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| Able to move about (not confined to bed) |
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| Characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of 36.5-37.5°C |
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| Generalized body discomfort |
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| Shaking/exaggerated shivering associated with a high fever |
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| In state of poor health, malnutrition or wasting |
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| Excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health |
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| A series of vital signs of a patient taken standing, sitting and supine |
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| Have an untidy or disheveled appearance |
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| Well-developed, well-nourished |
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| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system |
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| Human Immunodeficiency Virus - progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive caused by low levels of CD4+ T Cells |
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| Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus - type (strain) of staph bacteria that does not respond to some antibiotics that are commonly used to treat staph infections |
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| Widespread infection; bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria |
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| Condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to life-threatening low blood pressure |
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| Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus - bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin |
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