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An injury to the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the skin. Often formed on areas such as the tailbone, heels, back of the head, or elbows.
What is a bedsore?
Medical term for a heart rate that is faster than 100 beats per minute while at rest.
What is tachycardia?
This is an organ that only pregnant women have, it is removed shortly after giving birth.
What is the placenta?
A chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling, stiffness, and potential bone erosion.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
The part of the brain that connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord.
What is the brain stem?
A specialized mechanical patient-transfer device with wheels used to safely lift, suspend, and move individuals who cannot move or walk on their own
What is a hoyer lift?
The abbreviation for this heart testing method is EKG.
What is an electrocardiogram?
A specialized hospital unit designed for the medical care of newborn infants who are premature, sick, or have low birth weight.
What is the NICU?
A chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues and organs by mistake.
What is Lupus?
The lobe that is known as the brains visual processing center.
What is the occipital lobe?
Basic self-care tasks required for physical survival and daily functioning. In a nursing home setting, often performed by a CNA. The abbreviation for this is ADLs.
A specialized hospital unit for patients with critical heart and blood vessel conditions.
What is the CVICU?
The period of pregnancy before childbirth, spanning from conception to the start of labor.
What is antepartum?
A type of medication that lowers or slows down the body's natural immune system response. Ex: prednisone, JAK inhibitors
What are immunosuppressents?
This condition causes sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain, leading to seizures.
What is epilepsy?
A disposable absorbent garment featuring adjustable side-closure tabs used to manage moderate-to-heavy urinary or fecal incontinence. Also known as "adult diapers".
What is a brief?
What is a heart attack?
A serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition that usually starts after the 20th week of pregnancy or soon after delivery.
What is preeclampsia?
A long-term central nervous system disorder that causes widespread body pain, fatigue, and sleep problems.
What is fibromyalgia?
The largest part of the brain. Handles conscious thought, reasoning, learning, memory, and voluntary movement. It also interprets signals from your five senses.
What is the cerebrum?
Heavy-duty medical tools; such as wider wheelchairs, reinforced hospital beds, and special lifts, built to safely support individuals of larger sizes. Known as ______ equipment.
What is bariatric?
The main and largest artery in the human body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What is the aorta?
A temporary drop in the fetal heart rate below its normal baseline during labor.
What is a decel?
Also known as DMARDs. A class of medications used to slow down the progression of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.
What are disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs?
A medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing brain cells to die. The most common type is an ischemic.
What is a stroke?