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DEFINE: Dehydration |
decrease in the amount of body tissue |
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The swelling of body tissues with water |
EDEMA |
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What is a graduate |
a measuring container for fluid |
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A substance that is ingested, digested, absorbed, and used by the body |
a- nutrient b- intake c- nutrition d- output |
c- nutrition |
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What are the risks for dehydration |
a- bleeding, coma, dementia, fever b- diarrhea, vomiting, and increased urine production c- 1 pint equals 500ml d- a person can not eat or drink anything e- both a and b |
-bleeding -coma -dementia -diarrhea -fever -medication therapy -vomiting -fluid: restriction, intake poor, refusing -functional impairments: difficulty drinking, reaching, fluids, communicating fluid needs, sweating excessive, and increased urine production. |
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What is dysphagia |
a- food thickness is changed to meet the person's needs b- a slow swallow c- means that food and fluids for food enters the airway d- the person has difficulty swallowing |
a- food thickness is changed to meet the person's needs d- the person has difficulty swallowing |
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No lumps. Pureed with milk, gravy, or broth, to thickness of baby food. |
a- thickened liquid b- medium thick c- extra thick d- yogurt - like e- puree |
a- thickened liquid |
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No lumps; mounds on a plate. May be thick like mashed potatoes |
a- medium thick b- extra thick c- thickened liquid d- puree e- yogurt - like |
d- puree |
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Thick like honey. Mounds on the spoon. Can drink from a cup. Stir before serving |
a- puree b- medium thick c- extra thick d- yogurt - like e- thickened liquid |
c- extra thick |
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Thick like yogurt or pudding. Holds its shape. Served with a spoon. |
a- puree b- extra thick c- Yogurt- like d- extra thick e- thickened liquid |
c- Yogurt - like |
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The thickness of nectar or V-8 juice (does not form a shape). Stir right before serving |
a- medium thick b- Yogurt - like c- extra thick d- puree e- thickened liquid |
a- medium thick |
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Signs and symptoms of Dysphagia |
decreased appetite, frequent heartburn, person eats slowly |
-appetite is decreased -complaints of frequent heartburn -person regurgitates food after eating -person spits food out almost violently -food comes up through the nose -person has runny nose, sneezes, or excessive drooling -person coughs, chokes, before, during, or after swallowing -person complains that food will not go down or the food is stuck in their throat -person eats slowly, especially solid foods -food 'pockets' or is 'squirreled' in the person's cheek. Food is hidden in the mouth -food spills out of the person's mouth while eating -person tires during the meal -person avoids food that needs chewing -person avoids foods with certain textures and temperatures |
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What are the 5 principles of care |
a- communication, safety, dignity, independence, and privacy b- safety, sleep, dignity, independence, and privacy c- communication, safety, dignity, ambulation, and reconditioning. d- communication, safety, dignity, independence, and edema |
a- communication, safety, dignity, independence, and privacy |
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What is assisted living? |
Housing for older persons who need help with ADL while remaining independent for as long as possible |
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Bluish color to skin, lips, mucous membranes, and nail beds |
a- apnea b- cyanide c- cyanosis d- dyspnea |
c- cyanosis |
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Respirations more than 20 per minute |
a- tachypnea b- bradypnea c- dyspnea d- orthopnea |
a- tachypnea |
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Rapid breathing. Fever, exercise, pain, pregnancy, airway obstruction, and hypoxemia are common causes. |
a- apnea b- hypoxemia c- bradypnea d- tachypnea |
d- tachypnea |
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Lack or absence of breathing |
a- sleep apnea b- apnea c- dyspnea d- orthopnea |
b- apnea |
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It occurs in sudden cardiac and respiratory arrest |
Apnea |
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Sleep apnea is another form of |
a- hypoxemia b- tachypnea c- apnea d- sleeping pills |
c- apnea |
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Bradypnea |
slow breathing |
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Respirations are fewer than 12 per minute |
a- tachypnea b- bradypnea c- dyspnea d- orthopnea |
b- bradypnea |
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Medication overdose and nervous system disorders are common for this abnormal respiration |
bradypnea |
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Heart disease and anxiety are common causes of this abnormal respiration |
Dyspnea |
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Define orthopnea |
breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting |
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Abnormal respirations occur when there is emphysema, asthma, pneumonia, angina, and other heart and respiratory disorders |
a- tachypnea b- bradypnea c- orthopnea d- apnea |
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A decrease in size or wasting away of tissue. Tissue shrink in size. |
Atrophy |
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A contracture |
a- lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of the muscle. |
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The contracted muscle is in a fixed position |
a- atrophy b- ambulation c- contracture d- syncope |
c- contracture |
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Deconditioning |
loss of muscle strength from inactivity |
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What active ROM? |
the movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain |
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Are done by the person |
Active ROM |
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You move the joints through their ROM |
Passive ROM |
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The person does the exercises with some help |
Active-assist |
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Naso-gastric tube |
a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the stomach |
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Define aspiration |
breathing fluid, food, vomitous an object into the lungs |
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