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| Show how well the vital organs of the body are working. |
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| a way to receive oxygen, a plastic tubing that fits around the face secured by a strap going over the ears and around back of the head. face piece has two small prongs that insert into the nasal passages. |
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| Diets modified due to a patients limitations/illness. |
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| Most Common for registering pulse, on the inside of the wrist. |
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| a box-like device that changes air in the room into air with more oxygen. |
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| Typically created for patients who have certain illnesses. May restrict or eliminate certain foods or fluids. |
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| the pulse inside the elbow about 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow. |
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| alternating periods of slow, irregular respirations and rapid, shallow respirations, along with short periods of apnea |
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| how the body uses food to maintain health. |
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| Medications that reduce fluid volume. |
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| heard by listening directly over the heart with a stethoscope |
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| Tope reading for blood pressure, The heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle to the heart. |
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| a necessary substance that provides energy, promotes growth, and health. Helps to regulate metabolism. |
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| to blend of grind food into a thick paste, like baby food. Eliminates the need to chew |
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| an instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body. Such as heartbeat, or air moving through the lungs. |
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| Bottom number of blood pressure, the phase when the heart relaxes. Always lower than systolic reading. |
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| typically found in bread, cereal, potatoes, rice, pasta, vegeatables and fruits. |
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| Difficulty in swallowing. |
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| The process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling out. Consists of an Inspiration and expiration. |
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| A term for people with consistently high blood pressure. |
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| found in sugars, sweets, syrups and jellies. do not contain the same nutritional value of complex carbs. |
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| Inhalation of food or fluids into the lungs. |
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| Inhaling air into the lungs |
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| a term for when blood pressure is too low. |
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| Parenteral Nutrition (PN) |
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| a solution of nutrients that is administered directly into the bloodstream. |
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| the fluid a person consumes. |
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| Exhaling air out of the lungs |
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| blood pressure between 120/80 to 139/89 an indication and risk to hypertension. |
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| used when patient is unable to swallow, inserted into the nose and goes directly to the stomach. |
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| swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues. |
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| The tool used to measure blood pressure readings. |
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| (PEG) Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy |
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| a tube that can be placed into the stomach through the abdominal wall. |
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| urine or feces, the elimination of intake from the day. |
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| A warm soak used for the perineal area. |
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| the surgically created opening into the stomach that allows the insertion of a tube. |
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| maintaining equal input and output. taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid. |
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| AKA IV, the delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a vein. |
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| List a residents name, and information regarding special diets, allergies likes and dislikes. |
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| abbreviation that means "nothing by mouth" |
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| shortness of breath while lying down that is relieved when sitting up. |
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| the administration of oxygen to increase supply of oxygen to the lungs. |
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| diet created due to a patients illness or inability to normally consume food. |
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| occurs when a person does not have enough fluid in the body. |
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