Category: F

A triangular bandage in which the foot is placed on the triangle with the base of the bandage backward and behind the ankle; the apex is carried upward over the top of the foot. The ends are brought forward, folded once or twice, crossed and carried around the foot, and tied on top.  

A colloquial name given in the popular media to a rare invasive infection of the skin and underlying soft tissue by group A streptococcus. The infection is difficult to treat with antibiotics alone because it progresses rapidly through tissue planes. Emergency surgical debridement is required.  

Auscultaton of breath sounds over the stomach, lung apices, and axillae. This assessment is used to confirm that an endotracheal tube is properly placed in the trachea and not in the esophagus.  

Stiffness of gait, seen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  

Abnormal position due to disease or contractures.  

Relationship of the fetal parts to one another (e.g., the head and extremities flexed against the body).  

In rehabilitation, the determination of a person’s ability to perform everyday tasks and requirements of living. Functional assessment scales vary greatly with respect to the number, type, and scoring of the tasks used to determine performance levels, their degree of standardization, and their predictive validity.  

A screening test that identifies the probability of preterm labor. Fibronectin, a cold insoluble globulin, is usually found in cervicovaginal fluid during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. It is then undetectable until about gestational week 34. A positive fFN test result in women with symptoms of threatened preterm labor indicates the probability of delivery…