Week 7 Flashcards
(27 cards)
The use of dry or wet cold applications to control bleeding by constricting blood vessels is known as what?
cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is used for what purposes?
- To lower body temperature
- To reduce swelling
- To reduce bleeding
- To reduce pus formation
What is muscular weakness of one half on the body called?
Hemiparesis
When observing a patient’s gait, what should be noted?
style of walking
Twisting movement that results in the palm facing upward
Supination
What is the most appropriate inital treatment of a contusion?
ice packs
What is used by persons who can bear full weight on one leg and no weight on the other?
three-point gait
What term describes moving an ankle so that the sole of the foot turns outward?
eversion
What heat hydrotherapy modalities uses agitation of water to provide gentle massage?
whirlpool treatment
What method of examination is used to assess the rang of motion of a joint?
Manipulation
Raising an arm straight out to the side is an example of what movement?
Abduction
What term is also called “swayback”?
Lordosis
Movement allowed by joints to decrease the angle between two adjoining bones is called what?
Flexion
What is correction of a fracture, dislocation, or hernia called?
Reduction
What is a way of assessing the patient’s walking behavior called?
Gait assessment
What is the exaggerated anterior curvature of the lumbar spine called?
Lordosis
What is the method used to assess the range of motion of a joint?
Goniometry
A chronologica filed used as a reminder is called what?
Tickler file
According to the IRS, financial records need to be retained for how long?
10 years
What includes the chief complaint and patient profile?
Databases
What filing system is the most appropriate for a practice with more than 15,000 active patient records?
Numeric
When is a patients medical record considered closed?
Death, moved, or has terminated his relationship with the physician
Which filing system is used because of its speek and simplicity?
Alphabetic
What should replace a patient’s medical record when the record is removed from the filing system?
Out guide
