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Ongoing Conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A sugar restricted diet would be ordered for a client with_______? | Diabetes |
| A normal Stoma should appear___________? | Moist & pink |
| Range of Motion would be included in the care of a client with____? | Arthritis |
| Quadreplegia is the paralysis of_____________? | All 4 limbs & body trunk from the neck down |
| Osteoporosis increases your risk of___________? | Fractures |
| A client c/o facial paralysis, difficulty speaking, and headache, this person could be having a ___________? | Stroke/CVA |
| What does "NPO" mean? | Nothing by Mouth |
| A client c/o frequency,burning and foul smelling urine, could have______? | UTI (Urinary Track Infection) |
| To decrease swelling/ edma in the feet you would lower the feet? | False |
| Increasing daily fluid intake could help improve someone's elemination? | True |
| Catheter bags should be hung above the level of the bladder? | False |
| A sore that doesn't heal is a warning sign of cancer? | True |
| Deep breathing and coughing helps to prevent respiratory complications of immobilized clients? | True |
| Wax build up in the ears can cause hearing loss? | True |
| Kyphosis is a common condition in clients with osteoporosis? | True |
| Diabetic clients require eating meals at regular times? | True |
| Insulin dependant or juvenile onset diabetes is called Diabetes Melanoma. | False |
| A sign of aging of the Urinary system is called __________? | Urinary Incontinence |
| What is a sign of aging in the Cardiovascular system? | Swelling in the feet |
| Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted by _________? | Sputum |
| What foods should be avoided when you have an ostomy? | Spicy & Gassy |
| Paralysis on one side of the body refers to _________? | Hemiplegia |
| Joint inflamation refers to ___________? | Arthritis |
| Difficulty in expressing or receiving thoughts refers to ________ and _________ aphasia? | receptive & expressive |
| Alopecia is the loss of __________? | Hair |
| A malignant tumor refers to ___________? | Cancer |
| The bone is broken but the skin is intact is a simple or ___________ fracture? | Closed |
| The bone is broken and has come through the skin refers to a compound of _________ fracture? | Open |
| The inability to speak refers to __________? | Aphasia |
| A Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) refers to ____________? | Stroke |
| The removal of all or part of extremity refers to___________? | Amputation |
| A ____________is a new growth of abnormal cells? | Tumor |
| Tumors can be ___________ or _____________? | Benign or Malignent |
| ________________ is the spread of cancer to other parts of the body? | Metostosis |
| A diet restricted in sugar and caloric intake may be ordered for a __________ resident? | Diabetic |
| Residents with dementia may be withdrawn and______________? | Depressed |
| The swelling of body tissues with water refers to________? | Edema |
| A degenerative joint disease is called_________________? | Osteoarthritis |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a ___________ disease? | Chronic |
| When inspecting a stoma what colour should you look for? | Moist & Pink |
| Open reduction means? | Bone thru skin (surgical repair required) |
| Closed reduction Means? | Bone not thru skin (non-surgical repair) |
| Gangrene involves death of tissue? | True |
| Hepatitis is an inflammatory disease of liver? | True |
| The organ that produces bile, which breaks down food, is the gallbladder? | False |
| Hapatitis can be mild or can cause death? | True |
| Parkinson residents tend to have an increase in tremors when they are stressed? | True |
| Osteoporosis is a disease of the bone? | True |
| Parkinson Disease can involve depression? | True |
| Multiple Sclerosis is characterized by exacerbation and remissions? | True |
| Clients with emphysema should refrain from smoking? | True |
| Asthma is a disease, which causeswheezing and difficulty breathing? | True |
| Pneumonia is a respiratory tract infection? | True |
| TB generally attacks the res. tract? | True |
| Hypertension is a persistent blood pressure that is above normal rate? | True |
| As a result of aging peristalsis in the bowel is decreased? | True |
| What is a surgically created opening between the colon and the abdominal wall called? | Colostomy |
| What is and artificial opening between the ileum (small intestine) and the abdominal wall called? | Ileostomy |
| What reason do people have colostomies? | Cancer, Disease & Injury |
| An opening: Colostomy and ileostomy should appear _______ and _______ in colour? | Moist & dark pink |
| Taking food in is called_____________? | Ingestion |
| The process of breaking down food for the body to use is called? | Digestion |
| Transferring nutrients to the body system is called? | Absorbtion |
| Disposing of body waste is called? | Excretion |
| Bile is produced in the __________? | Liver |
| The muscular movement that pushes food through the stomach and intestines is called? | Peristalis |
| Elderly clients are a greater risk of ___________ because they digest food slower due to decreased perstalis? | Choking |
| What is the first thing you should do if a client is choking? | Call for help |
| What are some contributing factors of cancer? | History, smoking, sun exposure, alcohol, virus & infection |
| Tumors are either___________ or ______________? | Benign or Malignent |
| Name 2 Musculoskeletal disorders? | Osteoarthritis and Rheumotoid Arthritis |
| A broken bone is called a ______________? | Fracture |
| What is a surgical replacement for a joint? | arthroplasty |
| How do fractures occur? | By fall, near falls, and accidents |
| What is a sudden attack of an illness called? | Acute |
| What usually controls epileptic seizures? | Medication |
| A person with a breathing disorder may tire easily? | True |
| When SOB(shortness of Breath) is evident the best position for breathing is the Prone Posistion? | False |
| Air trapped in the Alveoli of an asthmatic person may cause a barrel chest? | False |
| TB is a bacterial infection spread by airborne droplets? | True |
| TB is most likly to occur in crowded environments? | True |
| TB can occur in lungs, kidneys and bones? | True |
| TB is a viral infection, much like the common cold? | False |
| A sudden loss of consciousness followed by twitching and jerking of muscles is called a ___________? | Seizures |
| What are 3 levels of heat emergencies? | heat stroke, exhaustion, cramping |
| What is a tube that enters through the nose and goes into the stomach called? | Nasogastric Tube |
| A human bite would present a high risk of___________? | Infection |
| Blood in the urine is called? | Hematuria |
| Painful urination is called___________? | Dysuria |
| Frequent urination is called ________________? | Urinary frequency or polyuria |
| What procedure is done to people whose kidneys are not working in order to remove waste products normally removed by the kidneys? | Dialysis |
| What name of the nervous system disease that is characterized by the loss of the Mylen Sheath? | Multiple Sclerosis (MS) |
| What is Hyper Tension? | High blood pressure |
| When a person experiences pain in a limb that has been amputated, this is called a ____________ pain? | Phantom |
| What happens when a person has a heart attack? | No oxygen is getting to the heart |
| Inflammation of the liver is called? | Hepatitis |
| What is one noticeable sign of Hepatitis which is yellow in colouring in the sclera and skin? | Jaundice |
| Kypnosis is hunched back and is a sign of osteoporosis? | True |
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