Cyanosis - ✔✔common sign of congenital heart disease, a bluish discoloration of the skin from
poor circulation / inadequate oxygenation of the blood
T lymphocytes - ✔✔AKA T cells. they are involved in fighting specific pathogens in the body.
B lymphocytes - ✔✔AKA B cells, Once B cells have been activated by a pathogen, they form
plasma cells that produce antibodies.
Natural Killer Cells - ✔✔AKA NK cells, are lymphocytes that are able to respond to pathogens
and cancerous cells. NK cells travel within the blood.
pathway of blood - ✔✔superior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary
valve, pulmonary trunk, left pulmonary artery, lungs, left pulmonary veins, left atrium, bicuspid
valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, tissues of body
, Compound fracture - ✔✔broken bone that protrudes from the skin
simple fracture - ✔✔bone has a break all the way through, skin around bone is not broken
comminuted fracture - ✔✔bone is splintered or crushed
colles' fracture - ✔✔fractured distal radius, moat common at the wrist
pott's fracture - ✔✔ankle fracture effecting one or both malleoli
whiplash - ✔✔an injury to the cervical vertebrae and their supporting structures due to a
sudden acceleration - deceleration
When is all testing besides AF ROM and neuro contraindicated in whiplash - ✔✔Acute stage, grade
2 or above
When should you refer a client with whiplash to a physician - ✔✔if grade 4 whiplast is
suspected, extreme muscle weakness or difficulty swallowing
Grade 1 WAD - ✔✔resolves in less than 3 weeks
Grade 2 WAD - ✔✔resolves in 4-6 weeks
Grade 3 WAD - ✔✔no time frame given for recovery
Grade 4 WAD - ✔✔surgical care likely, tendons ruptured
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - ✔✔serious disorder involving clotts and plaques which can lead
to pulmonary embolism
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