This is the volume of the lungs at peak inspiration
What is TLC Total Lung Capacity
100
This is the amount of movement in a particular join
What is ROM Range of Motion
100
A condition that is associated with a distorted sense of body image and the persistent quest for thinness, at times to the point of emaciation
What is anorexia nervosa
100
This is a supplement to Medicare
What is Medigap Insurance
100
This is the patient’s history of the event
What is Immediate History
200
This is the oxygen content of the blood
What is Oxygen saturation
200
This is the act of walking.
What is ambulation
200
Ridding the body of food through vomiting or taking laxatives, enemas, or diuretics.
What is purging
200
This is short-term care for the chronically ill.
What is Respite care
200
This is a severe allergic reaction that causes respiratory distress due to swelling of the upper airways
What is anaphylactic shock
300
These instruments measure the patient’s ability to move air into and out of the lungs.
What is Peak flow meter
300
This is the decrease or wasting away of muscle tissue, occurs rapidly in an inactive patient.
What is atrophy
300
A diet that consists of bananas, rice and cereal, applesauce, and toast
What is BRAT
300
A written document (form) that tells what a person wants or does NOT want if he or she in the future cannot make his or her wishes known about medical treatment.
What is advance directive
300
This is a useful tool for estimating body surface area when classifying burns.
What is Rule of nine
400
This is physician devoted to primary care or allergy care or by a specialist in lung diseases.
What is Pulmonologist
400
This is the permanent shortening of the muscle around the joint causing abnormal and sometimes painful positioning of the join
What is contracture
400
A term that means painful chafing or rawness of the skin
What is Excoriation
400
An examination done on a dead body to determine the cause of death.
What is Autopsy
400
This term is used to describe an unobstructed airway
What is patent
500
This is the maximum amount of air that can be inspired after a normal expiration.
What is IC Inspiratory Capacity
500
This involves channeling the body’s energy and spirit through gentle touch and massage.
What is Reiki
500
This occurs in winter and early spring and is the most common cause of bronchiolitis
What is respiratory synctial virus (RSV)
500
Care that helps to keep a person comfortable but does NOT make him or her get well.
What is comfort care
500
This results from prolonged exposure to cold or cold water and can cause the core temperature to drop below 95°F.