Abbreviations
Shortness of breath.
What is SOB?
When the body no longer produces enough insulin?
What is diabetes?
A period of prolonged unconsciousness.
What is a COMA?
The master gland of the endocrine system.
What is the pituitary gland?
Grief, denial and anger are stages of this process.
What is the grieving process?
I and O
What is intake and output?
Condition characterized by shuffling gait and tremors.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Moving a body part towards the midline of the body.
What is adduction?
Insulin is made in this organ.
What is the pancreas?
Alternating periods of slow, rapid and shallow respirations with short periods of apnea.
What is Cheyne Stokes?
At bedtime?
What is HS?
Condition in which the body attacks itself.
What is autoimmune?
A 24-hour skilled care facility is also called this.
What is acute care?
This is where food and fluid pass through the throat to lead into the stomach.
Physical needs make up the first level of this.
What are Maslow's Hierarchy?
CHF
What is congestive heart failure?
Type of arthritis caused by wear and tear.
What is osteoarthritis?
A condition when muscles shorten permanently.
What is a contracture?
People with a deficiency in this have trouble fighting infections.
What are white blood cells?
An illness of this type will result in death.
What is a terminal illness?
COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder?
Type of arthritis caused by an autoimmune disorder.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
A surgically created opening into the body.
What is a stoma?
This part of the blood helps with clotting.
What are platelets?
This sense is the last one to leave the body.
What is hearing?