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what are the actual facts and words of a message?
cognitive messages
what may be verbal or non verbal and comprises feeling, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors
affective
what is empathy?
identifying with the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another person
what is anorexia?
appetite loss
what is cachexia?
general ill health and malnutrition
electrolyte and water imbalance
progressive loss of weight, fat, and muscle
what is marasmus?
calorie malnutrition
Kwashiorkor?
protein malnutrition
what are the 5 different types of pain?
physiological
sensory
affective
cognitive
behavioral
what is the Karnofsky performance status?
measures pain behavior
what are the statuses of the Karnofsky table?
100- normal, no complaints or evidence of disease
90- carry on normal activity, minor symptoms
80- normal activity with effort
70- self care, inability to carry on normal activity
60- assistance required
50- considerable assistance and frequent medical care
40- disability
30- severe disability, hospitalization
20- extreme sickness
10- moribund, fatal processes progressing rapidly
0- death
what is myelosuppression?
reduction in bone marrow function
what is anemia?
decreased red blood cells
what is leukopenia?
decrease in white blood cells
what is thrombocytopenia?
reduction in the number of circulating platelets