Hand
Three carpal bones that begin with T.
What are Trapezium, Trapezoid, and Triquetrum?
What is Prioritizing, Planning and Pacing?
A chronic condition of progressive demyelination of the central nervous system; a person’s own body attacks the myelin sheath that covers the neurons of the brain and spinal cord.
What is multiple sclerosis?
SOEOB
What is Sitting on Edge of Bed?
Condition with damange to the alveolar wall and inflammatio of the conducting airways.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
This nerve innervates the volar aspect of the thumb, index finger, middle finger and half of ring finger.
What is the median nerve?
Three top tips to manage breathlessness.
What is pursed lip breathing, position of ease, and utilizing a fan?
Cognitive abilities in this condition does not deteriorate linearly, but more so in a stair case fashion. This condition occurs following a cerebrovascular disease (often a series of small strokes) leading to focal lesions on the brain and neurotransmitter disruption.
What is vascular dementia?
SLR
A blood clot that develops within a deep vein in the body – usually in the a larger vein that runs through the muscles of the calf & thigh. It can occur in the pelvis or abdomen.
What is deep vein thrombosis?
This is a sensation exam using monofilaments.
What is the Semmes-Weinstein test?
A holistic approach to manage pain and fatigue symptoms that is more cognitive than compensatory.
What is relaxtion/mindful techniques?
A condition that is progressive, and variable. It occurs most frequently in the later basal ganglia, and the gray matter that contributes to complex movements.The loss or reduction of dopamine leads to the disabling symptoms.
What is Parkinsons Disease?
GCF
What is Gross Composite Flexion?
Fixed posture because of shortening of skin, ligaments, joint capsule,
tendons, and muscles resulting from conditions such as burns, wound healing, muscle imbalance because of peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord injury, increased muscle tone from a stroke, head injury, and cerebral palsy.
What is a contracture?
This syndrome is due to cumulative microtrauma resulting in tenosynovitis of the thumb muscle tendon unit, the abductor pollicis, abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis, and the tendons in the first dorsal compartment of the wrist.
What is de Quervains?
A consistent sleep/wake routine, decrease caffeinated drinks after 2pm, stopping sleeping in to catch up on sleep, stopping napping late in the day, watching TV/using computer in bed, going to bed when you don't feel sleepy, not completing vigorous physical activity before bed, environment optimization and keeping bed for calming activities.
What are techniques to optimize sleep hygiene?
Evidence has suggested a combination of genetic, viral, retroviral, autoimmune, and neurotoxic factors. Symptoms occur distal to proximal and are rapidly progresses, eventually leading to being bedbound.
What is ALS - (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?
SPC
What is suprapubic catheter?
This condition occurs due to the breakdown of damaged skeletal muscle which is caused by muscle injury. Muscle injury could occur through physical, chemical or genetic causes. Increased levels of myoglobin in the bloodstream can result in kidney damage.
What is Rhabdomylosis?
These are two common tests to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What is Tinel's Sign (tap on the median nerve at the wrist to elicit symptoms) or Phalens (holding the wrist in full flexion for 1 minute to elicit changes in sensation)?
This advice suggested for pain management is also helpful for fatigue management (and is not the 3 P's)
What is using good body mechanics and posture?
Chorea is a common symptom of this hereditary neurological disorder that leads to severe physical and mental disabilities. Over time, it causes progressive loss of nerve cells in the brain, affecting movement, cognition, emotions, and behavior.
What is Huntington's Disease?
The acronym commonly used to assess pain.
What is SOCRATES?
Site, Onsite, Character, Radiation, Associated Factors, Timing, Excerbating/Relieving Factors, Severity.
A type of infection which results in kidney inflammation - typically bacterial infection.
What is pyelonephritis?