Mobility

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General term used when referring to the muscles and the skeleton.

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Musculoskeletal

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Flexible connective tissue that coats bony areas, allowing them to glide over each other and absorbs shock.

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Cartilage

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Nonflexible fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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Tendon

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Flexible fibrous connective tissue that attaches bones to bone

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Ligaments

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Fluid-filled capsules that connect bones and enable movement

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Synovial joints

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Nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord, which regulates the responses of the body to external stimuli.

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Peripheral nervous system

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Feedback from sensory receptors to coordinate, balance, and fine-tune body positioning and movement.

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proprioception

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Combined effort from the musculoskeletal and nervous systems to maintain posture, alignment, and balance.

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Body mechanics

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The positioning held by the various parts of the body while performing activities or during rest

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Body alignment

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Study of body mechanics in relation to the demand and design of the work environment and the equipment used.

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Ergonomics

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The capacity to move about without restrictions.

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Mobility

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The process of bone breakdown and replacement that occurs throughout a lifespan.

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Remodeling

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Loss of skeletal mass, density, and strength caused by immobility.

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Disuse osteoporosis

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Fractures that occur following stress on a bone that would not typically result in a break.

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Fragility fractures

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Become smaller and weaker often from disuse.

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Atrophy

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Loss of lean muscle caused by immobility.

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Sarcopenia

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An abnormal fixation of a joint due to changes in muscles and connective tissue.

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Joint contractures

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A type of joint contracture that results in the foot and toes permanently pointing downward.

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Foot drop.

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Atrophy of the heart muscle that results in a decreased amount of blood being ejected from the heart during contraction.

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Cardiac deconditioning

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A decrease in blood pressure that occurs upon standing, especially from a lying or sitting position. A significant drop in the blood pressure caused by a change in position.

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Orthostatic hypotension

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A condition that reuslts from a blood clot inside a deep vein, usually within the extremities.

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A Deep vein thrombosis

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An obstruction of blood flow in a pulmonary artery due to the movement of blood clot from an extremity to the lungs.

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Pulmonary embolism

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Collapse of airways and small sections of the lung as a result of shallow breathing. The collapssing of the lung during expansion.

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Atelectasis

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An infection in the lung tissue.

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Pneumonia

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Imbalance in a client's intake that can include deficiencies or excesses in nutrients, vitamins, or calories.

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Malnutrition

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A condition in which the client has infrequent bowel movements where the stool is hard, lumpy, and difficult to pass.

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Constipation

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A hardened mass of stool that creates a blockage in the intestines.

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Fecal impaction

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A condition in which the bladder does not completely eliminate with urination.

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Urinary retention

Question 29

Stones that develop in the kidney and usually related to dehydration or an increase of stone-forming substances.

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Renal calculi.

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Manner of style of ambulation

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Gait

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Rigid or semirigid device designed to support or stretch an injured or altered part of the body.

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Splint

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A device utilized to encourage the client to inhale slow, deep breaths.

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incentive spirometer

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Excessive outward curvature of the upper area of the spine

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Kyphosis

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The manipulation of a joint within its range of flexion and extension

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Range of motion

Question 35

The movement of a joint by another individual.

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Passive range of motion

Question 36

a medical posture where the patient sits upright in bed with their head and upper body raised at an angle between 45 and 60 degrees

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Fowler