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Bonewit # 7
Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing-emily
Question | Answer |
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Ambulation | Walking or moving from one place to another. |
Ambulatory | Able to walk as opposed to being confined to bed or wheelchair. |
Brace | An orthopedic device used to support and hold a part of the body in the correct position to allow functioning. |
Compress | a soft moist, absorbent cloth that is folded in several layer and applied to a part of the body in a local application of heat or cold. |
Edema | The retention of fluid in the tissues, resulting in swelling. |
Erythema | Reddening of the skin cause by dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin. |
Exudate | a discharge produced by the body's tissues. |
long arm cast | a cast that extends from the axilla to the fingers of the hand, usually with a bend in the elbow |
long leg cast | a cast that extends from the midith to the toes |
maceration | the softening and breaking down of the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to moisture. |
orthopedist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which includes the bones,joints, liagments, tendons, muscles and nerves. |
short arm cast | a cast that extends from below the elbow to the fingers. |
short leg cast | a cast that begins just below the knee and extends to the toes. |
soak | the direst immersion of a body part in water or a medicated solution |
splint | an orthopedic device used support and immobilize a part of the body. |
Sprain | trauma to a joint that causes injury to the ligaments |
strain | an overstretching of a muscle cause by trauma |
suppuration | the process of puss formation |