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Treat blood disorders & malignancies:
hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma & sickle-cell anemia |
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| Diagnose/treat conditions affecting the respiratory system |
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| Treat/prevent diseases of the heart & blood vessels |
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Act of Identingy a disease, illness.
Statement/conclusion describing reason for disease/illness. |
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| Blood moving through the heart & body at a slower rate. Pressure in the heart increases. Heart can't pump enough oxygen & nutrients. |
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| Abnormal amount of fluid around the lung |
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| Accumulation of fluid in the feet and lower legs |
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| Leakage of blood backwards through a heart valve during valve contraction. |
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| Closes off the upper right heart chamber (Atrium) |
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| Closes off the upper left heart chamber (Left Atrium) |
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Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in body tissue. Common in hands, arms, feet, ankles & legs.
Can occur anywhere in body. |
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| Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat |
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| Crackles (clicking, rattling, crackling noises in Lungs) |
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| May indicate inflammation/infection of: small bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli. |
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| Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG): Test for heart electrical activity/problems |
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| Activities of Daily Living |
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Serious disturbance in mental abilities.
Results: confused thinking, reduced awareness environment |
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| RESIDENT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL |
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| Not a specific disease, wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or thinking skills |
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| Heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of body due to coronary artery disease |
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| Pupils Equal & Reactive to Light |
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| Area between the lungs that contains the heart, etc. |
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Loss of lung/soft tissue interface.
Causes: a mass or fluid |
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| is an ACE inhibitor. ACE stands for angiotensin converting enzyme. Capoten is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, kidney problems caused by diabetes, and to improve survival after a heart attack |
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| Reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Treat high blood pressure. A "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine |
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| Used to treat congestive heart failure and to slow the heart rate in patients with atrial fibrillation |
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| Nortriptyline HCL (hydrochloride) |
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| Tricyclic antidepressant. It affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression |
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