Midterm Flashcards
Interruption or interference with normal process. Simultaneous body efforts to heal itself or regain a normal state
Pathology
Loss of an anatomical nature. How disease affects the body
Impairment
Limitations in an individual’s ability to carry out a meaningful activity. (patient specific)
Functional limitation
Limitations in performing socially defined roles expected of an individual
Disabilities
Tasks an individual cannot do. Individual level
Activity limitation
Rolls individual cannot do. Societal level
Participation restriction
Three events that changed treatment and documentation responsibilities in physical therapy
- Changes in referrals for PTD.
- Establishment of Medicare.
- Development of documentation classifications
Three main purposes for reviewing medical records
Quality assurance, research and education, reimbursement
Gathering subjective and objective info about the patient
Examination
Clinical judgment PT makes based on exam
Evaluation
Process and end result of evaluating exam data
Diagnosis
Level of improvement patient may attain/ time needed
Prognosis
Activities that make up a treatment plan
Intervention
The consequences of disease as it pertains to the relationship between body structures, ability to carry out tasks, and ability to function within society
Disablement
Used when patients progress is being reported to a physician
Letter format