Chronic Diseases
Vital Signs
Occupational Therapy Tools
Interventions
100

Lung disease with obstructed airflow

Congestive Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

100

Blood pressure measurement

systolic and diastolic

100

Basic level of self care acronym

ADL

100

Massed Practice

When an activity is performed multiple times in one session without breaks

200

Blood sugar regulation issues

Diabetes
200

Pulse on wrist

Radial
200

Device to measure range of motion

Goniometer
200

Activity analysis

Breaking down a task into small parts

300

Achy joints

Arthritis

300

Normal blood glucose

70-100 mg/dl

300

Used when regular devices are inadequate (i.e. long handled sponge)

Assistive devices

300

Occupation based intervention

Using occupation as a means for intervening with a patient

400
Progressive memory loss
Dementia
400
Normal blood pressure

120/80

400

Used as an approach to perform activities in a different way

Compensatory techniques

400

Enabling activities

Exercises or strategies used to meet an end goal
500

Progressive neurogenic disease affecting brain and spinal cord

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

500

Normal resting pulse

60-100 beats per minute

500

An approach when a task must be adapted or modified

Adaptive techniques

500

Purposeful activities

Interventions that include activities that are meaningful to the patient

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