Category: K

A very deep, repetitive, gasping respiratory pattern associated with profound acidosis (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis). Kussmaul’s respiration may be a sign of impending death.  

A bed that constantly turns patients side to side through 270°. It is used to prevent the hazards of immobility in patients requiring prolonged bedrest, as in multiple trauma and some neuromuscular diseases.  

A bath given for underwater exercises of weak or partially paralyzed muscles.  

The knee cravat; triangular and the figure-of-eight bandages are used.  

A performance-based measure of cognitive function in which a subject is asked to follow a pudding recipe, and the amount of support needed to complete the task is measured. The test has been used to assess the ability of demented patients to make their own meals and to demonstrate to caregivers the amount of support…

Infection about the hair follicles at the back of the neck, causing scars and thickening of the skin.  

A psychological disorder in which the person afflicted has an irresistible compulsion to steal things, without necessarily having any need for the objects stolen.  

Emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of an unconscious person.  

A term used to describe those sensations which identify muscle tension and the position of joints and muscles. These sensations send impulses along nerves to the brain, and thus inform it of the position in space of the limb, and of the position relative to each other of the individual muscles, muscle-groups and joints.  

A term used by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in Standard IM.9.1 of the chapter on Management of Information. Knowledge-based information management “…consists of systems, resources, and services to help health professionals acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills needed to care for patients, support clinical and management decision making, and…