| A | B |
|---|
| Cyanotic | Skin that is Blue-Tinged |
| Cheyne-Stokes Respiration | Irrregular, Shallow Breaths, in an alternating-fast-slow pattern |
| Dying Person's Bill of Rights | Includes having the right to be free from pain, to not die alone, to have questions answered honestly, to be cared for in a caring manner. |
| Afterlife | A belief that a dying person may meet those who have died before them again. |
| Reincarnation | The idea that a person's spirit or soul will live again on Earth. |
| Postmortem Care | Care of a person's body after the person's death; includes cleaning and body alignment. |
| Rigor Mortis | After death, the muscles of the body stiffen. Usually occurs within 2-4 hours. |
| Autopsy | examination of the persons' organs and tissues after the person has died. |
| Shroud | a covering used to wrap the body of a person who has died |
