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dressing vs bandage
- dressing covers a wound w/o going all the way around the limb
- bandage wraps and wraps
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bed mobility vs transfers
- bm: motion within bed only
- transfers: bed to chair, sit to stand, etc
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some items in a problem list
- decreased endurance, strength, balance...
- increased fatigue
FHP, rounded shoulders, kyphotic - these should go after this in an IE, in a "pt p/w" sect
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PO, NPO
- per os, not per os --- food taken orally
- "decreased PO intake" = less food eaten
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DDD
degenerative disk disease
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normal LVEF
- 55-70% = normal
- <40% may confirm diagnosis of heart failure
- <35% pt may be at risk of life threatening irregular heartbeats
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MR
mitral regurgitation:valve insufficiency, so blood leaks back into L atrium -- most common form of valvular heart disease
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where does EOB dangling go on an IE?
- if no amb happened, put it under gait.
- Else, put it to the R of the transfers
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cholelithiasis
presence of gall stones (which are formed in biliary tract)
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cholecystectomy
- removal of gall bladder
- can be partial or full
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laparoscopic vs laparotomy
scopic has the smaller incision
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cholecystitis
- inflam of gall bladder, usually due to gall stones
- acute cholecystitis = bile trapped in gall bladder
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some key qs in an interview
do you live alone? or with whom? who helps you? HHA? indep? WC/RW/ADs? elevator or stairs? handrails on stairs - on which side ascending/descending?
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cystectomy
surical removal of all or part of urinary bladder
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IS
incentive spirometer -- aim for >1000 cc on exhalation
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C/D/I
clean dry intact -- written regarding wound dressing
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retropulsion
leaning/pulling backwards
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what to call a kind of reddish dressing
serosanguineous
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