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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Thermotherapy

A

the use of heat

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Cryotherapy

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the use of cold

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Thermal conductivity

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how much heat can be conducted (in regards to water it is gas>liquid>solid 100x)

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Hydrostatic pressure

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how much force fluid exerts on a body (15cm submersion is the same pressure as in the veins)

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Buoyancy

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ability to float (depends on lean muscle vs adipose tissue)

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Resistance

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the force exerted against movement (water 12-34x the resistance of air)

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Chemical properties

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solubility

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Latent Heat

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kcal used to convert from one state to the next (80kcal from gas to liquid, 540 kcal from liquid to solid)

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Pulse rate

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number of times blood, forces by the heart, surges through the blood vessels in a given period of time (BPM)

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Systole

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active pumping from the ventricles

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Diastole

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resting phase

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Decontamination

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the removal of pathogens and other substances from implements or surfaces by sterilization, disinfection, and sanitation.

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13
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Reaction

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the bodies healthy response to stress(ors)

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Strengthening reaction

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when the goal is to increase tissue activities, ie) local heat application to increase blood flow to area

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Suppressive/depressive reaction

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where the goal is to slow, reduce, or suppress tissue activities, ie) local cold application to relieve edema (swelling), inflammation, and pain

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16
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Negative reaction

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one that is unexpected and/or unwanted

17
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Retrostasis

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driving blood/lymph away from one area of the body to another ie) the application of cold causing vasoconstriction

18
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Derivation

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bringing blood/lymph to one part of the body by increasing amount moving away from another part, ie) application of heat causes vasodilation

19
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Hunting response

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cyclic retrostasis and derivation that occurs in tissue that has been cooled below 10*C or reduced for 12-15minutes or more

20
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Precautions

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signs or symptoms that causes you to alter treatments in order to be safe

21
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Contraindications

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signs or symptoms that cause certain modalities of treatment to be avoided entirely

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