DME lecture

Question 1

DME =QOL

Answer 1

durable medical equipment=quality of life

Question 2

_________________ can equal an increased quality of life for
patients who suffer from disease or injury. These are devices that can ease a patient’s suffering physically and emotionally.

Answer 2

Durable Medical Equipment

Question 3

DME(durable medical equipment) defined

can withstand ______________ use

primarily and customarily used to serve a ____________ purpose

not useful to a person in the absence of an illness or injury

appropriate for use in the _________

Expected to last at least 3 years

All requirements of the definition must be met before an item can be considered to be DME

Answer 3

repeated

medical

home

Question 4

What Could Go Wrong?

Just about anything you can imagine and then some
- Injury
- Disease
- Infection
- Surgery

Question 5

Injury

Repetitive motion -
Exercise induced, work related

Trauma - accidents, recovery from surgery, sports related

Question 6

Disease, Infection, Surgery

Diease:
Cardiovascular: Stroke, TIA, heart attack

Neuromuscular issues: Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy

Diabetes Mellitus and it’s complications: Amputations, stroke, neuropathies

Cancer: amputations, bowel resections

Infection

Post surgical, opportunistic, post trauma, acquired organism

Surgery

Knee or hip replacement, carpal tunnel, back

Question 7

Ostomy Care

___________: a mouth-like opening. An incised opening that
is kept open for drainage or other purposes, such as
the opening in the abdominal wall for colostomy,
ureterostomy and ileostomy

Stomas are necessary for either feeding or eliminating

Answer 7

Stome

Question 8

___________-opening into the small intestine through abdomen

Answer 8

Ileostomy

Question 9

________- opening into the colon through abdomen

Answer 9

Colostomy

Question 10

_________- surgically created opening to drain urine

Answer 10

Urostomy

Question 11

______________
Shoe inserts, heel cups

Foot pain, knee pain, back pain, plantar fasciitis, arthritis

Issues of spinal alignment

Due to exercise, standing for long periods of time, flat feet

Answer 11

Orthotics

Question 12

Orthotics used for supinated or _____________ feet

Answer 12

pronated

Question 13

_____________________
Help to support areas of the torso due to injury or exertion

Back pain

Broken ribs – coughing, exercise, accident

Rest and recuperation are often the only solution

Answer 13

Abdominal Supports & Rib belts

Question 14

Wrist Splints

Supports for stabilization of wrist and lower forearm for injury due to:
_____________ – characterized by tingling, numbness, weakness,
feeling of “electrical shock” upon movement; caused by pressure on the median nerve; splint at night

Sprains

Strains

Broken bones

Answer 14

Carpal Tunnel

Question 15

______________
Needed for support due to injury:
_________arm, collar bone

__________ of shoulder

Sprains or strains

Post surgical

Immobilization for comfort and optimal healing position

Answer 15

Slings

broken arm

dislocations

Question 16

Braces for Extremities
Elbow

Wrist
Knee
Ankle

Provide rigid support for these areas while injured area heals

_____________ – gives support and also gives sense of warmth that enhances freedom of movement

Answer 16

Neoprene

Question 17

Cervical Collars
Soft,sizes,fit

Used after what?

Answer 17

car accident

Question 18

Sometimes you do need to use durable medical equipment to have quality of life

DME can put pts back to activities of daily living

Question 19

DME is not a one-time thing

Question 20

Adult diapers are NOT DME

Question 21

Injury ex: if someone is operating a heavy machinery or doing a construction job, lifting a lot they might have a work related injury might need a backbrace

Someone could need a neckbrace if they have whiplash

If someone has amputations they might need a device like a prothesis
With a knee replacement pt might need DME for a short amount of time because they get better they go through physical therapy and they graduate from their devices

Question 22

___________–>step on a pad and it will see where the pressure is on your foot or what might be needed; it will let you know which color to buy in order to correct issue they sense w/ your feet and its FREE use of machine

Answer 22

Dr. Scholl’s machine

Question 23

You can have a whole orthotic and you can have half of one and you can have a heel cup that can be useful for a heel spur so a bone spur in the heel and it will take some of the pressure off and that area may be healed but it would definitely would reduce the pain for the patient so it can correct some orthotics