| A | B |
|---|
| Angina | chest pain |
| Glaucoma | pressure on the optic nerve in the eye that can cause blindness |
| Cataracts | makes the eye cloudy and can cause blindness |
| Chronic | a disease/illness that never goes away |
| osteoporosis | thinning of the bones |
| Influenza/flu | a highly contagious infection that affects the respiratory system |
| arthritis | inflamed, swollen, stiff and painful joints |
| hypoglycemia | too little sugar(glucose) in the blood |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar(glucose) in the blood |
| obstructive | Blocked. (The resident cannot breath because his airway is obstructed.) |
| stiff | Muscles/joints that do not move easily (My back is so stiff). |
| acute | An illness that happens suddenly or quickly. |
| Hepatitis A | The least serious form of Hepatitis. Can spread through human stool, or contaminated food/beverage. |
| Hepatitis B | Virus that attacks the liver. It is spread through contact with blood and body fluid. |
| Hepatitis C | A serious liver disease that is spread through blood and body fluid. |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks the body's immune system. |
| AIDS | Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| Mantoux test | A skin test used to determine if you've been exposed to TB |
| TB | Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mostly attacks the lungs. |
| Diabetes | is a condition that occurs when the body can't use glucose (a type of sugar) normally. |
| Pneumonia | an infection of the lungs |
| stroke (CVA) | Cerebrovascular accident- A stroke is the sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen |
| Parkinson's Disease | parts of the brain that control movement are slowly destroyed- movement becomes difficult |
| glucose | blood sugar-the major source of energy for the body's cells |
| insulin | a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps the body use glucose for energy |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary (lungs) Disease |
| Congestive Heart Failure | a condition of the cardio system in which the weakend heart muscles prevent the heart from pumping blood effectivtely |
