Additional Info For Geritric Patients Flashcards
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Cataracts
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Common causes of blindness in adult
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Diaphoresis
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Excessive perspiration
2
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Alzheimer’s disease
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Metal illness in elderly
3
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Dementia
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The loss of brain function
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Congenital disease
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Disease that your born with
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Acquired disease
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Disease occurs after death
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Palliative care
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A type of medicine to comfort terminal illness
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Hospice
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A community based organization to provide care for terminal Ill
8
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Tracheostomy
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Surgical opening in the airway
9
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Ventilator
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Is a device that breaths for a patient
10
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Insulin pump
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Regulates blood glucose levels
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Automatic implanted cardia defibrillator
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Implanted device used to motor heart rhythm
