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One patient per chapter, examined across the five domains the ABPMR scores, with a complication mid-case.

176Cases · 12 parts · 5 domains each

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IMusculoskeletal31 IIProsthetics & Orthotics18 IIICerebrovascular / Stroke14 IVSpinal Cord Injury14 VTraumatic Brain Injury14 VIPediatric Rehabilitation19 VIIRehabilitation Topics17 VIIIMedical Rehabilitation14 IXElectrodiagnostics13 XFoundational Sciences12 XINeurologic Conditions6 XIIAdministration & Practice4

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Part I

Musculoskeletal

31 cases

1.19-year-old quarterback, shoulder dislocation, feels like it will come out againFreeOpen
2.58-year-old woman, progressive shoulder pain, stiffnessLocked
3.32-year-old woman, shoulder drooping, weakness after biopsyLocked
4.28-year-old pitcher, medial elbow pain, velocity dropLocked

Part II

Prosthetics & Orthotics

18 cases

1.67-year-old woman, fatigue and instability with transfemoral prosthesisLocked
2.64-year-old man, non-healing great-toe ulcer, dry gangreneLocked
3.31-year-old man, residual limb pain after transtibial amputationLocked

Part III

Cerebrovascular / Stroke

14 cases

1.68-year-old woman, collapse, mute, drooping face, flaccid right armLocked
2.74-year-old woman, suddenly stop speaking, right facial droop, limp armLocked
3.68-year-old man, right-sided weakness and trouble speakingLocked

Part IV

Spinal Cord Injury

14 cases

1.68-year-old man, forward fall, hands suddenly weak and numbLocked
2.67-year-old retired carpenter, fall, weak especially in his handsLocked
3.75-year-old man, fall down stairs, arms he can barely moveLocked
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Part V

Traumatic Brain Injury

14 cases

1.17-year-old football player, collapse on field after second head impactLocked
2.34-year-old man, motor vehicle crash, trauma bay, intubatedLocked
3.28-year-old woman, motor vehicle crash, trauma bay, intubatedLocked

Part VI

Pediatric Rehabilitation

19 cases

1.14-month-old former preterm infant, not pulling to stand, right hand reachingLocked
2.14-month-old former preterm infant, delayed motor milestones, asymmetric hand useLocked
3.4-year-old boy, crouched posture, scissoring gait, frequent fallsLocked

Part VII

Rehabilitation Topics

17 cases

1.58-year-old woman, uncontrolled bilateral foot pain, burning and shootingLocked
2.42-year-old woman, burning pain in hand after cast removalLocked
3.55-year-old male, burning pain and swelling following ankle sprainLocked

Part VIII

Medical Rehabilitation

14 cases

1.62-year-old man, cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction, exertional fatigueLocked
2.68-year-old male, pulmonary rehabilitation clinic, worsening exertional dyspneaLocked
3.58-year-old woman, arm weakness, paresthesias, shoulder movements, edemaLocked

Part IX

Electrodiagnostics

13 cases

1.47-year-old carpenter, acute wrist drop after fall from ladderLocked
2.56-year-old woman, bilateral hand numbness and forearm painLocked
3.52-year-old accountant, asymmetric hand weakness and foot dropLocked
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Part X

Foundational Sciences

12 cases

1.68-year-old man, sudden right-sided weakness and difficulty speakingLocked
2.28-year-old runner, severe bilateral quadriceps pain after downhill raceLocked
3.56-year-old man, disc herniation, foot slaps when he walksLocked

Part XI

Neurologic Conditions

6 cases

1.32-year-old woman, eye pain, decreased vision, electric-shock sensation down spineLocked
2.68-year-old male, upper extremity weakness, tripping, slurred speech, chokingLocked
3.68-year-old man, resting tremor, slowness of movement, fine motor difficultyLocked

Part XII

Administration & Practice

4 cases

1.58-year-old female, follow-up of chronic low back pain, radiculopathyLocked
2.52-year-old concert pianist, crush injury to right index fingerLocked
3.78-year-old male, inpatient rehabilitation, baclofen medication overdoseLocked

5.47-year-old man, fall from ladder, inability to lift wristLocked

6.22-year-old quarterback, fall on outstretched hand, wrist painLocked

7.24-year-old receiver, finger pop, inability to bend tipLocked

8.24-year-old receiver, acute finger pain, inability to bend fingertipLocked

9.28-year-old soccer player, deep anterior groin painLocked

10.13-year-old boy, medial knee pain, worsening limpLocked

11.19-year-old soccer player, knee injury with pop and swellingLocked

12.16-year-old cross-country runner, lateral knee pain with activityLocked

13.23-year-old basketball player, rolled ankle, severe lateral painLocked

14.37-year-old runner, insidious midfoot pain on morning stepsLocked

15.42-year-old construction worker, low back pain radiating to footLocked

16.68-year-old woman, bilateral leg pain and heaviness when walkingLocked

17.38-year-old warehouse worker, radiating back pain, urinary difficultyLocked

18.17-year-old football player, helmet collision, headache, feeling in fogLocked

19.62-year-old man, exercise questions after coronary artery bypassLocked

20.32-year-old triathlete, collapse at race finish line, confusionLocked

21.62-year-old woman, bilateral hand pain, swelling, morning stiffnessLocked

22.34-year-old woman, fatigue, joint pain, persistent facial rashLocked

23.27-year-old man, night back pain, alternating buttock painLocked

24.68-year-old woman, wrist fracture from low-trauma fallLocked

25.70-year-old woman, progressive thigh pain, difficulty to bear weightLocked

26.42-year-old male, progressive right shoulder pain with overhead reachingLocked

27.38-year-old man, acute wrist drop after arm draped over chairLocked

28.13-year-old boy, progressive medial knee pain, worsening with runningLocked

29.52-year-old woman, severe persistent hand and wrist pain after fractureLocked

30.22-year-old soccer player, insidious groin pain with kickingLocked

31.19-year-old basketball player, collapse on court, bystander CPRLocked

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58-year-old man, burning residual limb pain and phantom dysesthesia

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5.68-year-old man, trunk lean and falls from knee bucklingLocked

6.32-year-old carpenter, prosthetic restoration after transhumeral amputationLocked

7.64-year-old man, leg weakness, foot drop, frequent fallsLocked

8.78-year-old male, ground-level fall, severe upper neck painLocked

9.19-year-old man, C6 spinal cord injury, seeking orthosisLocked

10.67-year-old male, evaluation for new transfemoral prosthesisLocked

11.61-year-old man, transtibial check socket fittingLocked

12.14-month-old female, presents with mother for prosthetic evaluationLocked

13.68-year-old woman, outpatient clinic eight weeks after transtibial amputationLocked

14.54-year-old man, transfemoral amputation, requesting microprocessor kneeLocked

15.24-year-old man, complete C6 spinal cord injury, outpatient clinicLocked

16.72-year-old woman, mobility difficulty after hip arthroplastyLocked

17.72-year-old woman, dressing and gait instability after hip arthroplastyLocked

18.58-year-old man, residual limb aching pain, distal swelling, fallsLocked

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72-year-old woman, clutching head, collapse, obtunded with dense hemiplegia

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5.47-year-old woman, worst headache of her life, blacked out, vomitingLocked

6.62-year-old woman, outpatient clinic after stroke, cannot use right armLocked

7.64-year-old man, inpatient rehabilitation unit, stroke, weak on the rightLocked

8.68-year-old man, coughed on thin liquids during swallow screenLocked

9.62-year-old man, speech difficulty and right-sided weakness, frustratedLocked

10.65-year-old man, stroke, ignores left side of body, fallingLocked

11.68-year-old man, right hemiplegia after stroke, right shoulder acheLocked

12.71-year-old woman, stroke, newly swollen warm left calf, low moodLocked

13.60-year-old man, clinic after stroke, erectile dysfunction, wanting to driveLocked

14.52-year-old woman, comatose and intubated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrestLocked

35-year-old man, diving into pool, cannot move arms or legs

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5.26-year-old man, C5 tetraplegia, sudden pounding headache, sweating over faceLocked

6.31-year-old woman, T6 complete paraplegia, bladder leakage and urgencyLocked

7.24-year-old man, C6 complete tetraplegia, distended abdomen, vomitingLocked

8.32-year-old man, C4 complete injury, diving accident, tracheostomy collarLocked

9.32-year-old man, C6 tetraplegia, severe pounding headache, facial sweatingLocked

10.38-year-old woman, T10 complete paraplegia, violent leg flexor spasmsLocked

11.34-year-old man, C6 complete tetraplegia, burning leg pain, shoulder painLocked

12.42-year-old woman, T4 complete paraplegia, new ischial tuberosity woundLocked

13.28-year-old man, C7 motor-complete tetraplegia, talk about starting a familyLocked

14.28-year-old man, C5 motor-complete tetraplegia, swelling, reduced hip motionLocked

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28-year-old cyclist struck by car, drowsy, sluggish right pupil

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5.52-year-old construction foreman, intubated after fall from scaffoldingLocked

6.26-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation after severe TBI, wakes upLocked

7.58-year-old man, severe TBI, newly stiff right hip, warm, firmLocked

8.38-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation after TBI, stopped cognitive progressLocked

9.28-year-old man, severe TBI, restless on rehabilitation unit, yellingLocked

10.24-year-old woman, severe TBI, left ankle stiff and posturingLocked

11.28-year-old man, TBI clinic, fatigue, weight gain, poor concentrationLocked

12.16-year-old soccer player, collision at practice, worsening headache, feeling foggyLocked

13.6-month-old boy, unusually sleepy, irritable and feeding poorlyLocked

14.28-year-old financial advisor, severe TBI, insists he is fully recoveredLocked

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4-year-old boy, crouched posture, scissoring legs, frequent falls

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5.2-day-old neonate, lumbosacral skin defect, absent voluntary leg motionLocked

6.4-year-old boy, delayed walking, frequent falls, difficulty climbing stairsLocked

7.9-year-old girl, clumsy walking, frequent falls over several yearsLocked

8.1-month-old infant, persistent right arm weakness and limpness after deliveryLocked

9.3-year-old boy, rehabilitation admission after severe head injuryLocked

10.7-year-old girl, motor vehicle collision, acute inability to move legsLocked

11.4-year-old boy, developmental delay, insatiable hunger, progressive obesityLocked

12.12-year-old boy, dull left medial thigh and knee acheLocked

13.4-year-old girl, intermittent right knee swelling and morning limpLocked

14.6-year-old boy, difficulty climbing stairs and lifting armsLocked

15.2-year-old girl, extensive burns after falling into bathtubLocked

16.7-year-old boy, brain tumor resection, dysarthria and ataxiaLocked

17.5-year-old boy, spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, progressive spasticityLocked

18.6-year-old girl, spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, fatigue, fallsLocked

19.16-year-old female, spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, transition planningLocked

4.

64-year-old woman, acute severe axial low back pain

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5.45-year-old man, T4 complete spinal cord injury, extensor spasmsLocked

6.26-year-old woman, T4 spinal cord injury, daily urinary leakageLocked

7.72-year-old man, post-stroke fever, oxygen desaturation, infiltrateLocked

8.32-year-old man, C5 spinal cord injury, ischial woundLocked

9.67-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation after stroke, right-sided weaknessLocked

10.55-year-old male, inpatient rehabilitation, right-sided weakness and aphasiaLocked

11.28-year-old man, complete C6 tetraplegia, right calf swelling, feverLocked

12.38-year-old man, C7 tetraplegia, seating clinic, sacral pressure injuryLocked

13.52-year-old man, bilateral transtibial amputations, wheelchair tipping backwardLocked

14.68-year-old retired accountant, right-sided slowness, stiffness, tremorLocked

15.58-year-old man, chronic C5 tetraplegia, loud snoring, apneasLocked

16.32-year-old woman, deep pelvic pain, urinary frequency, constipationLocked

17.48-year-old male, post-stroke social withdrawal and suicidal statementLocked

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35-year-old man, house fire, deep burns, inhalation injury

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5.64-year-old man, heart transplantation, exercise intolerance and lightheadednessLocked

6.55-year-old male, chronic left knee pain after a fallLocked

7.82-year-old woman, acute mental status changes in rehabilitationLocked

8.62-year-old man, C6 tetraplegia, daytime sleepiness, loud snoringLocked

9.78-year-old woman, post-hemiarthroplasty inpatient rehabilitation, withdrawn behaviorLocked

10.58-year-old woman, post-mastectomy arm heaviness, tightness, and swellingLocked

11.35-year-old software engineer, debilitating fatigue, brain fog, exercise intoleranceLocked

12.23-year-old male service member, IED blast, right hip painLocked

13.67-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation, severe pain, fatigue, dyspneaLocked

14.58-year-old man, rehabilitation, right foot red, warm, and swollenLocked

56-year-old man, progressive proximal lower-extremity weakness, dry mouth

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5.55-year-old woman, progressive proximal arm and thigh weaknessLocked

6.48-year-old carpenter, right foot drop, lateral lower leg numbnessLocked

7.25-year-old male, motorcycle crash, complete right arm weakness, numbnessLocked

8.47-year-old woman, nocturnal numbness and tingling in fingersLocked

9.62-year-old woman, foot drop after total hip arthroplastyLocked

10.34-year-old man, progressive ascending weakness and tingling in toesLocked

11.48-year-old man, progressive arm and leg weakness, difficulty swallowingLocked

12.68-year-old man, profound generalized weakness, failed extubation after septic shockLocked

13.63-year-old man, proximal lower extremity weakness, dry mouth, constipationLocked

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52-year-old male, requesting guidance on starting exercise program

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5.68-year-old female, progressive right hand pain and stiffnessLocked

6.68-year-old man, lower extremity neuropathic pain and constipationLocked

7.32-year-old man, elbow glass laceration, finger numbness, hand weaknessLocked

8.58-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation unit after stroke, hemiparesisLocked

9.82-year-old female, inpatient rehabilitation, lightheadedness upon standingLocked

10.78-year-old woman, inpatient rehabilitation, somnolence, inattention, cognitive fluctuationsLocked

11.38-year-old woman, progressive fatigable weakness, double vision, drooping eyelidsLocked

12.24-year-old man, motorcycle collision, penetrating back wound, leg weaknessLocked

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58-year-old man, ascending leg weakness following diarrheal illness

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5.32-year-old woman, left leg weakness and gait disturbance following fallLocked

6.34-year-old man, lower-extremity stiffness, difficulty running, urinary urgencyLocked

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72-year-old man, inpatient rehabilitation facility after stroke, left hemiparesis, neglect

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