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Train-of-four
A monitoring protocol for counting the number of contractions produced by peripheral nerve stimulators in patients who have received neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) such as Pavulon and vecuronium. When NMBAs are used, staff may be unable to use normal assessment techniques of neurological function.
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Social skills training
The components of rehabilitation programs that focus on the skills necessary for effective interaction with other people. A form of behavioral adaptation that promotes individuals to enhance their communication skills. This plays a crucial role in the recovery process for individuals dealing with learning challenges or enduring chronic psychological disorders like schizophrenia. An often employed…
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Inspiratory muscle training
Any technique used to enhance ventilation by increasing respiratory coordination, endurance, and strength. Examples include breath-holding exercises, breathing against resistance, and incentive spirometry.
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Habit training
The development in young children of specific behavior patterns for performing basic activities such as eating, dressing, using the toilet, and sleeping.
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Bowel training
A program for assisting adult patients to reestablish regular bowel habits. Patients with chronic constipation, colostomies, fecal incontinence, or spinal cord injuries affecting the muscles involved in defecation may benefit from bowel training. Assessments include determining the etiology and duration of the bowel problem, the normal pattern, the use of enemas, suppositories, or laxatives to…
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Aerobic trainable
Exercise training for the purpose of attaining aerobic conditioning. Although no formula should be slavishly applied, a general guideline is that aerobic conditioning will be obtained by normal, healthy persons who exercise three to five times a week for 35 min or more and at an intensity that produces a heart rate of 220 minus…
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Trainable
Having the ability to be instructed and to learn from being taught. In classifying severity of mental retardation or brain damage, it is important to know to what extent individuals may be trainable in various areas such as safety, personal care, or self-feeding.
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Train
To participate in a special program of instruction to attain competence in a certain occupation.
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Trailing zero
A zero that follows a decimal point, e.g., “lisinopril 5.0 grams orally twice a day.” Trailing zeros appear on the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO)“Do not use” list.
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Tragophonia
A bleating sound heard in auscultation at the level of fluid in hydrothorax.
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