Numbers to Remember Flashcards
Hot pack storage temp
165-170 deg F
Stages of Lymphedema
Stage 0 - at risk, no swelling
Stage 1 - reversible, negative Stemmers, pitting edema resolves with elevation
Stage 2 - spontaneously irreversible, brawny edema - skin cannot be depressed elevation does not resolve, positive Stemmers
Stage 3 - fibrotic changes, elephantiasis, deep skin folds
1-MHz ultrasound
deep
3-5 cm
3 MHz ultrasound
superficial (although, CREATES MORE HEAT)
2 to 3 cm
Women should not lay supine after … weeks pregnancy
20
Normal excursion of diaphragm
1-2 inches (3-5 cm)
Degrees of elbow flexion when working in parallel bars
20-25 degrees with hands 4-6 inches in front
Height fitting for walker
Wrist creases/ulnar styloids
20-25 degrees of elbow flexion
Height fitting for axillary crutches
3 fingers (2 inches) below axilla
point on floor should be 2 inches lateral, 6 inches anterior
Fitting for Loftsrand crutches
1-1.5 inches below olecranon
Do not initiate exercise within …. (time) of taking insulin
1 hour
exercise can increase the speed which insulin passes through the system - lessening the effects
Normal vital capacity
4.8 L or 4800 ml
ADA requirements for doorway width
32 inches
ADA requirements for hallway width
36 inches
ADA requirements for turning radius
60 inches wide x 60 in long (78 in some places?)
ADA requirements for ramp
12 inches of run for every 1 inch of rise (8.3% grade incline)
36 inches wide
handrails on both sides
ADA requirements for sliding doors
3/4 inch or less
ADA requirements threshold for all other doors
1/2 inch or less
ADA requirements Carpet pile
1/2 in or less
ADA requirements low reach from wheelchair
15 inches
ADA requirements high reach from wheelchair
48 inches
ADA requirements side reach from wheelchair
24 inches
ADA requirements bathroom sink
No lower than 29 inches, minimum 17 inches deep
ADA requirements paper towel dispenser
No higher than 40 inches from floor to bottom of dispenser