Medical

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Cheyne-Stokes

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Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, along with periods of not breathing.

Hint 1

Near death breathing.

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Delusions

Back 2

Persistent false beliefs.

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Hallucinations

Back 3

False or distorted sensory perceptions.

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Holistic care

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A type of care that involves caring for the whole person - the mind as well as the body.

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Cognition

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The ability to think logically and clearly.

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Dementia

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The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.

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Elope

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In medicine, when a person with Alzheimer's disease wanders away from a protected area and does not return.

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Perseveration

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The repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions.

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Validating

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Giving value to or approving.

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Acute care

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24-hour skilled care for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries.

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Care plan

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A plan developed for each residents care; it outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform.

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Chronic

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Long-term or long lasting.

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Empathy

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Identifying with the feelings of others.

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Hospice care

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Holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live.

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Incident

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an unexpected event during the course of care that is not part of a normal routine in a healthcare facility.

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Neglect

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The failure to provide needed care.

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Ombudsman

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A legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities who helps resolve disputes and settle conflicts.

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Policy

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A course of action that should be taken.

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Procedure

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A method or way of doing something.

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Rehabilitation

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Care to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.

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Scope of practice

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Tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by law.

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Cyanotic

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Blue or gray, in reference to skin color.

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Disorientation

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Confusion about a person, place, or time.

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Dyspnea

Back 24

Difficulty breathing.

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Emesis

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The act of vomiting, or ejecting stomach contents through the mouth and / or nose.

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Incontinence

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The inability to control the bladder or bowels.

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Objective information

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Information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells; also called signs.

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Subjective information

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information that a person cannot or did not observe, that is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true; also called symptoms.

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Atrophy

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The wasting way, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use.

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Contracture

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The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle or tendon, usually due to a lack of activity.

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Diuretics

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Medications that reduce fluid volume in the body.

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Hemiparesis

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Weakness on one side of the body.

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of the body.

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Homeostasis

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The condition in which all of the body systems are working at their best; balance.

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Insulin

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A hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for energy for the body.

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Metabolism

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physical and chemical processes by which substances are broken down or transformed into energy or products for use by the body.

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Paraplegia

Back 37

The loss of function of the lower body and legs.

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Quadriplegia

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Loss of function of legs, trunk, and arms.

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Aspiration

Back 39

The inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs.

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Dangle

Back 40

To sit up with the legs hanging over the side of the bed in order to regain balance and stabilize blood pressure.

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Fowler's

Back 41

A semi sitting body position in which a person's head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees.

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Lateral

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Body position in which a person is lying on either side.

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Perineum

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The genital and anal area.

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Pressure ulcer (sore)

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injuries that result from skin deterioration and shearing; also called pressure ulcers, pressure sores, bedsores, or decubitus ulcers.

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Prone

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A body position in which a person is lying on his stomach, or front side of the body.

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Sims'

Back 46

lying on the left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest.

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Supine

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A body position in which a person lies flat on his back.

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Catheter

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A thin tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluids.

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Diastolic

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The second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests.

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Restraint

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A physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior.

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Specimen

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A sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis.

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Systolic

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first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle of the heart.

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Dehydration

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A serious condition that results from inadequate fluid in the body.

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing.

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Edema

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Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues.

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body.

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Adduction

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Moving a body part toward the midline of the body.

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Ambulation

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Walking.

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Ambulatory

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Capable of walking.

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Dorsiflexion

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Bending backwards.

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Prosthesis

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a device that replaces a body part; used to improve a person's ability to function and / or to improve appearance.

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Stress

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The state of being frightened, excited, confused, or in danger, or irritated.

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Stressor

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Something that causes stress.