The removal of debris or dead tissue from a wound to promote healing
What is debridement?
100
Instrument used to grasp and hold objects
What are forceps?
100
ROM
What is Range Of Motion?
100
Two types of therapy that help with rehabilitation
What is cryotherapy and thermotherapy?
100
This is at the center of the iris; constricts or dilates to let in more or less light
What is the pupil?
200
The development of new tissue is a signal for this phase of healing
What is the proliferation phase?
200
Used to allow greater access to and a better view of a surgical site
What is a retractor?
200
Test that determines the amount of force the patient is able to exert with a muscle or group of muscles
What is a muscle strength test?
200
Prevention of swelling, control bleeding by constricting blood vessels, reduces inflammation, reduction of pus formation by inhibiting microorganism activity, lowers body temperature
What are the benefits of cryotherapy?
200
Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Tech, and Medical Assistant
What are parts of the therapeutic team?
300
Made of gut; do not require removal after the wound is healed
What are absorable sutures?
300
Slender, pointed instrument used to enlarge a body opening(like a tear duct)
What is a dilator?
300
Ice Bag, Ice collars, chemical ice packs
What are examples of Dry Cold Applications
300
Relief of pain and congestion, reduction of muscle spasms, muscle relaxation, reduction of inflammation, reduction of swelling
What are the benefits of thermotherapy?
300
Produce tears; help to fight off bacteria and viruses in the eye
What are the Lacrimal Ducts?
400
Promotes quick healing and prevents infection
What are pros for laser surgery?
400
Used to remove growths like warts, to stop bleeding(nosebleeds and tonsillectomies)
What is electrocauterization?
400
Whirlpools, contrast baths and underwater excercises
What are examples of hydrotherapy?
400
2, 3, or 4-point gait; Also swing gait
What are different crutch gaits?
400
Reasons that a person may NOT stop bleeding after venipuncture
What are certain medications like(50 extra pts), hemophilia, and von Willebrand's disease?
500
Reasons why a patient may have trouble healing after surgery
Diabetes, sickle cell, poor circulation
500
Use of extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue(Skin lesions and lesions on the cervix)
What is Cryosurgery?
500
The patient relaxes and then contracts the muscles of a body part while in a fixed position; Can help patients maintain muscle strength when a joint is temp. or perm. immobilized
What are Isometric Exercises?
500
Hot soak, hot compress, hot pack, parrafin bath
What are examples of moist heat?
500
What do we use a Snellen chart for? Give me 3 examples of types of Snellen charts.
To test visual acuity; Letter, pictures, and the letter E going in different directions