Med Term Test Flashcards
Of short duration
Acute
Written statement thats personally requested
Advanced Directives
Whats right and wrong
Ethics
Move/change from one place to another
Transfer
Function gets worse over time
Degeneration
The care of old people
Geriatrics
Polite societal behavior
Etiquette
Gesture or action
Sign
Sense of variety
Diversity
Purposely not caring for a patient
Neglect
Realizing ones potential
Self actualization
Accident that was out of ones control
Incident
Helps patients through emotions
Validation therapy
Exchange of information
Communication
Pooping
Defecate
Progressive memory loss
Dementia
A quality belonging to a group
Ethnicity
Bacteria/virus that causes disease
Pathogen
Lack of control over peeing/pooping
Incontinence
Prevention or stoppage of infections
Infection control
Place for walking
Ambulatory
Program to improve cognitive function
Reality orientation
Practice in avoiding bodily fluids
Standard precautions
Act of treating someone unfairly
Exploitation
Process of getting sick
Chain of infection
Force of blood against the arteries that is too hard
Hypertension
Throbbing of arteries
Pulse
Process of aquiring knowledge
Cognition
Not valid/empty
Void
Artificial opening in organs
Stoma
When skin is moved against a fixed surface
Shearing
Restoring health
Rehabilitation
Providing care for sick/terminally ill
Hospice
Paralysis of lower extremities
Paraplegia
Difficulty in swallowing
Dysphagia
Process of drawing a breath
Aspiration
To get rid of
Elimination
Inability/difficulty having a bowel movement
Constipation
Lack of understanding
Confusion
Improves posture, coordination, and stamina
Body mechanics
