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UA 1 -- Chapter 21 & 31 Test Review

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Physical Therapy (PT)   Use modalities to improve or restore function  
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Occupational Therapy (OT)   Help Pts perform ADLs  
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Modalities   Heat, Cold, Water, Massage, Exercise  
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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)   OT assists Pts in basic self-care tasks such as: bathing, brushing teeth, hair, dressing, etc.  
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Range of Motion (ROM)   PT assists Pts to regain function.  
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Thermotherapy   Dry or moist heat applied to increase circulation, relax muscles, relieve pain and muscle spasms, increase flexibility.  
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Vasodilation   Dilates blood vessels to accelerate tissue metabolism (with use of heat)  
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Moist Heat   Hot Compress, soaked hot packs, hot soaks, paraffin baths  
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Dry Heat   Heating pads, hot packs, hot water bottles (105°f - 110°f)  
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Cryotherapy   Dry or moist cold applied to constrict blood vessels and induce contractions of involuntary muscles, produce numbing effect. (most effective w/in first 48 hrs)  
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Vasoconstriction   Constricts blood vessels to induce muscle contractions (with use of cold)  
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Moist Cold   Cold Compress, ice massages  
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Dry Cold   Ice bags, commercial ice packs, chemical ice packs  
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Hydrotherapy   Circulating water used to treat injuries such as Whirlpools  
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Risk factors for Osteoporosis   Sedentary lifestyle, smoking, menopausal women (note: low B complex would NOT be a risk factor)  
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Strain   Injury to muscles and tendons due to overuse/over exertion  
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Sprain   Trauma to ligaments; more severe than strain but may also include muscles and tendons  
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Ambulation   Ability to walk and move about freely  
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Open Fracture   Open or compound (bone protrudes through the skin)  
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Closed Fracture   Closed or simple (skin remains in tact)  
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Open Reduction   Requires surgery to repair broken bone  
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Closed Reduction   Bone can be manipulated without surgery  
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Signs of Dislocation   Swelling, deformity, pain, tenderness  
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Ambulatory Assistive Devices   Canes, walkers, crutches  
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Walkers   Most stable ambulatory assistive devices  
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Cane   Must be used on the strong side of the body; NOT on the side of injury  
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Crutches   Must be properly fitted for Pt with axillary bar set 2-3 fingertips below axilla (armpit) and elbow at 20-30° angle  
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Bone Scan   Uses radiation to visualize and evaluate for bone cancers or other pathogenic conditions  
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Kidney, Urine, Bladder (KUB)   Pt is placed in Supine position (on their back)  
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Dosimeter   Badge worn by all personnel who work near radiation to monitor exposure  
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Excessive exposure to radiation   Can lead to decrease in WBC and RBCs, cancers, burns, fetal complications, tissue damage  
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What is used as a protective barrier against radiation?   Lead -- in walls, aprons, gloves  
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Angiogram   Examination of blood vessels  
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CT Scan   Thin Cross sectional image  
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Contrast Mediums   Liquids, Iodine, Gases (CO2, O2)  
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Which diagnostic imaging equipment does not use radiation?   MRI and Ultrasound  
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Ultrasound cannot see through bone so which condition might you be able to view?   Gal stones  
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Radiation treatment is used to treat   Inoperable tumors, partially remove tumors, target malignant cells without harming healthy cells.  
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