HAVE
to blend or grind food into a thick paste of baby food consistency.
Pureed diet
bending up or backwards.
dorsiflexion
eliminated from the body. includes urine, feces (including diarrhea), and vomitus, as well as perspiration, moisture in the air that a person exhales, and wound drainage.
Output
rapid pulse, over 100 beats a minute.
Tachycardia
(a doctor who specializes in care of the feet, ankles, and related structures of the legs) is the person who cares for a resident's toenails.
Podiatrist
a device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed because of an accident, injury, illness, or birth defect, used to improve a person's ability to function and/or to improve appearance.
Prosthesis
is a bacterial infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney
UTI
a warm soak of the perineal area to clean perineal wounds and reduce inflammation and pain
Sitz bath
the loss of function in the legs, trunk, and arms.
Quadriplegia
temperature taken in ear.
Tympanic temperature
a progressive, incurable disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate, causes stiff muscles, stooped posture, shuffling gait, pill-rolling, and tremors.
Parkinson's disease
unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress. They help to block uncomfortable or threatening feelings.
Defense Mechanism
prevents food from being pushed off the plate and makes it easier to scoop food on utensils
Plate rim/guard
the Latin term for the temporary condition after death in which the muscles in the body become stiff
Rigor mortis
additional food or high calorie drinks usually to gain weight, they are typically given between meals.
Supplement feedings
semi-hard build-up of substances from a fluid, such as cholesterol in the blood vessels
Plaque
a device that helps support align a limb and improve its functioning
Orthosis
a condition in which bones become brittle, causing them to break easily.
Osteoporosis
is a program designed to improve cognitive and psychomotor function in persons who are confused. Perform with Alzheimer patient.
Reality orientation
a common type of arthritis that usually affects the hips, knees, fingers, thumbs, and spine
Osteoarthritis
is a disease in which the legs, feet, arms, or hands do not have enough blood circulation. This is due to fatty deposits in the blood vessels that harden over time. The legs, feet, arms, and hands feel cool or cold.
Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
a disease in which the legs, feet, arms, or hands do not have enough blood circulation due to fatty deposits in the blood vessels that harden over time, causes cold legs, feet, arms, and hands, as well as pain, swelling, and ulcers of the legs and feet. Veins carry blood back to the heart.
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
situated, occurring, performed above the pubis. also a kind of catheter.
Suprapubic
a blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel or in the heart when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together. It may block the flow of blood.
Thrombus
the name for rolled towels or blankets used to keep a resident's hips and legs from turning outward.
Trochanter roll