Acronyms
Stands for the Latin word Recipe, meaning to take
What is Rx?
It sounds like the idea of moving across the country is overwhelming to you.
What is an example of a reflecting statement?
150 minutes
What is the recommended amount of exercise per week?
Preventive screening for a type of liver infection
What is Hepatitis?
This highly toxic substance aka "quicksilver" was used up until about 200yrs ago topically and even internally for all kinds of ailments.
What is Mercury?
Screening for males 65+ who have smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lifetime
What is the AAA screening? Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The primary skill used in MI to explore ambivalence
What is OARS? Open-ended questions, Affirmation, Reflecting and Summarizing.
Greater than 60 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)
What is the recommended HDL cholesterol level?
A term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities
What are ADLs: Activities of Daily Living
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician whose work demonstrated that this now mandated practice (in medical practices and eating establishments) could drastically reduce the number of women dying after childbirth
What is Hand Washing?
Otherwise known as the acronym, FAST for Stroke Warning Signs
What is Face drooping, Arm Weakness, Speech difficulties, Time to call
A type of question asked to explore, clarify or gain information
What is an Open-ended Question?
The recommended behavioral and environmental practice that is intended to promote better quality sleep
What is Sleep Hygiene?
State of Colorado Order for Scope of Treatment
What is the MOST form?
This famous American Mobster died of complications related to Syphilis
Who is Al Capone?
Diet plan was developed to lower blood pressure without medication
What is the DASH diet? Dietary Approaches to Stop Hyperstension
A common response to want to correct or make things right when we see a problem
What is the Righting Reflex?
Newly recognized risk factor among the elderly that compares in severity to obesity or smoking
What is Social Isolation and Loneliness?
Commonly included in a lipid panel but is not actually a cholesterol
What are Triglycerides?
Sigmund Freud was said to use this now illicit substance to treat depression and increase energy
What is cocaine?
The acronym for the Spirit of MI
What is PACE? Partnership, Acceptance, Compassion and Evocation.
In this stage, the person may realize that their behavior is leading to problems (e.g., substance use/abuse); however, they remain ambivalent about actually changing.
What is the Contemplation stage?
Ruler is designed to help people express in their own words their desire, ability, reasons, and need for change
What is the Importance Ruler?
A screening that can help identify those who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders.
What is the Audit C screening?
This catchall "disorder" was once a common medical diagnosis, reserved exclusively for women, is no longer recognized by medical authorities.
What is Hysteria?