Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Post-Exertion Malaise(also: PEM, Post-Exertional Malaise, Crash)
- A disproportionate worsening of symptoms following physical, cognitive, or emotional exertion that would not cause comparable effects in a healthy person. Post-exertion malaise is a hallmark symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and occurs in…
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation(also: PR, Respiratory Rehabilitation)
- A supervised, multidisciplinary program for people with chronic respiratory diseases that combines patient education, exercise training, and self-management skills to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and increase physical activity. During pulmonary rehabilitation,…
- Pulse Oximetry(also: Pulse Oximeter, SpO2 Monitoring)
- A non-invasive method of monitoring blood oxygen saturation (O2sat) and heart rate using a sensor typically placed on the finger or wrist. Pulse oximeters use light absorption through the skin to estimate the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood that is carrying oxygen. In…
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