Chapter 1 - Preparation For Pt Care Flashcards
Assessment
The measurement or quantification of a variable or the placement of a value on something
Caregiver
The person who is treating or working with the patient
Communication
The exchange of information through verbal written or nonverbal
Documentation
Written or printed matter conveying authoritative information, records, or evidence
Electrodiagnostic Test
The use of an electrical current to assist with the diagnosis of a patient’s condition
Evaluation
A dynamic process in which the practitioner mates clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination and identifies problems pertinent to patient/client management
Examination
The prices of attaining a history performing Relevant systems reviews, and selecting in administrating specific tests and measures.
Goniometry
The measurement of the range of motion of a joint of the body.
Health insurance probability and accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA)
A federal law enacted to the healthcare related information
Kinesthesia
The sense by which position, weight, and movement perceived
Orthosis
An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to replace the function of parts of the body
Outcome measure
A quantifiable expressed in functional terms
Problem-oriented medical record (POMR)
A system developed to organize a medical record that uses a common list of patient problems as it’s base
Proprioception
Perception mediated by proprietors or propriocepitive testing; sensation and awareness about the movements and position of parts or the body.
Prosthesis
The artificial replacement of an absent body part
