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Quiz #4 Chapters 7 Flashcards

0
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What are the two main crutch types?

A

Axillary crutch

Forearm crutch

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What is used for patient who require assistance in walking as a result of disease, injury, or birth defects of the lower extremities?

A

Crutches

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2
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What word means walking?

A

Ambulation

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What is designed to support a part of the body and hold it in it correct position to allow for functioning of the body part while healing?

A

Brace

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True or False: a fiberglass cast usually dries within 30 minutes?

A

True

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5
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Excessive heat or cold could result in _______ damage?

A

Tissue

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Q

Walkers are used most often:

A) during the healing process for patients who have had a knee or hip surgery.
B) by geriatric patients with a weakness or balance problems.
C) by hospital patients.

A

B) by geriatric patients with a weakness or balance problems.

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What is the suppuration?

A

The process of pus formation.

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How many weeks are required for the complete healing of a fracture?

A

4-6 weeks

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What conditions can be treated with the application of heat and cold?

A

Infection and trauma

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10
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Direct immersion of a body part in water or a medicated solution is called?

A

Hot soak

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What is a rigid removable device used to support and immobilize a displaced or fractured part of the body?

A

Splint

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_____ is reddening of the skin caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin?

A

Erythema

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True or False: an exudate is a discharge produced by the body’s tissues?

A

True

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A sprain is a/an_______?

A

Trauma to a joint that causes injury to the ligaments.

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A strain is a /an______?

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Overstretching of a muscle caused by trauma.

16
Q

What type of physician specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system?

A

Orthopedist

17
Q

What side of the body is a cane held on?

A

The side opposite of the side that needs the support.

18
Q

_____is used to promote tissue healing for patients with a disability as a result of injury, disease, and loss of a body part?

A

Physical agents

19
Q

How long should common heat and cold applications be applied for?

A

15-30 minutes

20
Q

What type of heat pack should be left on NO longer than 30-60 minutes?

A

Chemical hot pack

21
Q

Soaking solution for a hot soak should be NO warmer than how many degrees?

A

105-110 degrees

22
Q

______converts electrical energy into heat?

A

Heating pad

23
Q

True or False: A pressure ulcer is a skin break down that begins with a red patch of skin?

A

True

24
Q

True or False: Crutches function by removing weight from the legs and transferring it to the arms.

A

True

25
Q

The type of heat or cold application depends only on the purpose of the application.

A

False

26
Q

The three point gait is used by someone who cannot bear weight on….?

A

One leg

27
Q

Heat and cold can be applied in moist or dry forms. Common applications of dry and moist heat and cold are….?

A

Dry heat
moist heat
dry cold
moist cold

28
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True or False: the process of pus formation is suppuration.

A

True

29
Q

How many weeks are usually required for a complete healing of a fracture?

A

4-6 weeks

30
Q

True or False: the purpose of a cast is to immobilize a body part i.e. a fracture.

A

True

31
Q

What is the sleeve like material that is applied before the cast?

A

A stockinette

32
Q

By applying_______to the body nutrients and oxygen are provided to the cells at a faster rate! and wastes are are carried away faster.

A

Heat

33
Q

The retention of fluid in the tissues, resulting in swelling is?

A

Edema

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