Medical Terminology
Twice a day
What is BID?
Progressive loss of brain functions:
What is Dementia?
Immobile clients are repositioned
What is every 2 hours?
Care of the person who is NPO includes:
What is frequent mouth care?
Blue colouring of the skin
What is cyanosis?
Slow heart rate?
What is Bradycardia?
How many stages of dementia are there
What is three (3)?
Support workers are at risk for?
What is back injures?
Clients who cannot chew or swallow often receive nutrition by:
What is Enteral nutrition?
System that includes hair, nails and sweat glands
What is the integumentary system?
The furthest part from the center
What is distal?
Phenomena where behaviours become worse in the late afternoon or evening
What is Sundowner's ?
Rubbing one surface against another
What is friction?
Sign of an IV therapy complication is:
What is swelling around the site?
Diabetes that develops during pregnancy
What is Gestational Diabetes?
Within the vein
What is intravenous?
Type of dementia that is caused by a series of small strokes resulting in brain tissue death
What is Vascular Dementia?
A back lying position
What is the supine position?
A gastrostomy tube is inserted into the :
What is the stomach?
Sudden injury that causes brain damage
What is an ABI ( acquired brain injury)?
Erythrocyopenia
What is deficiency of red blood cells?
Name two types of reversible dementia
What is brain tumour, or substance abuse or infection or poisonings or brain injury or metabolic issues
When transferring a client to bed, a chair or the toilet
What is the client's weak side is moved first
In the subclavian vein or internal jugular:
What is central venous line?
Inflammation of the gallbladder
What is cholecystitis?