Lesson #9

Question 1

Arthritis

Answer 1

Disorder that involves information in the joints

Question 2

Atrophy

Answer 2

Wasting away, decreasing in size, weakening of muscle

Question 3

Cerebrovascular accident CVA

Answer 3

Stroke

Hemorrhagic stroke or bleeding in brain

Occlusive stroke….blockage

Question 4

Congestive heart failure CHF

Answer 4

Heart is damaged and cannot pump enough oxygen rich blood to the rest of the body

Question 5

Contracture

Answer 5

Permanent stiffening of a joint and muscle

Question 6

Epilepsy

Answer 6

Brain disorder in which a resident has reported seizures

Question 7

Fracture

Answer 7

Broken bone

Question 8

Heart attack or Myocardial Infraction

Answer 8

Blood flow to the heart is completely blocked in oxygen cannot reach sales

Question 9

Hypertension

Answer 9

High blood pressure

Question 10

Hypotension

Answer 10

Low blood pressure

Question 11

Osteoporosis

Answer 11

When the bones become brittle and weak

Question 12

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 12

A movement disorder that causes shaking

Question 13

Peripheral vascular disease PVD

Answer 13

Condition in which extremities do not have enough blood circulation due to fatty deposits in vessels

Question 14

Range of motion

Answer 14

Exercise which put a joint through its full range of motion

Question 15

What does the nervous system them

Answer 15

It controls in coordinates all body functions in senses

Question 16

What are some conditions that affect the nervous system

Answer 16

Dementia

Alzheimer’s

Parkinson’s

CVA or cerebrovascular accident/stroke

Question 17

What is dementia

Answer 17

And nervous system disease that affects memory in communication

Resident will lose ADLs

Question 18

What is Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 18

Brain disease that slowly destroyed memory, thinking skills and eventually the ability to carry a simple task

Question 19

What is Parkinson’s disease

Answer 19

Progressive degenerative disease that affects the brain

As disease progresses resident won’t be able to perform ADLs

Stiff trunk and hand and limb trimmer’s

Question 20

What is the acronym fast when it relates to

Answer 20

F.ace drooping

A.rm weakness

S.peech difficulty

T.ime to call 911

Question 21

When dressing a resident with a stroke what do you do

Answer 21

Address weak side first and when undressing do the strong side first

Question 22

How does the nervous system change with age

Answer 22

Nerve cells die causing decrease perception of sensory stimuli

Slow responses and reflexes

Sensitivity to heat and cold

Short term memory loss

Question 23

What does the circulatory system do

Answer 23

Transports blood and body fluids throughout the body

Question 24

What are the conditions that affect the circulatory system

Answer 24

High or low blood pressure

Heart attack/myocardial infraction/MI

Coronary artery disease

Cerebrovascular accident/CVA/ Stroke

Question 25

What happens to the circulatory system with age

Answer 25

Blood vessels become more rigid and narrow

Heart muscle has to work harder which may result in her blood pressure

Question 26

Musculoskeletal system

Answer 26

Gives the body shape and structure

Allows body to move

Protects the organs

Question 27

What are conditions that affect the muscular skeletal system

Answer 27

Fractures

Osteoporosis

Arthritis

Contracture

Question 28

What changes to the musculoskeletal system come with age

Answer 28

Bones become more brittle

Loss of muscle strength

Less flexible joints

Changes in spine and feet

Question 29

Colostomy

Answer 29

Surgically made opening on the abdomen has a section of the colon attached

Opening a little stool to be evacuated from the body and emptied into a bag