Across
- 2. During taking a history from a patient some answers can indicate warning signs for serious underlying conditions. What colour is used to refer to these (3 letters)
- 4. Main lobe in the brain which governs executive function such as problem solving and planning (5 letters)
- 7. Neurological condition which can cause seizures (8 letters)
- 12. Dome shaped skeletal muscle below the lungs vital for respiration (9 letters)
- 14. Which nerve that innervates muscles in the lower limb comes out of the pelvis just below the piriformis muscle and is outlined as being the longest in the body (7 letters)
- 16. What mnemonic is used to assess stroke symptoms? (4 letters)
- 18. When someone presents with acute dizziness which is causing nystagmus and nausea what common potential vestibular condition could cause this, acronym only (4 letters)
- 19. What breathing exercise is used to support teach patients to help patients to clear their chest? (4 letters)
- 20. The acronym for a chronic respiratory condition which causes cough and shortness of breath? (4 letters)
- 22. The CFS is used to describe a patient’s ability to function independently, what syndrome is the scale measuring? (7 letters)
- 23. A patient who has fallen and banged their head is in great risk of needing hospital admission if they are taking apixaban or warfarin because of a higher risk of internal bleeding as those medications work to reduce the blood from doing what? (8 letters)
Down
- 1. One cause of falls is a sudden change in BP from sitting to standing, this is known as postural what? (11 letters)
- 3. Bone that protects the brain (5 letters)
- 5. When using a pulse oximeter on a patient you are measuring the pulse rate and saturations of what gas in the blood (6 letters)
- 6. One major cause of amputations is due to PVD this is the result of a lack of what to the limb which leads to ischaemia (5 letters)
- 8. Which artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs? (9 letters)
- 9. Bradykinesia and resting tremor are common clinical signs seen in which neurological condition (10 letters)
- 10. When a patient is for FWB following surgery, what does the “W” stand for? (6 letters)
- 11. Word to describe increased muscle tone during velocity-dependent contractions in some neurological conditions (10 letters)
- 13. Type 1 diabetics have trouble producing insulin, which organ is normally the area to produce this hormone (8 letters)
- 15. Talipes equinovarus is a common foot abnormality, in which the foot points downward and inward. What common term is used to describe this? (8 letters)
- 17. A fracture of the femur occurs in which part of the body (5 letters)
- 21. The condition Cerebral Palsy is often caused by an acute or lengthy lack of oxygen to the brain during which process (5 letters)
- 23. Many people with osteoporosis require a boost in vitamin D and what other nutrient in their daily intake? (7 letters)