an early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

How interesting! I wonder what it is that creates the particular odor? Sounds like additional research is called for here.

This video gives you info on a driving simulator. I would love to do this with a patient who desires to drive. I feel this would be extremely helpful to test someone skills before taking them out on the road.

This is a great example of the moberg pick up test we do in lab.

"What if we took a totally different approach to recess instead? A therapeutic approach that values the needs of the whole child and views recess as a form of prevention instead of simply time to get "energy out." What if we let children fully move their bodies during recess time, let them get dirty, and even test out new theories?"

A video of how the check the median nerve which is in our Early book.

This quick guide provides not only the instructions but the scoring sheet as well.

This page just lets you select different foreground and background colors. As someone with vision problems, I found it really helpful to see how my eyes reacted to the different combinations.

This video is a little long but it is very descriptive and shows exactly how the instructions are supposed to be told to the pt. Watching other people helps me remember better, maybe it will help you also!

The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin word corona meaning crown, Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that infects the lungs