CVA 101
This is a type of lesion that typically presents w/hypertonic muscle tone which puts people at risk of contractures.
What is an UMN lesion?
If someone has a SCI that has severed the cord in half, what type of SCI is it?
What is complete?
What does MOI stand for?
What is mechanism of injury?
What is the most common type of stroke called?
What is ischemic?
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What is safety?
This type of stroke is caused by a blood clot.
What is ischemic?
If you notice a person has fallen, what should you refrain from doing?
What is not help them up?
What is the most common type of Dx for polytrauma?
What are chest injuries?
What is the brain's ability to reform "new connections" called?
What is neural plasticity?
If someone isn't positioned properly, he/she can be at risk for this skin condition caused by pressure.
What are DUs?
This is a type of communication disorder in which the comprehension of speech is not possible.
What is Wernicke's aphasia?
This describes a condition in which a person's legs are paralyzed.
What is paraplegia?
What is sepsis?
This type of stroke is caused by a brain bleed.
What is hemorrhagic?
What kind of w/c device can assist a person w/proper positioning?
What w/c cushions, lateral supports, arm troughs?
Unilateral neglect is most prevalent on what side of the body?
What is left?
This is the most updated word for quadriplegia.
What is tetraplegia?
What is crucial for the most positive outcome for pts w/polytrauma?
What is early mobility/intervention?
This is a term used to describe low or hypotonic muscle tone.
What is flaccidity?
What should an OTA be mindful of when treating a pt w/polytrauma?
What are tubes, drains, precautions, etc?
This is a condition in which words may be slurred or unintelligible because the muscles that produce speech have been negatively impacted by CVA.
What is dysarthria?
What does an SCI that is high up indicate?
What is a lower level of function?
This is polytrauma caused by something other than an injury.
What is nontrauma critical illness?
This is a common shoulder condition in which the proximal head of the humerous begins separating from the glenoid fossa due to low muscle tone.
What is subluxation?
What is the one kind of orthotic/device that can help someone from developing "stroke hand"?
What is a therapy carrot or resting hand splint?