L-TC Resident, C8; WB, P-LQ Flashcards
Week 1, 8/28-9/2
Most Residents in L-TC Facilities are ____ years or _______.
65, older
Most Residents in ____-____ ____ _________ are 65 or older.
L-TCF
Arthritis is a D___________ Condition.
Degenerative
Dementia is a D___________ Condition.
Degenerative
Dementia is usually p_____________.
progressive
Dementia is the development of ____________ cognitive ___________.
multiple, deficits
Degenerative Condition
progressively worsens over time
Hypertension
abnormally high BP, especially arterial blood pressure; systemic condition accompanying high BP
especially arterial BP; systemic condition accompanying high BP
Hypertension is a s_________ condition accompanying high BP.
systemic
___________ is abnormal conditions characterized by secretion/excretion of excessive urine.
Diabetes
Diabetes is abnormal conditions characterized by secretion/excretion of excessive ______
urine
Diabetes
abnormal conditions characterized by secretion/excretion of excessive urine
Stroke is also called _____________________ Accident
Cerebrovascular
During a Stroke/CVA, a person has sudden loss/impairment of ____________, ____________, & __________ motion.
consciousness, sensation, voluntary
During a Stroke/CVA, a person has ________ loss/impairment of consciousness, sensation, & voluntary motion.
sudden
________/_______________ __________ are caused by rupture/obstruction (clot) of blood vessel supplying brain.
Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
Strokes/CVAs can leave _____________ brain tissue damage.
permanent
Moving to a L-TCF is often preceded by some crisis, like an ___________ illness/accident.
unexpected
Moving to a L-TCF is often preceded by some _____, like an unexpected illness/accident.
crisis
A Stroke/CVA is an example of a crisis or unexpected illness/accident that moves someone into a ____-____ ____ _________.
L-TCF
A person suffering from lingering affects from a Stroke/CVA may be admitted to a _____-_____ ____ ________.
L-TCF
Outpatients _____ stay overnight in the hospital.
don’t
____________ visit hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis/treatment.
& don’t stay overnight
Outpatients
Outpatient
no overnight in hospital; Patient visits hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis/treatment
___________ stay overnight in the hospital.
Inpatients
Inpatient
hospital Patient who receives lodging, food, & treatment
ADL stand for . . .
Activities of Daily Living.
Bathing, dressing, eating, moving, toileting are 5 examples of ____________ of _______ __________.
ADLs
(5) Activities of Daily Living
moving
toileting
bathing
dressing
eating
Most L-TCF Residents need help with routine tasks called _______ of _____ ________.
ADL