Midterm Exam: NR571 NR 571

Midterm Exam: NR571 / NR 571

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Complex Diagnosis & Management in Acute Care Practicum | Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – Chamberlain

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DEATH

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Acronym for (ADLs) activities of daily living (basic self-care activities).Dressing, eating/self feeding, ambulating, transferring and toileting, hygiene

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AADL's

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Advanced ADLs are complex measures of functional status. Working, volunteering, social activities, recreational activities, connection with peers and community, mobility.

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Commonly use tools to assess independence and ADLs

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Katz index, Barthel index, IADL scale, Lawton scale

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Common causes of gait disturbance

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Inner ear disorders, such as Minière's disease, vertigo, stroke esp cerebellar stroke, neurologic conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, MS, Guillian Barre Syndrome, foot conditions, degenerative joint disease such as osteoarthritis, ill, fitting shoes, vision, problems, injuries, such as fracture, sprains, or tendinitis, pain

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SHAFT

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Acronym for instrumental ADLs (IADLs), which are activities that contribute to independent functioning. Shopping, housekeeping/health, maintenance, accounting, food, preparation, transportation/telephone skills.

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Parkinsonian gait

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Characterized by rigidity and bradykinesia

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Myopathic Gait (Waddling Gait)

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A drop in pelvis is noted on the contralateral side of the pelvis while walking commonly seen in muscular dystrophy

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Diplegic Gait (Spastic Gait)

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Spasticity in the lower extremities worse than the upper extremities, seen commonly in cerebral palsy

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hemiplegic gait

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Unilateral weakness on the affected side commonly seen in those who have had a stroke

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Neuropathic Gait (Steppage Gait, Equine Gait)

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Foot drop is noted commonly seen in those with ALS and peripheral neuropathy

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Choreiform gait

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Irregular, jerky, involuntary movements in all extremities, commonly seen in Huntington's disease and other basal ganglia disorders

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