Acute Interventions for the Chronic-Care Patient

Question 1

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Answer 1

Acute viral infection that triggers the production of autoantibodies, which damage the myelin sheath covering the peripheral nerves; causes rapid, progressive loss of motor function, ranging from muscle weakness to full-body paralysis.

Question 2

Myasthenia Gravis

Answer 2

Disease characterized by episodic muscle weakness triggered by an autoimmune attack of the acetylcholine receptors.

Question 3

Hypertrophy

Answer 3

An increase in the size or bulk of an organ or structure; caused by growth rather than by a tumor.

Question 4

Gangrene

Answer 4

Death of tissue or bone, usually from an insufficient blood supply.

Question 5

Sensorium

Answer 5

Sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; also that portion of the brain that functions as a center of sensations.

Question 6

Cellulitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue.

Question 7

Turgor

Answer 7

Ability of the skin to return to normal appearance after being subjected to pressure.

Question 8

Hospice

Answer 8

Program of palliative care and support services that addresses the physical, social, economic, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and there families.

Question 9

Emesis

Answer 9

Vomitus

Question 10

PEEP

Answer 10

Positive and end-expiratory pressure

Question 11

CPAP

Answer 11

Continuous positive airway pressure

Question 12

BiPAP

Answer 12

Bilevel positive airway pressure

Question 13

Exocrine

Answer 13

Disorder inlossing external secretions

Question 14

Hemoptysis

Answer 14

Expectoration of blood arising from the oral cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs; characterized by sudden coughing with production of salty sputum with forth bright red blood.

Question 15

Cor Pulmonale

Answer 15

Congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension.

Question 16

Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (IMV)

Answer 16

Respirator setting where a patient-triggered breath does not result in assistance by the machine.

Question 17

Bronchiectasis

Answer 17

Chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, with a secondary infection typically involving the lower portion of the lung.

Question 18

Tracheostomy

Answer 18

Small surgical opening that a surgeon makes from the anterior neck into the trachea

Question 19

ARDS

Answer 19

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Question 20

Urostomy

Answer 20

Surgical diversion of the urinary tract to a stoma, or hole, in the abdominal wall.

Question 21

Colostomy

Answer 21

Opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall, allowing feces to be collected outside the body.

Question 22

Postpartum Depression

Answer 22

The “let down” felling experienced during the period following birth, occurring in 70 to 80 percent of mothers.