Chapter 23 Flashcards
1
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Terminal illness
A
A disease or condition that will eventually cause death
2
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Grief
A
Deep sorrow or distress over a loss
3
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Hospice care
A
Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families
4
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Palliative care
A
Care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of a person who is very sick and/or dying, rather than on curing him or her
5
Q
Cheyne-Stokes
A
Slow, irregular respirations or rapid, shallow respirations
6
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Rigor mortis
A
The Latin term for the temporary condition after death in which the muscles in the body become stiff and rigid
7
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Postmortem care
A
Care of the body after death
