Functional Gait Assessmenta. Requirements: A marked 6-m (20-ft) walkway that is marked with a 30.48-cm (12-in) width. ______1. GAIT LEVEL SURFACE. Instructions: Walk at your normal speed from here to the next mark (6 m. [20 ft]). Grading: Mark the highest category that applies.
In the medical setting, the most important groups are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci S. pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group, and the beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups A and B (also known as âgroup A strepâ and âgroup B strepâ).
Alpha thalassemia intermedia, or HbH disease, causes hemolysis and severe anemia. Alpha thalassemia major with Hb Bartâs causes nonimmune hydrops fetalis in utero, which is almost always fatal.With multiple blood transfusions and continued absorption of intestinal iron, iron overload develops.