chatper 4 vocab

Question 1

ambulatory

Answer 1

walking or able to walk

Question 2

atrophy

Answer 2

decreased size of the organ tissue

Question 3

decubitus elcer

Answer 3

a pressure sore

Question 4

dyspnea

Answer 4

difficult breathing

Question 5

foot drop

Answer 5

the inability to flex the foot

Question 6

immobilizer

Answer 6

Velcro straps that are used on patients limbs

Question 7

ischemia

Answer 7

deficiency of blood in a body part due to functional constriction

Question 8

tissue necrosis

Answer 8

localized death of tissue due to injury or lack of oxygen

Question 9

ulceration

Answer 9

an area of tissue that penetrates below the epidermis

Question 10

blancher

Answer 10

to become Pale

Question 11

catheter

Answer 11

a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel

Question 12

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 12

a progressive and irreversible condition that produces diminished inspiratory and expiratory

Question 13

compression

Answer 13

the act of pressing upon or together

Question 14

contracture

Answer 14

a drawing together

Question 15

debility

Answer 15

lack or loss of strength

Question 16

decubitus ulcer

Answer 16

a pressure sore or ulcer

Question 17

defecation

Answer 17

evacuation or elimination or fecal matter from the rectum

Question 18

fasted

Answer 18

having gone without food or water for a long period of time

Question 19

fluoroscope

Answer 19

a device used for the immediate projection of a radiographic image on a florescent screen

Question 20

hydrotherapy

Answer 20

the use of water immersion in treatment in the treatment of mental or physical disorders

Question 21

hypotonic

Answer 21

an agent that produces sleep

Question 22

intravenous infusion

Answer 22

administering fluids or nutrients into the vein

Question 23

lumber vertebra

Answer 23

the fine vertebrae between the thoratic vertebrae

Question 24

perineum

Answer 24

the pelvic floor associated structures occupying the pelvic outlet

Question 25

planter flexion

Answer 25

extension of the foot so that the toes are pointed downward

Question 26

psychoactive

Answer 26

a drug that affects behavior

Question 27

reactive hyperemia

Answer 27

an increase of blood flow to a particular area

Question 28

range of motion

Answer 28

the range measured in degrees of a circle of a joint

Question 29

sacrum

Answer 29

the triangular bone at the base of the spine

Question 30

scapula

Answer 30

the flat bone in the back of the shoulder

Question 31

sedative

Answer 31

a drug to calm anxious patients and produce drowsiness

Question 32

sensory depression

Answer 32

a condition in which an individual receives less than normal input

Question 33

shear

Answer 33

an implied force that tends to cause opposite but sliding motion

Question 34

shear depression

Answer 34

one of the mechanical forces that at work skin breakdown (butt)

Question 35

subcutaneous

Answer 35

beneath the layers of skin

Question 36

tissue narcosis

Answer 36

localized death to tissue due to injury or lack of oxygen

Question 37

trochanter

Answer 37

a board flat process in the femur

Question 38

Paralysis from the neck down is called

Answer 38

Quadriplegic

Question 39

Basic body positions

Answer 39

Supine
Prone
Lateral 
Fowler’s 
Some Fowler’s 
Sims

Question 40

The feet should be how many inches apart

Answer 40

4 to 8

Question 41

Heavy objects should be

Answer 41

Close to the body

Question 42

Pull objects rather

Answer 42

Push them