Ch. 13

Question 1

Base of Support

Answer 1

is the foundation on which a body rests

Question 2

What term is used to describe the drop in blood pressure some patients experience when they stand up quickly?

Answer 2

Orthostatic hypotension

Question 3

Where is the human center of gravity located, when a human is aligned in the anatomical position.

Answer 3

At approximately sacral level two w/ slight variations between men and women

Question 4

What type (s) of transfers can be used to move a patient from a wheelchair to an examination table?

Answer 4

• Pivot
• Assisted Standing
• Standby Assist

Question 5

Toward which side should all transfers be initiated?

Answer 5

Patient strong side

Question 6

What causes patients to feel lightheaded, queasy, or faint when they stand up quickly from a sitting or supine position?

Answer 6

Decreased blood pressure

Question 7

What term describes the hypothetical point around which all mass appears to be concentrated?

Answer 7

Center of gravity

Question 8

If a patient arrives in a wheelchair and on a sling, which type of transfer is indicated?

Answer 8

Hydraulic lift

Question 9

How can the base of support be in increased?

Answer 9

Standing with the legs apart, even with shoulders

Question 10

What is the minimum number of persons to use for a cart to table transfer when no moving devices are available?

Answer 10

Three

Question 11

Radiologic and imaging science professionals use four types of wheelchair transfers, what are they?

Answer 11

Standby assist
Assisted standing, pivot
Two person lift
Hydraulic lift

Question 12

The US Department of Labor Statistics cities ____ , _____ , and other muscular skeletal injuries and disorders are the leading cause of disability for people in the healthcare industry

Answer 12

Sprains, Strains

Question 13

The physical demands of the healthcare professional or similar to that of a:

Answer 13

Professional athlete

Question 14

What are tendons? Where are some of the largest tendons found?

Answer 14

• White, fibrous connective tissue that attached muscle to bone
• Arms and legs

Question 15

Tendons are surrounded by sheaths containing synovial fluid that……

Answer 15

lubricants the tendon and reduces friction

Question 16

What are mobility muscles? Examples?

Answer 16

Muscles found in the limbs and typically have long white tendons that cross two or more joints
- Biceps and Hamstrings

Question 17

What are stability muscles?

Answer 17

Muscles found in the torso and are usually large expanses of muscles that help support the torso

Question 18

Body mechanics is:

Answer 18

The safe handling positioning of patients; begins with applying the laws of physics to the human body

Question 19

WRMSD

Answer 19

Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Question 20

What is the base of support?

Answer 20

Foundation on which the body rest

Question 21

If a patient can transfer from a wheelchair to the imaging table on their own, how should you position the wheelchair?

Answer 21

45° angle to the table

Question 22

If a patient cannot transfer independently, but can bear weight on their legs, what technique should you use?

Answer 22

Standing pivot

Question 23

During a two person lift, the stronger person to lift the patients ______ and the weaker person should lift the patients _____

Answer 23

Torso, legs and feet

Question 24

Center of gravity is a hypothetical point at which all the mass appears to be concentrated, gravitational forces appear to act on the entire body from this specific point,
In humans aligned in the anatomical position, the center of gravity is:

Answer 24

at the second level of the sacrum w/ slight variation between men and women

Question 25

hydraulic lift

Answer 25

• used when someone is too heavy to lift manually
• a type of assistive device that uses hydraulic fluid to help move patients safely

Question 26

WRMSD can be classified as ___ , ____ or _____ . Know what each of these stages is.

Answer 26

• Early; develop symptoms while working but have no pain after work or on their off days.
• Intermediate; have symptoms that occur during work, but they also persist after work.
• Late; symptoms are constantly present and the ability to preform even light work is painful and impaired.

Question 27

Examples of commonly attached medical equipment?

Answer 27

• Oxygen tubing
• Intravenous lines
• Central lines
• Post surgical drains
• Urine bags (these HAVE to stay below bladder)

Question 28

You can use two types of sheets for movement of a patient.
What are these methods?

Answer 28

1) Low Friction Plastic Sheet
2) Lateral Transfer; 2 sheets

Question 29

To move a patient from a cart (stretcher) onto an examination table, position the cart alongside ______

Answer 29

the table on the patients strong side, or less affected side.
The cart must be wheeled as close to the table as possible and then secured.

Question 30

Ergonomics

Answer 30

The study of persons efficiency in the working environment

Question 31

What are symptoms of orthotic hypotension?

Answer 31

Dizziness, Fainting, Blurred Vision, Slurred Speech

Question 32

How can the base of support be increased?

Answer 32

Standing with legs apart

Question 33

What have long white tendons and cross two or more joints?

Answer 33

mobility muscles

Question 34

When is orthostatic hypotension increasingly serious?

Answer 34

when patient has been laying in bed for a long period of time

Question 35

How do you minimize orthostatic hypotension?

Answer 35

have the patient stand slowly, and talk during the transfer

Question 36

When lifting a patient, is it important to:

Answer 36

Keep your back stationary and lift with your legs

Question 37

Mobility muscles should be used for ____
Stability muscles should be used for ____

Answer 37

• Lifting
• Support

Question 38

Standby Assist Transfer

Answer 38

Patients who have the ability to transfer from wheelchair to a table on their own. Position the wheelchair at a 45 degree angle to the table.

Question 39

Assisted Standing Pivot Transfer:

Answer 39

For patients who cannot transfer independently, but can bear weight on their legs, a standing pivot technique is used.
Position the wheel try at a 45° angle to the table with the patient stronger side closest to the table
Pg. 168 has the steps listed

Question 40

low friction plastic sheet enables…

Answer 40

health practitioners to slide, rather than lift their patient during a transfer

Question 41

What is a component of physics, the laws of Newtonian mechanics, to living bodies at rest and in motion?

Answer 41

Biomechanics

Question 42

What do the stability muscles have on them?

Answer 42

Thick, red muscles bellies

Question 43

How do you perform a cart-to-table transfer without a moving device?

Answer 43

Draw Sheet

Question 44

What are the muscles that are found in the four extremities and are designed for movement?
Examples?

Answer 44

• Mobility Muscles
• Biceps, femoris, biceps brachial, and gastrocnemius.