Common Health Terms Flashcards
1
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ADL
A
Activities of daily living
2
Q
Assistive(adaptive) device
A
Item used to to promote persons fiction or safety( hand rails, w/c)
3
Q
Atrophy
A
Decrease in size or wasting of tissue
4
Q
Chronic
A
Disease or disorder lasting long time/ rest of persons life
5
Q
Cognitive function
A
Involved memory, thinking judgement
6
Q
Contracture
A
Lack of joint mobility cause by shortening of muscle
7
Q
Dysphagia
A
Dificulty(dys) swallowing (phagia)
8
Q
Dyspnea
A
Difficulty breathing
9
Q
Orientation/ oriented
A
Awareness; of one’s self, location
10
Q
Supine
A
Back lying postion or dorsal recumbent position
11
Q
Vital signs
A
Temp, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure (and sometimes pain)
12
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Voiding
A
Emptying urine, urination
