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| Illness has a rapid onset; usually short term and treated immediately |
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| longterm or longlasting, even lasting a lifetime |
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| skin infection caused by a tiny mite called sarcoptes scabiei |
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| a skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus |
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| type of injury to the skin |
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| a general term that refers to an inflammation or swelling of the skin |
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| general term that refers to inflammation of the joints |
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| causes the bodys immune system to attack normal tissue in the body |
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| a common type of arthritis that affects the elderly; also called degenerative joint disease |
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| can affect people of any age; joints become red, swollen, and very painful; considered an autoimmune disease |
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| condition in while bones lose density which causes them to become porous and brittle |
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| broken bone that does not break the skin |
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| a broken bone that penetrates the skin; also known as a compound fracture |
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| resident is able to support some body weight on one or both legs |
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| resident is unable to touch the floor or support any weight on one or both legs |
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| both legs can bare 100% of the body weight |
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| a device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed |
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| refers to a number of progressive diseases that causes a variety of disabilities to due muscle weakness |
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| surgical removal of some or all of a body part |
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| a term used when a person feels that the body part is still there |
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| occurs when a person feels pain in a limb or extremity that has been amputated |
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| treatments that are used in addition to the conventional treatments prescribed by a doctor |
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| practices and treatments used in stead of conventional methods |
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| practices and treatments used in stead of conventional methods |
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| progressive, incurable disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate |
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| a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system |
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| loss of function of the lower body and legs |
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| loss of function in the legs, trunk, and arms |
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| a brain disorder that results in a disruption in normal electrical impulses in the brain which causes repeated seizures |
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| the lens of the eye becomes cloudy |
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| pressure in the eye increases, eventually damages the retina and the optic nerve; causes blindness |
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| complication of diabetes caused by damage to the retina |
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| Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) |
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| occurs when the macula(part of the retina) gradually deteriorates |
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| hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels |
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| chest pain or pressure that results in the heart not getting enough oxygen |
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| medication that is a small tablet placed under the tongue |
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| Myocardial Infraction (MI) |
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| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
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| when one or both sides of the heart stop pumping blood effectively |
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| Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) |
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| disease in which the legs, feet, arms, or hands, do not have enough blood circulation |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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| a chronic progressive disease; residents will have trouble breathing, especially getting air out of the lungs |
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| irritation and inflammation of the lining of the bronchi |
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| chronic disease of the lungs that usually results from chronic bronchitis and cigarette smoking |
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| an illness that can be caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection |
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| chronic inflammatory disease which occurs when the respiratory system is hyperreactive |
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| a condition in which the bronchial tubes are abnormally englarged |
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| Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) |
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| commonly called a cold; a result of a viral or bacterial infection of the nose, sinuses, and throat |
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| growth of abnormal cells or tumors in the lungs |
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| highly contagious lung disease |
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| occurs when the pancreas produces too little insulin or does not properly use insulin |
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| a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for energy |
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| pancreas does not produce any insulin |
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| body does not produce enough insulin or the body fails to properly use insulin |
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| occurs when a persons blood glucose levels are above normal but are not high enough for a type 2 diagnosis |
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| present in pregnant women who have high blood sugar levels in pregnancy |
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| a condition in which the thyroid produces too much thyroid hormone |
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| condition in which the body lack thyroid hormone |
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| Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) |
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| a sexually transmitted infection |
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| infection caused by organisms introduced into the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract |
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| open sores that develop on the penis |
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| caused by a bacteria; men will typically have a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis |
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| caused by a virus; usually caused by HSV-2; not curable |
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| sexually transmitted infection caused by human papilloma virus |
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| Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) |
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| prostate becomes enlarges and causes pressure on the urethra |
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| an inflammation of the vagina |
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| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
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| damage to the central nervous system; may cause memory loss, poor coordination, paralysis, and confusion in the late stages of AIDS |
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| rare form of skin cancer that appears as red, purple, or brown skin lesions |
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| invade the body because the immune system is weak and cannot defend itself |
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| numbness, tingling, and pain in the feet and legs |
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| general term used to describe a disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way |
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| cluster of abnormally growing cells |
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| ability to think logically and clearly |
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| when some cognitive ability is lost |
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| inability to think clearly and logically |
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| state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly; usually temporary |
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| general term that refers to a severe loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communication |
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| a progressive disease tends to spread to other parts of the body and affects many body functions |
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| a degenerative disease gets continually worse, it eventually causes a breakdown of body systems |
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| the time the signs and symptoms of a disease begin |
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| a disease or condition that cannot be cured |
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| causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, eventually causing dementia |
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| when an Alzheimer's patient repeats words, phrases, questions, or actions |
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| a way to change an action or developmet |
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| excited, restless, or troubled |
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| a situation that would lead to agitation |
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| when a patient with AD gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening, or night |
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| when a person with AD overreacts to something |
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| walking back and forth in the same area |
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| when a resident wanders away from a protected area and does not return |
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| when a resident sees, hears, smells, tastes, or feels something that is not there |
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| believing something that is not true |
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| going through drawers, closets, or personal items that belongs to oneself or other people |
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| collecting and putting things away in a guarding way |
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| giving value or approving |
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