Exam 2

Question 1

Aphasia

Answer 1

difficulty coordinating and organizing the words correctly.

Question 2

Dysphasia-

Answer 2

The patient knows what he wants to say but cannot say the words.

Question 3

Ptosis

Answer 3

Numbness or a decreased sensation

Question 4

Sordes

Answer 4

Dried mucus or food caked on the lips and teeth

Question 5

Paresthesia

Answer 5

Numbness or loss sensation

Question 6

Halitosis

Answer 6

Severely unpleasant sour breath.

Question 7

Guarding-

Answer 7

tightening of abdominal muscles.

Question 8

bruit.

Answer 8

the rushing of blood through a vessel such as the carotid artery

Question 9

High fowler

Answer 9

60-90 deegrees, For patients that have nagogastric tube. Respiratory distress.
Concern is that when you are in this posistio, it is too much pressure on the coccyx.

Question 10

Fowler

Answer 10

45-60 deegress.
Facilitates chest expansion
During tube feeding it prevents peristalsis while minimizing aspiration.

Question 11

Trochanter roll

Answer 11

lateral aspect of the patient’s thigh to prevent outward rotation of the leg.

Question 12

Shearing

Answer 12

When the skin is pulled away from the muscle and bones.

Question 13

Position of function

Answer 13

When the patient are in alignment to maintain the potential for their use and movement

Question 14

Orthopneic posistion

Answer 14

When the patient is in severe respiratry distress.

Question 15

Sims

Answer 15

When you administer a rectal enema.

Question 16

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 16

Patient’s blood pressure decreases with a change of position.

Question 17

Dorsal recumbent

Answer 17

perineal care

Question 18

Where do you put the pillows for left lateral posistion

Answer 18

Between the knees, ankles and at the back

Question 19

What type of care does spinal surgery patient need?

Answer 19

Have a total of 3 health care staff assist with the turn.
Logroll the patient
Have one person at the patient’s head to direct the turn.

Question 20

Purpose of dangle

Answer 20

TO determine if the patient can tolerate changing position

Question 21

Stability to assist a patient with ambulation?

Answer 21

Place your feet in front of the patient’s feet and your knees against the patients knees.

Question 22

Abduction pillow

Answer 22

To keep the hip abducted after a total hip replacement.

Question 23

Common condition that requires a joint replacement

Answer 23

Osteoarthritis

Question 24

Resons for amputation

Answer 24

Severe tissue damage
Severly decrease blood flow to the limb
Gangrene (death of tissue)

Question 25

Ilizarov frame

Answer 25

External fixator composed of

Question 26

Care of the pin insertion sites

Answer 26

Cleaning the area with hydrogen peroxide or normal saline solution as ordered. Inspecting the site for signs and symptoms of infection

Question 27

Articular surfaces in a total knee replacement

Answer 27

A metal tibial component that articculates with the plastic surface of the femoral component. The patella is replace with plastic or similarsubstance or has affixed to the back to provide a smooth articular surface.

Question 28

Advantage of multipronged cane

Answer 28

It decreases the chance of the cane slipping.

Question 29

A patient using a cane should

Answer 29

Move the unaffected leg and the cane together, and then move the affected leg.

Question 30

Correct fitment of a walker

Answer 30

to the patients hips | The elbow is at 30 degrees.

Question 31

Left leg is weak

Answer 31

Move walker and your left leg forward at the same time, and then move your right leg forward.

Question 32

two-point gait

Answer 32

patient who can bear partial weight

Question 33

3-point gait

Answer 33

patient who is unable to bear weight

Question 34

4 point gait

Answer 34

patient able to bear weight on the affected limb

Question 35

swing-to gait

Answer 35

patient can bear weight but swing the cruchtes forward at the same time.

Question 36

Swing-through gait

Answer 36

same as swing-to gait except that the patient swings feet first.

Question 37

Trendelenburg

Answer 37

During abdominal surgery

Question 38

Reverse trendelenburg

Answer 38

After certain angiography procedures, allows head of bed to be elevated.

Question 39

Lateral (Side)

Answer 39

promote lung and cardiac function

Question 40

Left sims

Answer 40

rectal enemas

Question 41

right sims

Answer 41

Relieve pressure on the coccyx and sacrum

Question 42

Low fowler (30 degrees)

Answer 42

relieveaspiration during tube feeding.

Question 43

Prone

Answer 43

to improve oxygenated in patients with acute care.