Integumentary and Endocrine
A painful rash that may occur when a client's immune system is suppressed
What is shingles?
A general term that refers to hardening and narrowing of the arteries
What is arteriosclerosis?
The term that refers to decreased strength as a result of immobility
What is atrophy?
The need to urinate frequently at night
What is nocturia?
The three most common types of dementia
What is Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, and vascular dementia
The two most common causes of skin tears
What is friction and shearing?
The number one killer of Americans
What is Coronary Artery Disease, a combination of arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, angina, and potentially MI?
A term that refers to weakness or paralysis on one side of the body
What is hemiplegia?
Symptoms of this disorder include itchy skin, mental confusion, fatigue, and functional decline
What is kidney failure?
The inability to understand speech
What is receptive aphasia?
A contagious and difficult to treat skin infection often requiring isolation measures
What is Methicillin-resistant staphylcoccus aureus?
A contagious bacterial infection with symptoms that may include coughing up blood, weight loss, and night sweats
What is Tuberculosis?
A term referring to impaired speech muscles, causing difficulty in forming words
What is dysarthria?
This is placed into a client's bladder via an opening made in the abdominal wall
What is a suprapubic catheter?
Symptoms of this disease stage include personality changes, sleep disturbances, and wandering
What is moderate or middle-stage Alzheimer's?
Five potential long-term effects of hyperglycemia
What are slowed wound healing, neuropathy, vision changes or loss, decreased feeling in extremities, kidney failure, delayed fighting response to infection, ulcers (especially in lower extremities), and amputations?
An irregular heart beat that requires immediate, emergency attention
What is ventricular fibrillation?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
The first symptoms of this progressive and fatal disease most often appears when the client is 20-40 years old
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
The process in which waste material is filtered from the blood in the client's home
What is peritoneal dialysis?
Late symptoms include Lewy body dementia, delusions, hallucinations, and inability to move purposefully
What is Parkinson's Disease?
One symptom of this disease may include bulging eyes
What is Grave's Disease?
Symptoms include pain, cramping, and discoloration of the legs
What is peripheral vascular disease?
These are the 5 segments of the vertebral column
What are the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum, and coccyx?
Condition in which a loop of intestine is trapped in the opening of the cavity, resulting in a bowel obstruction
What is an incarcerated hernia?
An intervention that may be used when a client is experiencing hallucinations, delusions, or anxiety
What is validation therapy?