Finals Part 2 Flashcards
Physical Therapy
Assist and direct patients in the rehabilitation process ● Main goal: reduce pain, prevent deformity, and promote healing ● They attempt to restore function or assist patients by teaching them new
ways to adjust to their disabilities
Responsibilities: prepare equipment, assist patients, change linens on beds
and tables, fold linens, clean equipment and work areas, and inventory
materials and supplies.
Athletic Trainer
Perform all duties of a PT aide
Prepare equipment
Assist in injury treatments, evaluations, and rehabilitation of
athletes
Assist or perform taping, wrapping, protective bracing, and equipment
fitting
Help out in pre-practice preparations and post-practice follow-up
Be on hand to assist in event coverage
What does range of motion help with?
Very important for the resident who has limited movement Stimulate circulation to decrease chance of blood clots or decubitus ulcers
Encourage flexibility and mobility of the joints
Prevent contractures
Prevent mineral loss
Prevent other problems such as poor appetite, constipation, urinary
infections, respiratory problem, and hypostatic pneumonia
Transmission based precautions
Patients suspected to be infected with pathogens spread by airborne or droplet transmission, contact with dry skin, or contact with contaminated surfaces;
3 types of transmission based precautions
Airborne: TB, Varicella, Measles
Contact: Wounds, Diarrhea, multi drug resistant bacteria
Droplet: Influenza, Mumps, Respiratory diseases
Massage Therapy
Practice of manipulating soft tissues of the human body in order to prevent injury, or aid in the recovery from injury
Guarding Techniques
Ways to protect a patient when he or she is being moved
Pivot technique
Sliding technique
Lifting technique
Pivot Technique
used when moving a patient who can bear weight on at least
one foot; involves one person using a transfer belt to help the patient
Sliding Technique
used when moving a patient who cannot get up or bear weight on either foot
Lifting Technique
use this technique when there is ample help and strength
to support the patient fully while moving him or her from one support to another; important to keep your back straight, avoid twisting, stay close to the patient, and keep a smooth flow of action
Fire Extinguisher classes
Class A: most common; put out fire in ordinary combustibles;
pressurized water
Class B: contains carbon dioxide; used on fires involving
flammable liquids
Class C: used on energized electrical equipment or wiring;
contain potassium bicarbonate or potassium chloride
Class D: used on combustible metals; contains either sodium
chloride or copper powder and pressurized with nitrogen
Hyperglycemia vs Hypoglycemia
Hyper: Blood glucose >115
Hypo: Blood glucose
Observing wounds
Red
Yellow
Black
Multicolored
Red wounds
healthy tissue and indicates normal healing
Yellow Wounds
exudates produced by microorganisms. Too many organisms in accumulated exudates
causes the wound to have drainage and appear yellow
Black wounds
signify necrosis (dead tissue)
Multicolored wounds
described by the least healthy color
Fractures
Closed vs Open Comminuted Fracture (crush) Greenstick Fracture Compound Fracture Impacted Fracture Colles’ Fracture Compression Fracture (spine)
What is shock
slows body functions and keeps the major organs from functioning normally
Caused by major loss of body fluids, blood, vomiting, or diarrhea
Febrile
elevated temp (one degreeover the patient’s norm)
Afebrile
normal range
Hypothermia
below normal (
Pyrexia
above-normal temperature
What decreases body temperature? What increases it?
Heat is produced by muscles and glands and the oxidation of food
Heat is lost by respiration, perspiration, and excretion
