Chapter 1

Question 1

assessment

Answer 1

measurement or quantification of a variable or the placement of a value on something

Question 2

caregiver

Answer 2

person who is treating or working with the patient; examples are the therapist, therapist
assistant, aide, or family member

Question 3

communication

Answer 3

exchange of information through verbal (oral), written, or nonverbal (visual) means

Question 4

documentation

Answer 4

written or printed matter conveying authoritative information, records, or evidence

Question 5

electrodiagnostic tests

Answer 5

use of an electrical current to assist with the diagnosis of a patient’s
condition

Question 6

evaluation

Answer 6

dynamic process in which the practitioner makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination and identifies problems pertinent to patient/client management

Question 7

examination

Answer 7

process of obtaining a history, performing relevant systems reviews, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures

Question 8

goniometry

Answer 8

measurement of the range of motion of a joint of the body

Question 9

health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Answer 9

federal law enacted to protect health care–related information

Question 10

kinesthesia

Answer 10

sense by which position, weight, and movement are perceived

Question 11

orthosis

Answer 11

orthopedic appliance used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to replace the function of parts of the body (e.g., a brace or splint)

Question 12

outcome measure

Answer 12

quantifiable or objective means to determine the effectiveness of treatment or performance that is usually expressed in functional terms

Question 13

problem-oriented medical record (POMR)

Answer 13

system developed to organize a medical record that

uses a common list of patient problems as its base

Question 14

proprioception

Answer 14

perception mediated by proprioceptors or proprioceptive testing; sensation and awareness about the movements and position of body parts or the body

Question 15

prosthesis

Answer 15

artificial replacement of an absent body part (e.g., an artificial limb)

Question 16

radiograph

Answer 16

image or a record produced on exposed or processed film through radiography; a roentgenogram

Question 17

SOAP

Answer 17

acronym, the letters of which identify each section of a patient’s status: S, subjective; O, objective; A, assessment; P, plan.

Question 18

stereognosis

Answer 18

ability to recognize the form (shape) of an object by touch

Question 19

the joint commission

Answer 19

private, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to encourage the attainment of uniformly high standards of institutional medical care

Question 20

two-point discrimination

Answer 20

ability to recognize or differentiate two blunt points when they are
simultaneously applied to the skin