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21 Cards in this Set
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Vector
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Vehicle for germs
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Cyanosis
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Bluish coloration of the skin and mucous membranes
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Code. Yellow
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Disaster in the community involving a large number of people
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Dangle
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Shaking the legs after changing position from lying in the bed to a sitting position before ambulation.
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Hemiplegia
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One side of the body is paralyzed
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Fecal Impaction
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Stool is unable to pass from rectum results from unrelieved constipation
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Flatus
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Gas
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Colostomy
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An artificial opening between the abdomen wall and the colon in results stool is watery.
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Layers of skin
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Dermis and epidermis
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Excoriation
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Severe redness and irritation of the skin where there is swelling cracks or tears.
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Asepsis
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Absence of germs
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or painful breathing
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Phlebitis
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Inflammation of the vein
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Ileostomy
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An Artificial opening between the abdomen wall and the small intestine
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Defecation
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Discharge Of Feces from the body
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Code orange
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Bomb threat
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Code red
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Fire
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Code blue
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Cardiac arrest/respiratory arrest
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Flatulence
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Excessive formation of gas in the stomach or intestines
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Postmortem care
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Care for the body after it is dead
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Ombudsman
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Helps solve conflict between residents staff and family.
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