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Learning Outcome 2 Flashcards

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Abdomen

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Portion of the body between the chest and the groin

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Activities of daily living

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Activities usually performed by a person in the course of a normal day such as washing, dressing, brushing teeth or hair, and eating

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Agitation

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A state of increased activity; purposeless, restless movements

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Ambulation

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Ability to walk, not confined to bed

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Anus

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External opening of the rectum

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Aphasia

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Loss of ability to understand or express speech

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Bed rest

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Person must stay in bed

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Catheter

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Usually a rubber or plastic tube put into a body opening to drain fluid

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Cardiovascular System (CVS)

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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

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Often referred to as a stroke, a rupturing or blockage of a blood vessel in the brain

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Central nervous system (CNS)

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Part of the nervous system pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

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Cognitive impairment

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Inability to use the mental processes appropriately; difficulties with perception, thinking, reasoning, and remembering

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Confusion

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A mental state characterized by disorientation in time, place or person

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Contracture

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Shortening of the muscles in the arms and/or legs so the person has difficulty extending the limbs

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Defecate

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To have a bowel movement

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Distension

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The state of being stretched out or enlarged

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EENT

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Ears, eyes, nose and throat

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Emesis

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Vomited fluid

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Edema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in a part of the body; swelling

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Enema

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Fluid put into the lower bowel through the anus to cause a person to have a bowel movement

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Ethics

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A code of conduct

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22
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Fecal impaction

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Stool tightly wedged or packed in the rectum

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Feces/stool

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Waste from the digestive tract that is formed in the intestine and expelled through the rectum and anus

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Gastrointestinal system (GI)

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Pertaining to the stomach and intestines

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Genital area/perineum

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Area of the external reproductive and excretory organs

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Genital, urinary, reproductive

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Pertaining to the reproductive and urinary system (GUR)

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Gerontology

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Study of old age and its diseases

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Gerontologist

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Doctor who specializes in the care of the elderly

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Groin

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Where the thighs and abdomen join

30
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Hemiplegic

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A person who is paralyzed on one side of the body

31
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Incontinent

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Loss of control over voiding and defecating

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Integumentary system (INTEG)

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Pertaining to or composed of the skin

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Labia

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Folds of skin on either side of the vagina

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Musculoskeletal system (MS)

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Pertaining to the muscle and skeletal systems

35
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Occupational therapy

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Therapy to assist disabled persons to meet their needs of daily living and to provide diversion and exercise

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Palliative care

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Compassionate care for the dying or illness that has no cure

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Paralysis

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Loss of voluntary movement of a body part

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Paraplegic

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A person who is paralyzed from the waist down

39
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Paresis

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Slight or partial paralysis, a weakness

40
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Peri care

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Cleansing the genital area

41
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Physiotherapy

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Treatment of disorders with massage, manipulation, hot and cold treatments and therapeutic exercises

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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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Portion of the nervous system consisting of the nervous outside the brain and spinal cord

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Prone

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To lay on one’s stomach

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Psycho/social

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Pertaining to the mind, psyche and social aspects of a person

45
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Post

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After

46
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Quadriplegic

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A person who is paralyzed from the neck down

47
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Rectum

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Lower portion of large intestine

48
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Respiratory system (RESP)

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Pertaining to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between atmosphere and the blood

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Supine

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To lay on one’s back

50
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Suppository

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A type of medication in cone-shaped solid form

51
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Umbilicus

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Commonly known as navel or bellybutton

52
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Urinary meatus

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The opening on the body surface through which urine is expelled

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Urine

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Fluid wastes coming from the kidneys

54
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Vagina

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Passage from the uterus to the body surface

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Void

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Passing urine out of the body

56
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Unit of length

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Metre

57
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Unit of volume

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Litre

58
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Unit of weight

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Gram

59
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Kilo

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1000

60
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Centi

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0.01

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Milli

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0.001

62
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Kilo converting

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Move three decimal points

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Centi converting

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Move two decimal places

64
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Milli converting

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Move 3 decimal places

65
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Converting big measurement to small measurement

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Move right

66
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Converting small measurement to big measurement

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Move left

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