Chapter 52 Flashcards
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Autopsy
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The examination of the body after death
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Advance directive
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A document stating the persons wishes about health care when that person cannot make their own decisions
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End of life care
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The support and care given during the time surrounding death
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Palliative care
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Care that involves relieving or reducing the intensity of uncomfortable symptoms without producing a cure
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Post mortem care
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Care if the body after death
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Reincarnation
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The belief that the spirit or soul is reborn in another human body or in another form of life
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Rigor mortis
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The stiffness or rigidity of the skeletal muscles that occurs after death
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Terminal illness
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An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
