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18 Cards in this Set
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The measurement or quantification of a variable or the placement of a value on something.
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ASSESSMENT
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The person who is treating or working with the patient. Give examples.
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CAREGIVER; THERAPIST, THERAPIST ASSISTANT, AIDE, OR FAMILY MEMBER
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The exchange of information through verbal (oral), written, or nonverbal (visual) means.
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COMMUNICATION
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Written or printed matter conveying authoritative information, records, or evidence.
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DOCUMENTATION
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The use of an electrical current to assist with the diagnonsis of a patient's condition.
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ELECTRODIAGNOSIS
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A dynamic process in which the practitioner makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination.
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EVALUATION
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The process of obtaining a history, performing relevant systems reviews, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures.
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EXAMINATION
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The measurement of the range of motion of a joint of the body.
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GONIOMETRY
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The sense by which position, weight, and movement are perceived.
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KINESTHESIA
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Used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to replace the function of parts of the body. Give an example.
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ORTHOSIS; BRACE OR SPLINT
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A quantifiable or objective means to determine the effectiveness of treatment or performance that is usually expressed with the use of a functional terms.
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OUTCOME MEASURE
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A system developed to organize a medical record that uses a common list of patient problems as its base.
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POMR (PROBLEM-ORIENTED MEDICAL RECORD)
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Sensation and awareness about the movements and position of body parts or the body.
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PROPRIOCEPTION
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The artificial replacement of an absent body part.
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PROSTHESIS
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An image or a record produced an exposed or processed film.
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RADIOGRAPH/ROENTGENOGRAM
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An acronym which identifies each section of a patient's status. EXPLAIN.
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S:SUBJECTIVE; O:OBJECTIVE; A:ASSESSMENT; P:PLAN
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The ability to recognize the form (shape) of an object by touch.
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STEREOGNOSIS
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The ability to recognize or differentiate two blunt points when they are simultaneously applied to the skin.
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TWO-POINT DISCRIMINATION
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