SIUE - Medical Terminology
This is a medical terminology game for RD's to be. This game includes Nutrition Assessment Terms- Clinical: Biochemical, Physical, & Functional AND Nutrition in Aging Terms (to complement the Long Term Care SP rotation).
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Topics of this game:
- A protective response by the immune system to infection, acute/chronic illness, trauma, toxins, etc.
- A nonspecific marker for inflammation that helps estimate & monitor the severity of illness.
- A sensitive measure of chronic inflammation seen in patients with atherosclerosis & chronic diseases
- Storage protein that isolates the iron normally gathered in the liven, spleen, and marrow.
- Found almost exclusively in muscle tissue (formed from creatine).
- Lab value used with BUN to assess kidney function.
- Lab value used to assess somatic (muscle) protein status.
- Lab value used to measure the body's iron storage pool.
- Responsible for the transport of blood constituents, hormones, enzymes, meds, minerals, ion, FA, AAs
- Synthesized in the liver and a measure of liver function.
- The study of normal aging, including factors in biology, psychology, & sociology.
- The study of the chronic diseases frequently associated with aging, including diagnosis & treatment
- The organic process of growing older & displaying the effects of increased age.
- The loss of muscle mass, strength, & function. Can be age related & affects quality of life.
- Loss of muscle mass in older persons with excess adipose tissue.
- Altered taste (loss of taste)
- Decreased sense of smell
- Hearing loss
- Disease of the retina that affects central vision & can lead to blindness in older people.
- Dry mouth (leads to difficulty in chewing & swallowing)
- A dysfunction in swallowing - (common w/ neurologic diseases & dementia)
- The insufficient production of stomach acid (Acid + Intrinsic factor absorb Vit. B12)
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