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Chapter 5: Drugs, Abbreviations, Conditions Flashcards

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below knee

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BK

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below elbow

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BE

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deep tendon reflexes

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DTRs

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electromyography

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EMG

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intramuscular

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IM

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muscular dystrophy

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MD

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musculoskeletal

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MS

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physical therapy

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PT

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range of motion

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ROM

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shoulder

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sh

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triceps jerk

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TJ

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weight

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wt

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________ drugs prevent or relieve rheumatism

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antirheumatic

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______ agents relieve the swelling, tenderness, redness, and pain of inflammation

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anti-inflammatory

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_______ relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness

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analgesics

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_______ used to treat painful muscle spasms that may result from strains, sprains, and musculoskeletal trauma or disease

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relaxants

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RICE

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Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

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a TWISTING of a JOINT that causes pain or disability

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sprain

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the excessive, forcible STRETCHING of a MUSCLE or musculotendinous

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strain

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_______ ________ is a term used to describe the muscles immediately surrounding the shoulder joint. They stabilize the shoulder joint while the entire arm is moved.

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rotator cuff

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the _________ is a partition that separates the chest and abdominal cavities.

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diaphragm

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active exercise

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the patient contracts and relaxes muscles

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assistive exercise

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the patient contracts and relaxes muscles with the assistance of a therapist

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isometric exercise

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active muscular contraction preformed against stable resistance, thereby not shortening the muscle length

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passive exercise

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exercise is preformed by another individual without the assistance of the patient

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range of motion exercise

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movement of each joint through its full range of motion. Used to prevent loss of motility or to regain usage after an injury or fracture

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relief of tension exercise

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technique used to promote relaxation of the muscles and provide relief from tension

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the medical term for lack of muscle tone

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flaccid

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a wide, thin, sheet like tendon that serves to attach muscle to bone or to other tissues

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aponeurosis

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is a protein found in muscle cells

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dystrophin

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smooth muscle is also called

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visceral or unstriated

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a band of fibrous connective tissue serving for the attachment of muscles to bones

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tendon

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