What is steatorrhea?
~ fatty loose stools
What is a cleansing enema?
~ hypertonic: drawing out fluids of interstitial spaces into the colon
Isotonic: expands the colon
What is a oil retention enema?
~ lubricate the stool and intestinal mucosa, easing defecation
What is medication enema?
~ H...
What is the most important level of maslow hierarchy of needs?
✓✓~ Physiological need
What is Health belief Promotion model?
✓✓~ What motivates or doesn't motivate patient to make healthy life changes
What is Health promotion?
✓✓~ the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health
What is the Holistic model?
✓✓~ Interdependent functioning of mind, body, and spirit to maintain optional health
What is primary prevention?
✓✓~ measures to decrease the incidence of disease
Example of primary prevention
✓✓~ Immunization, health/sex ed, quit smoking drinking or poor diet.
What is secondary prevention?
, ✓✓~ Undertaken in cases of latent disease
Example of secondary prevention
✓✓~ Screening, blood work, diagnostic testing
What is tertiary prevention?
✓✓~ implemented when a condition or illness is permanent and irreversible
Example of tertiary prevention
✓✓~ Chemo, medication, rehab
What is acute illness?
✓✓~ Abrupt onset, short duration (less than 6 months)
What is chronic illness?
✓✓~ More than 6 months, requires ongoing long-term care
What is social determinants of Health?
✓✓~ Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes.
Examples of social determinants of health?
✓✓~ Age, gender, genetics and inherited traits, lifestyle, environment, attitudes and emotions,
quality of education, and access to food
, What is the correct a patient should walk with a cane?
✓✓~ Cane goes on the strong side, move cane out first, weak leg, and then strong leg
Education for pt. with cane
✓✓~ Cane should be at the level of hip, and arm should be bent, don't look at the ground
What is the normal BMI?
✓✓~ 18.5-24.9
What are Simple carbohydrates?
✓✓~ fast acting sugar, starch and fiber.
What are examples of simple carbohydrates?
✓✓~ fruit, milk, table sugars, raisins
What are complex carbohydrates?
✓✓~ slow acting sugar, starch and fiber.
What are examples of complex carbohydrates?
✓✓~ pasta, bread, peas, lentil, grains
What does pre-albumin and albumin indicate?
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