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Ongoing Conditions

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