Quiz #3 Terms

Question 1

Fowler Position

Answer 1

The posture assumed when the head of the bed is raised 45-60 degrees and his or her knees are elevated slightly.

Question 2

Hypertrophy

Answer 2

Enlargment of a Muscle organ

Question 3

Pressure Ulcer

Answer 3

Reddened areas, sores, or ulcers of the skin occurring over bony prominnces.

Question 4

Spirituality

Answer 4

belief in or relationship with some higher power, creative force, driving being, or infinite source of energy

Question 5

Bronchodilators

Answer 5

A substance, usually a drug, that relaxes contractions of teh smoth muscle of the bronchioles to improve ventilation to the lungs.

Perscribed to improve aeration in asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchiectasis.

Question 6

Antianginals

Answer 6

a medication which is used to treat angina, a form of chest pain which develops when the supply of blood to the heart becomes restricted.

medications such as nitroglicerin and beta blockers are antianginals

Question 7

Eupnea

Answer 7

normal quite breathing

Question 8

Petechiae

Answer 8

Numerous tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers.

derrived from latin word perecchie, meaning flea bites

pet (fleas) looks like many flea bites……

Question 9

Erythema

Answer 9

A reddness tinge of skin color associated with a variety of skin rashes.

eryth/o (red)

Question 10

Ischemia

Answer 10

A deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part.

Question 11

Flaccid

Answer 11

Weak or Lax

Question 12

Fascia

Answer 12

Fibrous connective membrane of the body. Encases and holds together muscle fibers.

Question 13

Immobility

Answer 13

Perscribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person’s life.

Question 14

Cellulitis

Answer 14

Acute bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized most commonly by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling.

ocassionally by fever, malaise, chills, and headache.

Question 15

Inflammation

Answer 15

Local and nonspecific defensive tissue response to injury or destruction of cells.

Question 16

Purulent

Answer 16

Producing or containing pus

Question 17

Senile

Answer 17

Pertaining to or characteristic of old age or the process of aging.

Question 18

Symptom

Answer 18

A subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient.

Question 19

Subjective Data

Answer 19

data that are apparent only to the person affected; can be described or verified only by that person.

Question 20

Assessment

Answer 20

An evaluation or appraisal of a condition.

The process of making such an evaluation.

an examiners evaluation of the disease or condition based on the patients subjective report of teh symptoms and course of teh illness or condition and the examiner’s objective finding.

Question 21

Circumduction

Answer 21

circular movements of the limb or eye.

(one of the four basic movements allowed by various joints in the skeleton it is a combination of abduction, adduction, and extention flexation.)

(pg. 371)

Question 22

Adduction

Answer 22

Movement of the limb toward the midline or axis of the body.

Question 23

Abduction

Answer 23

Movment of a limb away from the midline or axis of the body.

Question 24

Proximal

Answer 24

Near to the point of referance or attachment, usually the trunk of the body.

Question 25

Distal

Answer 25

Away from or furthest from the point of origin or attachment.

Away for furthest from the midline or central point.

Question 26

Trendelenburg position

Answer 26

Position in which the head is lower and the body and legs are on an inclined plane.

Used

Question 27

Ambulation

Answer 27

The ability to walk from place to place independently, with or without assistant device.