HEADMASTER VOCABULARY

Question 1

apical

Answer 1

pulse measured by listening to the heart beat using a stethoscope

Question 2

arteriosclerosis

Answer 2

the walls of the arteries begin to thicken and harden

Question 3

bladder training

Answer 3

helping to reestablish normal routines for elimination due to illness/condition

Question 4

cc’s in an ounce

Answer 4

30 cc’s/mls per ounce

Question 5

colostomy

Answer 5

surgically created opening in the large intestine. Used to allow stool to be eliminated

Question 6

constrict

Answer 6

to narrow

Question 7

decubitus ulcer

Answer 7

also known as a bed sore

Question 8

dorsiflexion

Answer 8

bending backwards

Question 9

dysuria

Answer 9

discomfort, pain or burning while urinating

Question 10

edentulous

Answer 10

when a resident lacks teeth

Question 11

emphysema

Answer 11

lung condition causing shortness of breath. The air sacs of the lungs begin to deteriorate

Question 12

Peripheral arterial disease/PAD

Answer 12

narrowing of the vessels in the lower extremities (legs) causing blood loss to limbs

Question 13

Peripheral vascular disease/PVD

Answer 13

is a slow and progressive circulation disorder. Narrowing, blockage, or spasms in a blood vessel

Question 14

peristalsis

Answer 14

the involuntary movement of food through the gastrointestinal system

Question 15

plate rim

Answer 15

the edge of the plate

Question 16

pleura

Answer 16

membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs

Question 17

rigor mortis

Answer 17

stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death

Question 18

sputum

Answer 18

a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease

Question 19

thrombus

Answer 19

blood clot in the vascular system

Question 20

transient ischemic attack/TIA

Answer 20

mini-stroke, lasts only a few minutes. Symptoms include weakness on one side of the body, vision problems, and slurred speech.

Question 21

vomitus

Answer 21

material ejected by vomiting

Question 22

abnormal vital signs/what is normal?

Answer 22

Pulse 60-100, Respirations 12-20

Question 23

afebrile

Answer 23

does not have a fever

Question 24

angina

Answer 24

severe chest pain from reduced blood flow to chest

Question 25

COPD

Answer 25

chronic inflammatory of the lungs causing obstructed airway

Question 26

Fowlers position

Answer 26

Head up in bed (HOB @ 45 degrees)

Question 27

Supine position

Answer 27

resident laying completely flat on bed