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| at bedtime (l.Quaque Hora Somni) |
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complete blood count
a combination of the following determinations: red blood cell count, white blood cell count, erythrocyte indices, hematocrit, differential blood count, and sometimes platelet count. |
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| increased fluid in the pleural space; can cause shortness of breath by compression of the lung and/or increased intrathoracic pressure resulting in a mediastinal shift and increased work of breathing |
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1) an accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells or intercellular tissues
2) at the gross level, used to describe the physical sign commonly likened to swelling or increased girth that often accompanies the accumulation of fluid in a body part, most often a limb |
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| fibrillation in which the normal rhythmic contractions of the cardiac atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitchings of the muscular wall; the ventricles respond irregularly to the dysrhythmic bombardment from the atria. |
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| an altered state of consciousness consisting of confusion, distractibility, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, defective perception (illusions and hallucinations), prominent hyperactivity, agitation, and autonomic nervous system overactivity; caused by illness, medication, or toxic, structural, and metabolic disorders |
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| Resident Assessment Protocol (RAP) |
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document problems, complications, and risks factors; the need for referral to appropriate health
professionals; and the reason for deciding to proceed or not to proceed to care planning |
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| a disease marked by painful tonic muscular contractions, caused by the neurotropic toxin (tetanospasmin) of Clostridium tetani acting on the central nervous system |
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| relating to, or having, two sides |
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| pupils equal & reacting to light |
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| Shortness of breath, a subjective difficulty or distress in breathing, usually associated with disease of the heart or lungs; occurs normally during intense physical exertion or at high altitude |
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| Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat |
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| three times daily (l.Ter in Die) |
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| transfer of blood or blood component from one person (donor) to another person (receptor) |
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| activities of daily living |
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| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |
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| microbial infection, usually bacterial, of any part of the urinary tract; may involve the parenchyma of the kidney, the renal pelvis, the ureter, the bladder, the urethra or combinations of these organs. Often, the entire urinary tract is affected; the most common organism causing such infection is Escherichia coli. |
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