T3 - ATI Personal Hygiene

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

adjustment to changes in circumstances such as those resulting from illness or disability

Question 2

alopecia

Answer 2

hair less

Question 3

buccal

Answer 3

pertaining to or directed toward the bucca (cheek), the fleshy portion of the side of the face that makes up the lateral wall of the oral cavity

Question 4

canthus

Answer 4

the angular junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye

Question 5

cheilosis

Answer 5

manifestation of vitamin B complex deficiency characterized by reddened lips with fissures at the angles of the mouth

Question 6

corn

Answer 6

often painful and inflamed circumscribed lesion of thickened skin, usually on the toes and caused by pressure or friction from ill-fitting shoes

Question 7

drawsheet

Answer 7

linen item placed under the patient’s torso and used to lift and reposition the patient

Question 8

excoriation

Answer 8

skin abrasion typically resulting from scratching

Question 9

expectorate

Answer 9

to expel fluid or secretions from the mouth, throat, or lungs by coughing and/or spitting

Question 10

fanfolding

Answer 10

applying the proximal half of a piece of linen in successive layers lengthwise for the purpose of tucking it under the patient and rolling the patient over it while stripping or making an occupied bed

Question 11

fissure

Answer 11

a break, slit, or tear in soft tissue, often at the junction of skin and mucous membrane

Question 12

halitosis

Answer 12

bad breath

Question 13

incontinence

Answer 13

involuntary release of urine from the bladder or feces via the anus

Question 14

pediculosis

Answer 14

lice infestation

Question 15

thrush

Answer 15

a fungal infection in the mouth and/or throat caused by Candida albicans and manifesting as white patches and ulcers