That term
ADL
What are activities of daily living?
Generally for people who die within 6 months, no longer want treatment
What is hospice?
2:25 pm in military time
What is 1425?
atrophy
What is the muscle has weakened and wasted away?
Tachycardia
What is fast heart rate?
ROM
What is range of motion?
Type of care that focuses on pain relief and comfort
What is palliative care?
3 ounces
What are 90 cc's/mls?
contracture
What is a permanent shortening of the muscle?
Cyanosis
What is a blue color of the skin?
afebrile
What is without fever/no fever?
The body is positioned on the back
What is supine?
The abbreviation RR
What is respiratory rate?
Diabetes
What is trouble breaking down sugar?
Bradypnea
What is slow breathing?
CVA
What is cerebrovascular accident/stroke?
Extending a joint
What is extension?
a tympanic temperature is taken here
What is in the ear?
amputee
What is missing a limb?
apnea
What is no breathing?
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
The term for a device that replaces a missing body part
What is prosthesis?
Used to measure BP
What is a sphygnomanometer?
contusion
What is a bruise?
What is quivering of the atria?