MEDICAL TERMS
This suffix means inflammation.
What is -itis?
PRN
What is as needed?
The skin becomes thinner and more prone to this problem.
What is skin breakdown/tearing?
This disease is characterized by excessive thirst, excessive urination, and increased appetite.
What is diabetes?
The last sense believed to leave a dying person.
What is hearing?
What is hemiplegia?
Paralysis of one side of the body
This root word means joint.
What is arthro-?
HS
What is at bedtime?
Older adults often have decreased bladder tone leading to this problem.
What is incontinence?
A CVA is also called this.
What is a stroke?
The first stage in Kubler-Ross's model.
What is denial?
What is paraplegia?
Paralysis of both legs
This suffix means surgical removal.
What is -ectomy?
TPR
What are temperature, pulse and respirations?
Slower bowel activity places older adults at risk for this condition.
What is constipation?
This disease causes tremors, rigidity, and shuffling gait.
What is Parkinson's disease?
This stage often includes the question "Why me?"
What is anger?
What is cyanosis and what causes it?
Bluish discoloration caused by lack of oxygen
This root word refers to the stomach.
What is gastro-?
q.i.d.
What is four times daily?
Bones become brittle and fragile because of this condition.
What is osteoporosis?
This condition occurs when the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)?
Name the five stages of grief.
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
DABDA
What is dysuria?
Painful or difficult urination
This suffix means pain.
What is -algia?
d/c
What is discontinue?
One caring action that helps maintain mobility in older adults.
What is exercise or ROM exercises?
Name the two causes of a CVA.
What are a blockage of a blood vessel and rupture of a blood vessel?
Give two signs that death may be approaching
What is angina pectoris?
Chest pain due to ischemia