| A | B |
|---|
| Advance Directive | document stating a person's wishes about healthcare |
| Bloody sputum | bloody spit (mucus discharged from mouth) |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure: above 140 systolic ordiastolic above 90 |
| Tachycardia | A rapid heart beat: more than 100 beats a min. |
| Dementia | loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social and occupational activities |
| Carbohydrates provide the body with | energy |
| Closed fracture | Bone is broken but skin is intact |
| Low blood sugar | Hypoglycemia |
| Impotence is | inability to have an erection, erectile dysfunction |
| Outer layer of skin is | Epidermis |
| Vertigo | Dizziness |
| Where is apical pulse | left side of chest, slightly below the nipple |
| Slander is | making false statements orally |
| Foot drop is | The foot falls down at the ankle; permaneant |
| When do you take a rectal temp? | Unconsciousness; mouth-breather; an NG tube |
| Clean technique is | Medical asepsis |
| Contamination is | The process of becoming unclean |
| Nosocomial infection is | Hospital acquired |
| Long-term care ombudsman is | patient active |
| Which position causes shearing? | friction & pressure -- lying or sitting |
