Ch. 44 Activity And Exercise

Front 1

Active ROM exercises

Back 1

Isotonic exercises in which the client moves each joint in the body through its complete range of movement

Front 2

Activity exercise pattern

Back 2

A person's routine of exercise, activity, leisure, and recreation

Front 3

Activity tolerance

Back 3

The type and amount of exercise or daily living activities an individual is able to perform without experiencing adverse effects

Front 4

Aerobic exercise

Back 4

Activity during which the amount of oxygen taken in the body is greater than that used to perform the activity

Front 5

Ambulation

Back 5

The act of walking

Front 6

Anabolism

Back 6

Protein synthesis

Front 7

Anaerobic exercise

Back 7

Involves activity in which the muscles cannot draw on enough oxygen from the bloodstream; used for endurance training

Front 8

Ankylosed

Back 8

permanently immobile

Front 9

Anorexia

Back 9

Loss of appetite

Front 10

Atrophy

Back 10

Decrease in size

Front 11

Basal metabolic rate

Back 11

The minimal energy expended for maintenance of physical and chemical processes of the body

Front 12

Base of support

Back 12

Foundation on which the body rests

Front 13

bed rest

Back 13

May mean confinement to bed; may mean able to use the commode

Front 14

Calculi

Back 14

Stones

Front 15

Catabolism

Back 15

Protein breakdown

Front 16

Center of gravity

Back 16

Point at which all of the body's mass is centered

Front 17

Contracture

Back 17

Permanent shortening of the muscle

Front 18

crepitation

Back 18

Palpable or audible crakling or grating sensation produced by joint motion

Front 19

Dorsal position

Back 19

Head and shoulders are not elevated

Front 20

Dorsal recumbent position

Back 20

Back lying position, head and shoulder slightly elevated on a small pillow

Front 21

Embolus

Back 21

An object that has moved from its place of origin, causing obstruction to circulation elsewhere

Front 22

Exercise

Back 22

Physical activity performed to improve health and maintain fitness

Front 23

Flaccid

Back 23

Muscle tone

Front 24

Foot drop

Back 24

Occurs when a stronger muscle dominates the opposite muscle

Front 25

Fowler's position

Back 25

Semisitting position

Front 26

Functional strength

Back 26

The ability of the body to perform work

Front 27

Gait

Back 27

Walk

Front 28

High Fowler's position

Back 28

Head and trunk are raised 60-90 degrees

Front 29

hypertrophy

Back 29

Enlarge

Front 30

Individualized exercise prescriptions

Back 30

Tailors exercise mode and dose and address these varying states with each person will ensure greater adherence to an exercise program

Front 31

Isokinetic (resistive) exercise

Back 31

Muscle contraction or tension against resistance

Front 32

Isometric (static or setting) exercise

Back 32

Muscle contraction without moving the joint

Front 33

Isotonic (dynamic) exercise

Back 33

Those in which the muscle shortens to produce muscle contraction and active movement

Front 34

Lateral position

Back 34

Side-lying position

Front 35

Line of gravity

Back 35

Imaginary vertical line drawn through the body's center of gravity

Front 36

Logrolling

Back 36

Techniques used to turn a client whose body must all times be kept in straight alignment

Front 37

Lordosis

Back 37

An exaggerated anterior/inward curvature of the lumbar spine

Front 38

Low Fowler's position

Back 38

Head must be elevated 30 degrees

Front 39

Metabolism

Back 39

Sum of all the physical and chemical processes by which living substance is formed and maintained, and by which energy is made available for use by the body

Front 40

Mobility

Back 40

The ability to move freely, easily, rhythmically, and purposefully in the environment

Front 41

Orthopneic position

Back 41

client sit either in bed or on the side of the bed with an overbed table across the lap

Front 42

Orthostatic hypotension

Back 42

when immobile person attempts to sit or stand; defined as a planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement

Front 43

Osteoporosis

Back 43

A condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile due to calcium depletion

Front 44

Pace

Back 44

Number of steps taken per minute

Front 45

Paresis

Back 45

Muscle that is paralyzed

Front 46

Passive ROM exercises

Back 46

Another person moves each of the client's joints through its complete range of movement

Front 47

Physical activity

Back 47

Bodily movement that enhances health

Front 48

Prone position

Back 48

Client positioned on the abdomen with the head turned to one side

Front 49

Proprioception

Back 49

Term used to describe awareness of posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium and knowledge of position, weight, resistance of objects in relation to the body

Front 50

Range of motion (ROM)

Back 50

The maximum movement that is possible for that joint

Front 51

Relaxation response (RR)

Back 51

Exercise can counteract some of the harmful effects of stress on the body

Front 52

Semi-Fowler's position

Back 52

Head and trunk raised 15 to 45 degrees

Front 53

Sims' position

Back 53

Semiprone position; halfway between lateral and prone positions

Front 54

Spastic

Back 54

With too much muscle tone

Front 55

Supine position

Back 55

Lying on back; dorsal recumbent

Front 56

Thrombophlebitis

Back 56

Clot that is loosely attached to an inflamed vein wall

Front 57

Thrombus

Back 57

Clot

Front 58

Tripod (triangle) position

Back 58

crutch positioned in front of feet about 15 inches, out laterally about 15 cm

Front 59

Urinary incontinence

Back 59

Involuntary urination

Front 60

Urinary reflux

Back 60

Backward flow

Front 61

Urinary retention

Back 61

Accumulation of urine in the bladder

Front 62

Urinary stasis

Back 62

Stoppage or slowdown of flow

Front 63

Valsalva maneuver

Back 63

Refers to holding the breath and straining against a closed glottis

Front 64

Vital capacity

Back 64

Maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation