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22 Cards in this Set
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afebrile |
without fever |
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alert |
looking around, awake, attentive |
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body habitus |
state of the pt's body, often referring to obesity |
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cachectic |
extremely skinny, bony, malnourished |
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combative |
aggressively uncooperative |
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constitutional |
general appearance and nature of a pt |
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dehydrated |
general appearance of lacking water; dry lips, dry mucosa |
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distress |
pt's inability to tolerate their body state, due to pain or respiratory failure |
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elderly |
appearing old |
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emaciated |
extremely thin and malnourished, wasting |
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febrile |
elevated body temp, fever, indicative of infection |
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ill appearing |
not appearing healthy |
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inconsolable |
when an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying |
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malaise |
generalized feeling of discomfort or lack of well being |
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malnourished |
poor nutritional state |
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morbidly obese |
extremely overweight |
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non toxic |
appearing stable and at no risk of deterioration |
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somnolent |
appearing drowsy |
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tearful |
state of crying or being about to cry |
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uncooperative |
not following commands or go with physicians requests |
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unkempt |
poor self hygiene |
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well developed |
normal state of mental and body development |
