Chapter 4 Definitions

Question 1

battery

Answer 1

the unwanted touching of one person by another

Question 2

direct access

Answer 2

health-care services can be provided without physician referral. Note that a physician referral is often required for third-party reimbursement

Question 3

phonophoresis

Answer 3

the introduction of medication into the body through teh use of ultrasonic energy

Question 4

standards of practice

Answer 4

the criteria against which an individual’s performance is measured

Question 5

legal guardian

Answer 5

an individual who is legally responsible for the care of a minor

Question 6

doctrine

Answer 6

a statement of fundamental government policy

Question 7

due care

Answer 7

an established esponsibility for an indivdual to respond to a given situation in a certain manner

Question 8

radiation

Answer 8

the transfer of electromagnetic energy that does not require the presence of a medium

Question 9

institutional review board

Answer 9

an institutional agency that oversees medical investigations invloving humans or animals by assuring compliance with federal regulations. In research involving humans, the IRB functions to protect the rights and health of the subjects

Question 10

statute of limitations

Answer 10

a legal time limit allowed for the filing of a lawsuit

Question 11

universal precaustions

Answer 11

a series of steps, established by OSHA, that individuals should take to avoid accidental exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Universal precaustions are also referred to as “standard precaustions”

Question 12

disposition

Answer 12

the patient’s current physical status and projected course of recovery

Question 13

enthesopathy

Answer 13

pathology of the boy attachment of tendon, ligament, or joint capsule

Question 14

epidemiology

Answer 14

the study of the distribution, rates, and causes of injuries and illness within a specified population. This information may then be used to prevent future occurrence

Question 15

prepatellar

Answer 15

around the patella

Question 16

americans with disabilities act

Answer 16

legislation passed in 1990 (public law 101-336) that protects the rights of disabled individuals by creating standards to ensure and prohibit discrimination in transportation, accommodation, public services, and so on

Question 17

footcandle

Answer 17

a measure of light equal to 1 lumen per square foot. One lumen is the amount of light emitted by one international candle

Question 18

chassis

Answer 18

the framework to which electrical components are attached

Question 19

standiung orders

Answer 19

a “blanket prescription” from a physician describing how injuries are to be managed when the physician is not present

Question 20

antalgic gait

Answer 20

a gait resulting from pain on weight bearing. The stance phase of gait is shortened on the affected side