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63 Cards in this Set
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Presbyopia
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An age related decreased ability to focus on near objects
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Cataracts
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Clouding of the lens
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Glaucoma
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Accumulation of fluid inside the eye that exerts pressure on the optic nerve, eventually causing blindess
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Macular Degeneration
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A gradual loss of acute, central, and color vision in the elderly
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Vertigo
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Dizziness
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Tinnitus
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Ringing in the ears
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Otitis Media
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Infection of the middle ear
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Meniere's Disease
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Chronic disease of the inner ear
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Hearing Loss
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Difficulty hearing normal conversations
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Presbycusis
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Inability to hear high frequency sounds
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Confusion
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Being perplexed or disconcerted
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Delirium
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An acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
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Dementia
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Usually a progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive funtioning often accompanied by emotional apathy... Has a poor prognosis
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Depression
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Psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder characterized by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal tendencies
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Mental Health
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A state of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society
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Defense Mechanisms
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Unconscious relations that block unpleasant or threatening feelings
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Mental Illness
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A disturbance in the ability to cope or adjust to stress; behavior and function are impaired
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Anxiety
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A vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress
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Stress
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A response or change in the body caused by an emotional, physical, social, or economic factor
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Prosthesis
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The replacement of a missing body part by an artificial substitute
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Adaptive Behavior
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The ability to cope with problems in ways considered appropriate by society
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Maladaptive Behavior
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Behavior used to cope with a feelings and situations that are considered inappropriate to society
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Neglect
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Giving insufficient attention, respect and care to someone who has a claim to that attention
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Tumor
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A new growth of abnormal cells
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Benign
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Do not usually cause death
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Malignant
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Cancerous and death can occur if not treated or controlled
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Carcinomas
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Arise from epithelial tissue. Can occur in the coverings of body parts
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Sarcomas
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Arise in connective tissue. Can occur in bone, muscle, cartilage, and other types of connective tissue. Tend to affect primarily young people and metastasize rapidly
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Febrile
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With fever
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Afebrile
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Without fever
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Thready Pulse
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A weak and rapid pulse
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Bounding Pulse
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An unusually strong pulse
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Arrhythmia
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A pulse with irregular rhythm
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Dyspnea
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Labored or difficult breathing
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Oral Temperature
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98.6
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Rectal Temperature
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99.6
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Axillary
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97.6
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Tympanic
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98.6
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Adult Respiration Rate
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12-20 bpm
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Children Respiration Rate
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20-40 bpm
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Infant Respiratory Rate
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25-40 bpm
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Orthostatic Hypotension
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Occurs when the blood pressure decreases rapidly in relation to position changes from lying to sitting or standing
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Active Exercise
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Exercises performed by the patient
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Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)
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Exercises that are performed by motorized exercise machinery that keeps a joint in constant slow motion
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Contracture
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A permanently flexed joint that occurs with shortened muscle tissue
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Circumduction
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The circular movement of a limb
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Dorsal Recumbent
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A position where the patient is lying supine with the knees flexed
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Footboard
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A board placed at the foot of the bed that supports the feet at right angles to the body
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High-Fowlers
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A position that results from raising the head of the bed to a 90 degree angle
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Lithotomy
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A position where the patient is lying supine with the knees and hips flexed
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Low-Fowlers
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A position that results from the raising the head of the bed to a 30 degree angle
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Passive Exercises
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Exercises that are performed by the Corpsman/Technician when the patient is unable to mvoe a body part independently
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Range of Motion (ROM)
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THe degree to which a joint is moved by flexion and extension; defined by the degrees of a circle
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Semi-Fowlers
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A position that results from raising the head of the bed to a 45 degree angle
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Sim's
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A side-lying position that has the patient on either side with the top leg flexed up toward the abdomen
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Closed Reduction
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Realigning a broken bone by manual manipulation without incisions
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Fiberglass
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Composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass that is used in casting for children and elderly for light weight properties
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Open Reduction
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Realigning a broken bone through surgery with incisions
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Orthopedics
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The branch of medicine that is concerned with the correction or prevention of skeletal deformitites
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Pressure Pint
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Areas on the skin where the cast has been indented or pushed in that may cause sores and skin breakdown
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Pressure Ulcer
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A sore caused by pressure or rubbing against something for a period of time
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Reduction
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A procedure used to reposition the ends of a broken bone
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Stockinet
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A soft, elastic, usually cotton fabric used especially for bandages and infants' wear
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