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AMBULATORY |
Walking or able to walk |
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ATROPHY |
Decrease in the size of the organ, tissue, or muscle |
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DECUBITUS ULCER |
A pressure sore |
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DYSPNEA |
Labored or difficult breathing |
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FOOTDROP |
The inability to dorsiflex the foot as a result of weakness of the dorsiflexor muscles |
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IMMOBILIZER |
Any device that is used to limit or prevent movement of a patient that might cause injury to self or others |
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ISCHEMIA |
Deficiency of blood in a body part due to functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel |
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TISSUE NECROSIS |
Localized death of tissue due to injury or lack of oxygen |
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ULCERATION |
An area of tissue necrosis that penetrates below the epidermis; excavation of the surface of any body organ |
