Ch 37 Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

Question 1

A physical, emotional, behavioral, or cognitive condition that interferes with a person’s ability to carry out everyday tasks, such as working or caring for oneself

Answer 1

Disability

Question 2

The branch of medicine that deals with the causes of obesity as well as its prevention and treatment

Answer 2

Bariatrics

Question 3

A condition of having too much body fat, defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater

Answer 3

Obesity

Question 4

Developmental disorders that affect, among other things, the ability to communicate, report medical conditions, self-regulate behaviors, and interact with others

Answer 4

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Question 5

A device worn by a patient that blows oxygen or air under constant low pressure through a tube and mask to keep airway passages from collapsing at the end of a breath

Answer 5

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Question 6

A surgical opening in the neck into the trachea

Answer 6

Tracheostomy

Question 7

A surgically created permanent opening into the body, as with a tracheostomy, colostomy, or ileostomy

Answer 7

Stoma

Question 8

A device that breathes for a patient

Answer 8

Ventilator

Question 9

A device implanted under the skin with wires implanted into the heart to modify the heart rate as needed to maintain an adequate heart rate

Answer 9

Pacemaker

Question 10

A device implanted under the skin of the chest to detect any life-threatening dysrhythmia and deliver a shock to defibrillate the heart

Answer 10

Automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD)

Question 11

An external defibrillator worn by a patient to detect any rapid life-threatening dysrhythmia and deliver a shock to defibrillate the heart

Answer 11

Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD)

Question 12

A battery-powered mechanical pump implanted in the body to assist a failing ventricle in pumping blood

Answer 12

Ventricular assist device

Question 13

A tube used to provide delivery of nutrients to the stomach; may be inserted through the nose or surgically implanted through the abdominal wall

Answer 13

Feeding tube

Question 14

A tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine from the bladder

Answer 14

Urinary catheter

Question 15

An external pouch that collects fecal matter diverted from the colon or ileum through a surgical opening (colostomy or ileostomy) in the abdominal wall

Answer 15

Ostomy bag

Question 16

The process of filtering the blood to remove toxic or unwanted wastes and fluids

Answer 16

Dialysis

Question 17

A catheter surgically inserted for long-term delivery of medications or fluids into the central circulation

Answer 17

Central IV catheter