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| when the pupils are dilated for a more complete view of the entire retina, allows for examination of the retina to help diagnose conditions and identify risk factors for potential vision loss associated with the retina |
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| It is an abbreviation for "ter in die" which in Latin means three times a day |
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| every bedtime (from Latin quaque hora somni) |
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| Fluid In the Chest or On the Lung |
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| Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness. |
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| generally the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously. |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia. |
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| Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance. |
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| n acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| residential assessment protocol |
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| Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. |
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| congestive heart failure. : heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure. |
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| test a patient's blood to assess the glucose (sugar) levels within the blood. |
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| is a type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. |
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