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40 Cards in this Set
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Health
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state of complete physical, mental, and social well being
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Disease
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disorder of mind or body affecting whole or part of body and doesn't carry out required function
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What are some examples of ways to promote healthy living
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Maintain normal weight, exercise, sleep 7-8hr night, no smoking, limit sun
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What is primary prevention
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generalized health promotion activites that promote health or delay occurrence of disease
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What are some examples of primary prevention
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clean air & water, sex counseling, seat belts/bike helmets, diet/exercise, immunizations
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Secondary prevention
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emphasizes early detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease
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What are some examples of secondary prevention
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Breast/testical self exam, TB test, Blood test, cholesterol screening
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Tertiary Prevention
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focuses on stopping disease process & return person to useful place in society
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What are examples of tertiary prevention
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Traditional medical Rx, Rehabilitaion
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Holistic approach
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looks at the whole person, including family/support system
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What are the things to consider in Total patient care
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-Holistic approach
-All human needs -Coordinates services -Includes patient/resident/client |
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What are some things to consider when taking care of a pt. from another culture
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Use of space, touch, and eye contact
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What are the major causes of death w/young adults
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vehicle accidents, suicide, homicide
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What are the major health issues with middle-aged adults
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cardiovascular disease, cancer, pulmonary disease, diabetes, obesity, alcohol abuse, stress, lack of time for health activites, increase weight
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What are some ways for young adults to promote optimum health
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emphasize primary/secondary health activities, physical exams, immunizations
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What are ways to promote optimum health w/middle aged adults
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regular health assessment, screenings, smoking cessation, derease alcohol, and low fat diet
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Illness
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a response to disease
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Acute illness/disease
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rapid onset, ends in full recovery
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Chronic illness/disease
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slow onset and long duration, non-reversible pathologic alterations, permenent impairment, longterm rehab or nursing care
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Diagnosis
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discovering cause of disease
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Etiology
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cause
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Sign (objective symptom)
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observable change
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Symptom (subjective symptom)
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sensation reported by patient
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Specific treatment
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cures disease
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Symptomatic treatment
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relieves S&S
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Supportive treatment
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improves body's ability to fight disease
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Prophylaxis
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modalities to prevent disease
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Morbidity
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# people with specific disease
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Mortality
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# of people dying from specific disease
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Incidence
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Frequency of disease
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What is the body's first line of defense
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Intact skin, mucous membrane
For example: Secretion/Cilia |
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Inflammatory Process
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local response to tissue unjury regardless of cause most important defense mechanism
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What is the purpose of inflammation
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destroy/remove agent, Keep injury localized, repair damage, healing process
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What are the steps in the inflammation process
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cellular response, increased membrane permeability, reduced local circulation, body responds, inflammation exudates, healing occurs
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What happends in the CELLULAR RESPONSE step in the inflammatory process
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chemicals are released and causes vasodilation
** histamines** |
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What happens in t he INCREASED MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY step of the inflammatory process
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Swelling (edema) and limitation of movement
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What happens in the REDUCED LOCAL CIRCULATION step of the inflammatory process
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-Vascular response that causes redness and warmth
-Chemical released prostaglandins that causes pain |
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What happens in the BODY RESPONDS step of the inflammatory process
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- WBC arrive Leukocytosis
** neutrophils and Monocytes -phagocytosis |
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What happens in the INFLAMMATION EXUDATES step of the inflammatory process
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accumulate of fluid
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What happens in the HEALING step of the inflammatory process
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Inflammation subsides and new tissue forms
-regeneration- relace like cells -Granulation & scar formation |
