Ch 44 Vocab Flashcards
Amputation
Removal of all or part of extremity
Arthritis
Joint inflammation
Arthroplasty
Surgical replacement of a joint
Closed fracture
Bone is broken but skin is intact
Compound/open fracture
Broken bone has come through skin
Fracture
Broken bone
Gangrene
Death of tissue condition
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on 1 side of body
Paralysis
Loss of muscle function, sensation or both
Paraplegia
Paralyzed from WAIST down (legs, lower trunk, pelvic organs)
Quadriplegia/Tetraplegia
Paralyzed from NECK down (arms, legs, while trunk, pelvic organs)
Simple fracture
Bone is broken in 1 place
ADL (abbreviation)
Activities of Daily Living
ALS (Abbreviation)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
CVA (Abbreviation)
CerebroVascular Accident
JRA (abbreviation)
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
MS (abbreviation)
Multiple Sclerosis
RA (abbreviation)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
ROM (abbreviation)
Range-Of-Motion
TBI (Abbreviation)
Traumatic Brain Injury
TIA (abbreviation)
Transient Ischemic Attack