SCI
Emergency situation with noxious stimuli leading to elevate BP, headache, goosebumps, redness above level of injury.
What is Autonomic Dysreflexia?
This environment is best for reducing escalating behaviors in the TBI Population.
What is Low-Stim environment?
The IRF-PAI needs to be completed on this time of the Rehab Admission.
What is within 3 days after admission and 3 days prior to discharge?
This type of stroke is caused by a blocked artery.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This is a common contributor to CAUTIs caused by positioning of foley tubing.
What is a dependent loop?
Used to manage neurogenic bowel.
What is a bowel program?
This is a clinical tool used to rate how people with brain injury are recovering.
What is Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale (RLA Scale)?
IRF-PAI stands for this.
What is the Inpatient Rehab Facility=Patient Assessment Instrument?
Patient with a stroke in this side of the brain are typically more implusive.
What is the Right Side?
This is the minimum number of therapy hours per day required for a patient to qualify for acute inpatient rehab.
What is 3 hours per day?
This population is at an increased risk of this due to impaired mobility and sensation.
What is a pressure injury?
This is called when escalating behavior occurs?
What is a Code 8?
This is the number of days written on the glucometer strips container when it is opened.
What is 180 days?
This type of stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
This type of wrapping technique is used to dress a residual limb following an amputation.
What is a Figure 8 Dressing?
OT & PT perform this to assist with determining a patient's level of injury using a dull & sharp object.
What is the Asia Test?
A patient who had difficulty verbalizing following a stroke has this?
What is Expressive Aphasia?
This agency surveys medical facilities to improve safety and quality of care.
What is the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)?
BEFAST stands for Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, and this final action.
What is Time?
This syndrome with ascending paralysis occurs when the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system.
What is Guillain‑Barré Syndrome?
This SCI affects the upper extremities and not the lower extremities.
What is Central Cord Syndrome?
A tool used to assess whether a person is having a stroke.
What is BE FAST?
The governing body that determines the Rehab Unit's reimbursement for care provided.
What is the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?
This can mimic a stroke.
What is hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia?
This term describes the brain’s ability to reorganize and form new neural pathways during rehab.
What is neuroplasticity?