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When are polyphasic potentials produced?
Contracted muscles undergoing reorganization
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When are fibrillation potentials seen?
In relaxed denervated muscles
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When are resistive exercises contraindicated?
- Platelets below 20,000
- Significant metastases
- Osteoporosis
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2ndary lymphedima vs primary
- Primary: genetic:
- Secondary: trauma
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What is hypoplasia?
Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or an organ.
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After open heart surgery what are exercise prescriptions?
- Avoid: Mod to heavy resistance for 3 months, wait for sternum to heal
- Pts with sternal movement or wound infection should perform LE resistance only
- Once cleared: UE 30-40%; LE 50-60%
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What is primary effect of Albuterol?
- Reduces airway resistance by reducing bronchospasm
- Also INC BP & tachycardia
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What does water immersion do to heart?
Induce bradycardia
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Backward trunk lean walking is due to what?
- Glute max weakness. It is called glut max walk
- {t has trouble going up stairs
- PT: bridging
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Cataracts and vision
- Vision is lost slowly over time
- Cause cloudiness of lens
- Central vision lost 1st, peripheral after
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Glaucoma & vision
Peripheral vision goes first, then central, than blindness
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For shoulder subluxation after stroke:
Compression
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What is hemiballismus?
- Sudden, jerky, forceful and flailing involuntary movements on one side of body
- "hemi" is the clue here
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What is intention tremor?
Involuntary oscillatory movement that occur during voluntary movement
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What else can be damaged in anterior-inferior GH dislocation?
Axillary nerve, so weak deltoids
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RTC: randomized control trial uses what?
Randomization process to assign subjects to groups
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What is A-B-A-B design?
- Alternating experimental and control conditions for a subject
- Used in single subject design
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What is cohort design?
Investigates a group of subjects without a control group
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Pt with LEFT hemiplegia shows what deficits?
- Visuospatial perceptual
- DO NOT USE gestures and demonstration
- USE verbal cues
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Infants and O2 desaturation:
Excessive handling of premature infant causes O2 desaturation
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Unhappy triad and subacute phase:
Closed-chain exercises are emphasized: terminal extension must be achieved in this stage
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What is dependent variable?
Change or difference in behavior that results from intervention
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What is control variable?
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What is independent variable?
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Dyssynergia & timing deficits: LMN or UMN?
UMN
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Muscle spasms & (+) Babinski: LMN or UMN?
UMN
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HYPERthyroidism & exercise:
- It is a hyper metabolic state& associated with exercise intolerance & impaired cardiopulmonary function.
- HR INC
- Muscle weakness (proximal)
- Fatigue
- Tachycardia
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Inteferential current & electrodes:
4 electrodes criss-crossed
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Gait changes & PD:
Loss of arm swing, reciprocal trunk movements, shuffling gait & festinating gait
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What is festinating gait?
Abnormal & involuntary increase in SPEED of walking in an attempt to catch up with a displaced COG due to pt's forward lean
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Diuretics & side effects:
- USED FOR: hypertension
- SIDE EFFECTS: orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy & weakness
- CAN OCCUR: hyPOkalemia, INC PVCs, muscle cramps
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What is test for hemionapsia?
Visual confrontation test with a moving finger
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What is used to test ocular pursuit?
Pen moved in H pattern to the extremes of gaze
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What is used to test convergence?
Penlight and ruler, pt keeps penlight in focus as it moves inward from a distance of 4-6 in
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What is used to test distance acuity?
Snellen eye chart at distance of 20 feet
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CT scan for what?
Best for spinal fractures & cortical bones
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Cerebella disfunction & movements:
- Dyssenergia, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia
- Movement composition is velocity dependent: higher speeds lead to more disfunction
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Rhomboids & scapula:
- Downward rotation
- ADD
- Elevation
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Serratus anterior & scapula:
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Recurvatum & therex:
Eccentric quad control (closed-chain)
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To reduce lumbar disc pressure:
- Lean back rest 90-110 degrees
- Add armrest
- Add lumbar support
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COPD & chest:
- Barrel
- Kyphosis
- DEC in excursion
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Lyrica used to treat what & with what side effects?
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Side effects: lymphedema, heart failure, difficulty with walking long distances
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Diff bet empty can & drop arm tests?
- Empty can: for supraspinatus specifically & rotator cuff
- Drop arm: rotator cuff
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ST segment depression greater than 1 means what?
- Ischemia
- STOP exercises with cardiac its
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For colic do what?
Neutral warmth: wrapping or bundling
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What is Brown-Sequard & presentation?
- Hemisection of spinal cord
- Ipsilateral: weakness, loss of position & vibration sense
- Contralateral: loss of pain & temp
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Central cord syndrome:
- LOSS: UE function
- HAVE: LE function
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Sacral sparing:
- LOSS: sparing of tracts to sacral segment
- HAVE: perianal sensation, toe flexion
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Anterior cord syndrome:
- LOSS: motor function, pain, temp
- HAVE: light touch, position sense
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What is stork test for?
Spondylolisthesis
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PTB prosthesis:
- Socket aligned in slight flexion to enhance loading of patella tendon, prevent genu recurvatum
- If aligned too far anteriorly: excessive knee flexion in early stance
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Phalen's test:
Median nerve compression in carpal tunnel
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Froment's sign:
Ulnar nerve dysfunction
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Finkelstein's test:
de Quervain's syndrome (ABPL & ABPB)
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Craig's test:
Femoral antetorsion
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I:E ratio:
INC: obstructive disease
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Genu recurvatum & posture:
- Ankle PF
- Anterior pelvic tilt (to maintain COG over feet)
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Ankle DF & knee: Increased DF may lead to:
INC knee flexion
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Forefoot varus may lead to what in knee?
Tibial IR, NOT genu recurvatum
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L4 nerve root compression:
Weakness in quad femoris
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L5 nerve root compression leads to weakness in:
hamstrings
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What does psoriasis look like?
Red patches covered by dry silvery scales
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3 PVCs in a row is what?
- Ventricular tachycardia - EMERGENCY
- Can deteriorate rapidly into ventricular fibrillation: no CO & cardiac arrest
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Nitrogliceryde & falls:
Leads to dizziness or weakness due to postural hypotension
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Pes planus & pain
Flat feet that accompany plantar fasciitis
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Low lumbar lesions L4-5 & ambulation
Can be independent with bilateral AFOs and canes
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T6-9, T12-L1, T9-10 and ambulation
Can learn to ambulate with KAFOs and crutches, but prefer WC due to exertion
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UMN lesions are also what?
- Cortical or pyramidal tracts
- LMN: peripheral
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Lumbar quadrant test looks for what?
Lumbar facet dysfunction
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Wheezes/crackles in lung area mean what and how to position for ventilation?
- Low ventilation
- If u place pt on to that area it would inc blood flow but there is no ventilation, would worsen ventilation/perfusion ratio
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What is ANOVA?
Parametric statistical test used to compare 3 or more treatment groups
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What is analysis of covariance?
Compares 2 or more groups but also controls for the effects of the intervening variable
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What is CHi square?
Non-parametric statistics test used to compare date in the form of frequency counts
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Fluent aphasia (Wernicke's) and PT:
- IMPAIRED: auditory comprehension
- PT: use visual: demonstration and gesture
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Non-fluent aphasia (Broca's) & PT:
- IMPAIRED: motor production of speech
- HAS: understanding of verbal cue is intact
- PT: use verbal cues
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What is terminal swing impact in gait & prosthetics?
- Sudden stopping of prosthesis as knee extends during late swing
- CAUSES: too much tension in extension aid & insufficient knee friction
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Type 2 diabetes is a result of what?
Impaired ability of tissues to use insulin & insulin insufficiency
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Type 1 diabetes is a result of what?
Loss of pancreatic beta-cell function
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Viral infection and cough:
Abrupt onset & dry cough
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Bacterial infection & cough:
Gradual onset (3 days) & productive cough
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Bacterial pneumonia and SaO2:
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Theophylline & pulmonary:
- Bronchodilator used to reverse airway obstruction
- SIDE EFFECTS: toxicity, arrythmias & seizures
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Ventolin & pulmonary:
Bronchodilator used for asthma or COPD
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Lemniscal impingement would result in what?
Sensory changes
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CVA shoulder subluxation:
- Spastic biceps
- Spastic retraction of scapula with depression & downward elevation
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Rinne's test:
- Used to compare bone to air conduction
- BC>AC=conductive deafness
- AC>BC=sensorineural deafness
- Hold vibrating tuning fork on mastoid process and than in front of ear. Which does pt hear better
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Caloric testing:
Place cool or warm water in ear & observe pattern of nystagmus
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Weber's test:
- Hold vibrating tuning fork on vertex of head, ask pt which ear is louder.
- Used to differentiate between impaired and not ear
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When is arterial bypass graft needed in ulcers?
When circulation is compromised
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Test used to examine laxity of anterior talofibular ligament:
Anterior drawer test
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Talar tilt asseses what?
Calcaneofibular ligament
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Thompson's test assess what?
Achilles tendon
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Morton's test assesses what?
Presence of stress fracture or neuroma in forefoot
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Weakness of quads and hamstring during gait would show when?
During swing phase of gait in inability to clear floor. Compensation is circumduction
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Discal degeneration without nerve compression would exhibit how?
Centralized gnawing pain with loss of proprioception
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How to fix festinating gait:
Use toe wedge, places COG backwards
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To improve fast twitch fibers:
High intensity exercises at fast contractions for shorter durations (less than 20 sec)
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Maximum cervical compression test for what?
Dysfunctional facet joints
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pH: metabolic vs respiratory:
- Metabolic: high bicarbonate (HCO3) value (24 is normal, high is??
- Respiratory: CO2 is acid and should be low (30 is low, normal is???
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Peak insulin activity is when?
2-4 hrs after injection
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What is used to support longitudinal arch & prevent per valgus?
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Tendonopathy would be painful with what movements?
Pain with AROM, not both AROM & PROM
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Bursitis is painful with what movements?
AROM & PROM
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W sitting position is bad bc:
- May cause femoral ante torsion & medial knee stress
- Kids use to help with trunk control & hip stability
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Anterolateral systems pathways (spinothalamic tracts) is responsible for what?
Pain & temp
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SI dysfunction test:
- SI gapping
- SI compression
- Sacral thrust
- Thigh thrust test (P4)
- Gaenslen's test
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SI pain is aggravated with what?
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Pt with supraspinatus tendonitis & arm elevation:
- Likely be able to raise arm overhead with painful arc of motion or pain at end range
- Caused by overuse
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Preinfarction or unstable angina:
- Unrelieved by rest or nytriglicerine
- Pain increasing in intensity
- ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATION TO EXERCISE
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What activity is used to break up synergies of LE after CVA?
- Bridging: hipe ext from ext synergy & knee flex from flex synergy
- Combines both in one, so doesn't overdo 1
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Age & wounds:
ELDERLY: less scarring, DEC elasticity, DEC eccrine sweating, DEC vascular & immune responses
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Typical pattern of spasticity in UE after CVA:
- Shoulder ADD
- Forearm pronation
- Flexion of elbow, wrist, hand
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Shortened stride length can be bc of what?
Contracted hip flexors
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Decreased knee extension during stance part of gait why?
Contracted hamstring or weak quads
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Which glide to use for GH ER?
Posterior
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Posterior-superior glide for GH will improve what?
Extension
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Elderly & memory impairments:
- IMPAIRED: recall of recent events
- HAVE: immediate recall, long term
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What is seen with Alzheimers & state?
Agitation & wandering (sundowning) - stage II
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Wounds & E-stim:
- PLACEMENT: directly in wound
- CATHODE: wounds with bacteria
- ANODE: promote healing in clean, uninfected wounds
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Atrial fibrilation & exercise:
Concern if HR > or = to 115-120
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Low-rate TENS does what for pain?
Stronger stimulus & longer pulse duration activates descending inhibition, stimulating endorphin production
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For pts on beta-adrenergic meds with exercise use what instead of HR?
RPE
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Lateral excursion of mandible uses what muscle?
- Contralateral medial & lateral pterygoids
- Ipsilateral temporalis
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What is a mandibular depressor?
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What is Homan's sign?
Pain in calf perceived with squeezing and DF
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Jaw locking in open position with TMJ, why?
Disc displacement
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Bunnel-Littler test:
Used to determine if there is a joint restriction at MCP joints
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Retinacular test used for what?
Restrictions at PIP joints
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Lymphatic manual therapy:
- Proximal before distal
- Trunk segments before limb segments
- Direct lymph flow centrally toward lymphatic ducts
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