chatper 4 vocab Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
Q

ambulatory

A

walking or able to walk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

atrophy

A

decreased size of the organ tissue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

decubitus elcer

A

a pressure sore

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

dyspnea

A

difficult breathing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

foot drop

A

the inability to flex the foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

immobilizer

A

Velcro straps that are used on patients limbs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

ischemia

A

deficiency of blood in a body part due to functional constriction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

tissue necrosis

A

localized death of tissue due to injury or lack of oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ulceration

A

an area of tissue that penetrates below the epidermis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

blancher

A

to become Pale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

catheter

A

a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A

a progressive and irreversible condition that produces diminished inspiratory and expiratory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

compression

A

the act of pressing upon or together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

contracture

A

a drawing together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

debility

A

lack or loss of strength

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

decubitus ulcer

A

a pressure sore or ulcer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

defecation

A

evacuation or elimination or fecal matter from the rectum

18
Q

fasted

A

having gone without food or water for a long period of time

19
Q

fluoroscope

A

a device used for the immediate projection of a radiographic image on a florescent screen

20
Q

hydrotherapy

A

the use of water immersion in treatment in the treatment of mental or physical disorders

21
Q

hypotonic

A

an agent that produces sleep

22
Q

intravenous infusion

A

administering fluids or nutrients into the vein

23
Q

lumber vertebra

A

the fine vertebrae between the thoratic vertebrae

24
Q

perineum

A

the pelvic floor associated structures occupying the pelvic outlet

25
planter flexion
extension of the foot so that the toes are pointed downward
26
psychoactive
a drug that affects behavior
27
reactive hyperemia
an increase of blood flow to a particular area
28
range of motion
the range measured in degrees of a circle of a joint
29
sacrum
the triangular bone at the base of the spine
30
scapula
the flat bone in the back of the shoulder
31
sedative
a drug to calm anxious patients and produce drowsiness
32
sensory depression
a condition in which an individual receives less than normal input
33
shear
an implied force that tends to cause opposite but sliding motion
34
shear depression
one of the mechanical forces that at work skin breakdown (butt)
35
subcutaneous
beneath the layers of skin
36
tissue narcosis
localized death to tissue due to injury or lack of oxygen
37
trochanter
a board flat process in the femur
38
Paralysis from the neck down is called
Quadriplegic
39
Basic body positions
``` Supine Prone Lateral Fowler’s Some Fowler’s Sims ```
40
The feet should be how many inches apart
4 to 8
41
Heavy objects should be
Close to the body
42
Pull objects rather
Push them