PT Safety W4 Flashcards
Friction
2 surfaces rubbing against each other
Ischemia
Deficiency in blood supply to tissue
Maceration
Breakdown of tissue due to prolonged exposure to moisture
Necrosis
Dead Tissue in wound
Pressure
Compressed force on body area
Pressure Injury
Localized damage to skin + tissue + muscle over bony/medical instrument
Shear
1 layer of tissue slides over another
Ambulation
Walking
Ankylosis
Immobilization of Joints
Atrophy
Dec. in muscle
Body Mechanics
Use of proper body positions to protect from stress of movement or activity
Contracture
Permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and skin when elastic CT is replaced w/non elastic
Embolus
Blood clot that breaks free and travels in blood stream
Flaccidity
Dec in muscle tone due to misued or nuerological impariment
Orthostatic Hypotension
Dec in BP after standing up
Fowlers Low
30 degrees
Folwers Semi
45 degrees
Fowlers High
90 degrees
Dorsal Recumbent
Supine with knees bent
Prone
COD. Flat
Lateral
On side
Sims’
Lateral with 1 leg forward on pillow. Ready to temp
Trendelenberg
Supine with head lower than feet
Lithotomy
Dorsal Recumbent with legs open. Gino
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of vein associated with clot formation
Thrombus
Blood Clot
Urinary Incontinece
Inability to control the voiding of urine
Urinary Retention
Inability to empty bladder
Urinary Stasis
Stoppage of urine flow - urine stagnation
Adaptation
Changes that take place in response to stress
Anxiety
Most common response to stress
Coping Mechanism
Behavior used to reduce anxiety
Defense Mechanism
Unconscious response to stress.
Fight or Flight Response
Intitial response to stress - Alarm Stage
General Adaptive Syndrome
Body’s adaptive phase to stress.
Three Stages
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion
Homestasis
Steady internal conditions
Inflammatory Response
Localized response to injury or infection
Local Adaptive Syndrome
Local response to stress.
Stress
Threatening or challenging
Stressor
Event or situation that causes stress
Abduction
Away from the midline (Ab)
Adduction
Towards the midline
Circumduction
Marching band shit. Lil circles made my arms
Dorsiflexion
Foot closer to shin
Eversion
Move sole of foot away from body. Twist foot out
Inversion
Movement of sole of foot towards the body. Twist foor in
Plantarflexsion
Movement of toes futher from body
Extension
Movement that increases the angle between two body parts. Straitening body part
Flexion
Movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.
Pronation
Inward movement of the foot as running
Rotation
Movement that pivots on X axis
Supination
Palms facing outward