Study for Health Conditions Unit Flashcards
A practice involving washing hands and wearing gloves to perform actions
medical asepsis
The amount of urine a healthy adult voids in one day
1500 ml
What factors affect the need to urinate?
age, medication, activity, illness, amount of liquid consumed
Incontinence is a normal part of aging.
T or F
False
What is the maximum time a client should be left on a commode?
20-30 minutes
Clients with incontinence have an increased risk of falling.
T or F
True
When are catheters used?
Before, during and after surgery, with clients who are disabled or too weak to move, protect wound in groin area, allow hourly urine output, some diagnostic procedures, last resort for incontinence
The drainage bag should be hung on the bed rail.
T or F
False
voided urine should be checked for
amount, odour, colour and particles
A 24 hour urine sample should be kept at room temperature.
T or F
False, kept refridgerated
Blood in the urine is called
hematuria
Blood in the urine that cannot be seen is called
occult blood
Dark, tarry stools that contain decomposing blood are called
melena
urine bags are cleaned by
rinsing with white vinegar and water
The involuntary, wave like contractions of smooth muscles
peristalsis
Risks for osteoporosis are
age, gender (female), lack of calcium, smoking, high alcohol intake, lack of exercise, prolonged bed rest, and immobility
Depression, shaking, drooling, flat effect, shuffling, delusions and hallucinations are symptoms of
Parkinson’s disease
HIV means
human immunodeficiency virus
Which system breaks down nutrients physically and chemically so that they can be absorbed for use by cells— and also eliminates solid wastes from the body.
digestive system
An event that involves violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups and causes uncontrolled movements and loss of consciousness, involving part or all of the brain.
seizure
Which STD has no known cure?
genital hepres
A condition where half of the body is paralyzed.
hemiplegia
Chest pain caused by ischemia, a lack of blood supply to the heart muscle that is usually caused by an obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries
angina
a stroke is also known as
CVA (cerebral vascular accident)
a blood clot, air bubble or a fat clot that forms in the blood
thrombus
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination. are all signs and symptoms of a
stroke or CVA
basal cell and squamous cell are types of
skin cancer
The most dangerous form of skin cancer is
malignent melanoma
Osteoporosis mostly affects which parts of the body?
spine, wrists, hips ankles
Osteoarthritis affects all of the body systems.
T or F
False - not reproductive
Older adults require fewer calories than younger adults.
T of F
True
Clients with rheumatoid arthritis suffer less pain when active.
T or F
True
Clients with osteoarthritis have the least pain in the morning.
T or F
True
A build up of uric acid in the body, often the legs and feet, is called
gout
Twitching, fidgeting, and clumsiness, and over time, the client’s arms and legs constantly move, making walking impossible, difficulty eating and swallowing and inability to perform many ADLs are signs of …
Huntington’s disease
A travelling blood clot is called a
embolus
When the heart cannot pump blood normally.
CHF - congestive heart failure
When CHF causes edema in the neck and legs it indicates the _______ side of the heart is affected.
Right
When CHF causes the lungs to be affected it indicates the _______ side of the heart is affected.
Left
Treatment for CHF includes …
sodium reduced diet, oxygen
Trembling, cold clamy skin, dizziness and sweating are signs and symptoms of
hypoglycemia
nauseous, vomiting, flushed face, tenderness, fatigue, dry skin and slow laborered breathing are signs and symptoms of
hyperglycemia
Clients who are having difficulty breathing in the prone position can be helped into which other positions?
Fowler, semi - fowler, orthopneic
sputum is the same as spit
T or F
False, it is mucus from the respiratory sysyem
Inserting an artificial airway is called
Intubation
Examples of nerve system disorders are
Epilepsy, ALS, MS, Parkinson’s, ABI, stroke, Huntington’s, spina bifida
Some effects of aging on the digestive system are
Less saliva, diminished taste and smell, decrease in peristalsis
A slow, progressive disorder, with no cure, that affects muscle movement
Parkinson’s
Epilepsy affects intellectual abilities.
T or T
False
Organ that produces bile
liver
Organ that stores bile
Gall bladder
