Chapter 34: Patients with Special Challenges

Question 1

A term for a group of disorders characterized by poorly controlled body movement

Answer 1

cerebral palsy

Question 2

a surgical procedure to establish an opening between the colon and the surface of the body

Answer 2

colostomy

Question 3

Insufficient development of the brain, resulting in some level of dysfunction or impairment

Answer 3

developmental disability

Question 4

A genetic chromosomal defect that can occur during fetal development and that results in mental retardation as well as certain physical characteristics, such as a round head with a flat occiput and slanted, wide-set eyes

Answer 4

down syndrome

Question 5

a surgical procedure to create an opening between the small intestine and the surface of the body

Answer 5

ileostomy

Question 6

A condition in which a person as an excessive amount of body fat

Answer 6

obesity

Question 7

A permanent lack of hearing caused by a lesion or damage of the inner ear

Answer 7

sensorineural deafness

Question 8

Tubes that drain fluid from the brain to another part of the body outside of the brain, such as the abdomen; lowers pressure in the brain

Answer 8

shunts

Question 9

A developmental defect in which a portion of the spinal cord or meninges may protrude outside of the vertebrae and possibly even outside of the body, usually at the lower third of the spine in the lumbar area

Answer 9

spina bifida

Question 10

plastic tube placed within the tracheostomy site (stoma)

Answer 10

tracheostomy tube