Week 3 Lecture Flashcards

1
Q

Glossitis

A

Inflammation of the tounge

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2
Q

pediculosis capitis

A

Head lice

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3
Q

Periodontitis

A

gum infection that damages gums and can destroy the jawbone

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4
Q

_____ uses devices such as weights and pulleys to put tension on a displaced bone or joint, such as a dislocated shoulder. The tension helps put the joint back in position and keep it still.

A

Traction

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5
Q

______ is a fixed tightening of muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin. It prevents normal movement of the associated body part.

A

contracture

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6
Q

Angular cheilitis

A

Inflammation and cracks in the corner of the mouth

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7
Q

The science of making things fit people.

A

ergonomics

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8
Q

Tonus

A

Muscle tone
Tension in a relaxed muscle

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9
Q

Stomatitis

A

condition that causes painful swelling and sores inside the mouth.

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10
Q

Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load

A

Isotonic

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11
Q

the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.

A

Orthopedics

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12
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Paresis

A

condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease

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13
Q

application of this ______ reduces the risk of injury to all involved by minimizing the lifting, pulling, and manual effort required to move patients with mobility issues.

A

Paitent care ergonomic

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14
Q

Spasticity

A

Stiff or rigid muscles.

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15
Q

Sential event

A

An event that leads to sever injury or death of a paitent

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16
Q

Safety Event Report is a confidential paperwork that describes an incident or accident

True or False

A

True

17
Q

When a fire occurs in a paitents room, what would be the nurse’s priority?

Rescue paitent
Extinguish the fire
Sound the alarm
Run for help

A

Rescue the paitent

18
Q

______ is a symptom in which you drag your toes when you walk due to weakness or paralysis of certain muscles in your foot

A

Foot drop

19
Q

or “same speed” — exercise refers to movement at a constant speed regardless of the amount of resistance applied.

Examples.

Walking on a treadmill
Stationary bike
@ a constant speed

A

Isokinetic

20
Q

Isometric During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn’t noticeably change length

exercises examples

A

Wall sits, planks.

21
Q

how far you can move or stretch a part of your body, such as a joint or a muscle.

A

Range of motion

22
Q

_______is a process, not an event.

Process of planning for future medical care in the event that the patient is unable to make his or her own decisions.

A

Advance care planning

23
Q

_____ Instruct healthcare providers not to attempt to revive you if your heart stop

A

AND allow natural death
&
DNR

24
Q

Difference between MOLST & DNR

A

MOLST covers a variety of end-of-life treatments. A DNR only gives instructions about CPR.

25
Q

Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)

A

is a program designed to improve the quality of care patients receive at the end of life by translating patient goals for care and preferences into medical orders

26
Q

The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a written medical order from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant that.

A

Specifies the types of medical treatment they want to receive during serious illness.

27
Q

________ involves gradual decrease of the ventilator settings to the minimum over 10 to 60 minutes, then ventilatory support is discontinued.

Immediate ______ consists of discontinuation of mechanical ventilation without any previous decrease in the ventilator settings.

A

Terminal weaning / extubation

28
Q

Aspiration

A

means to draw in or out using a sucking motion.

29
Q

Basal metabolism

A

the rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to maintain vital functions such as breathing and keeping warm.

30
Q

Dysphagia

A

Difficulty swallowing

31
Q

Enteral nutrition

A

Any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition and calories.

Normal oral diet, the use of liquid supplements or delivery by use of a tube (tube feeding).

32
Q

Gastric residual volume

A

Amount of liquid drained from a stomach following administration of enteral feed;

Consists mainly of infused nutritional formula or water, and secreted GI juice.

33
Q

Gastrostomy

A

an opening into the stomach from the abdominal wall, made surgically for the introduction of food.

34
Q

Nasogastric tubes

A

Both deliver substances to your stomach and to draw substances out.

35
Q

Parenteral nutrition (PN)

A

is intravenous administration of nutrition

36
Q

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

A

is a procedure to place a feeding tube. These feeding tubes are often called PEG tubes or G tubes.

37
Q

Peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) ….

A

Nutrion delivered through a smaller, peripheral vein, perhaps in your neck or in one of your limbs.

Partial parenteral nutrition temporarily, using the quicker and easier access of the peripheral vein

38
Q

Waist circumference is measured where?

A

the measurement taken around the abdomen at the level of the umbilicus (belly button)