COMPLETE SOLUTION SET
◉ abdominal thrust. Answer: a method of attempting to remove an
object from the airway of someone who is choking
◉ adaptive devices. Answer: special equipment that helps a person
who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
◉ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body
◉ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body
◉ ADL's. Answer: activities of daily living.
Brushing teeth, hair, or eating.
◉ Abrasion. Answer: rubs off the surface of skin
◉ aging process. Answer: the natural occurrences in the body that
produce the changes associated with growing old
,◉ agitation. Answer: a violent stirring or movement; noisy
confusion, excitement; a stirring up of public enthusiasm
◉ Alzheimer's disease. Answer: a progressive and irreversible brain
disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory,
reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning.
Tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits form in the brain.
Causes dementia.
◉ ambulation. Answer: walking
◉ angina pectoris. Answer: chest pain, pressure, or discomfort.
Symptom of CAD.
◉ Anti-embolic stockings. Answer: fights blood clot formation
◉ Aphasia. Answer: inability to speak through speech, writing, or
signs because of a brain dysfunction.
◉ acute care. Answer: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses
or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers
,◉ F.A.S.T. Answer: Face, Arm, Speech, Time
◉ receptive aphasia. Answer: inability to understand spoken or
written words
◉ expressive aphasia. Answer: slurred speech or inability to speak
◉ autoimmune illness. Answer: an illness in which the body's
immune system attacks normal tissue in the body
◉ apathy. Answer: lack of interest or emotion
◉ Ageism. Answer: prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a
person's age
◉ apnea. Answer: absence of breathing
◉ arthritis. Answer: inflammation of a joint
◉ RA(rheumatoid arthritis). Answer: Can affect anyone at any age.
Autoimmune disease. Joints become red, swollen, and painful.
, ◉ OA(osteoarthritis). Answer: Also called DJD (degenerative joint
disease), affects the elderly. Happens with aging or injury. Can be
treated.
◉ aseptic. Answer: free from disease-causing microorganisms
◉ aspiration. Answer: Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object
into the lungs
◉ assistive devices. Answer: parallel bars, walkers, axillary crutches,
lofstrand crutches, canes
◉ bed cradle. Answer: a frame used to prevent bedclothes from
touching all or part of a person's body.
◉ bedpan. Answer: vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal
discharges of a patient unable to leave his or her bed
◉ Bed fracture pan. Answer: More shallow than a bedpan to help
those who can't lift their hips
◉ behavioral care plan. Answer: a detailed method worked out in
advance for the attainment of a goal