Constitutional Flashcards
Afebrile
Without fever
Alert
Looking around, awake, attentive
Body Habitus
The state of the patient’s body, often referring to obesity
Cachectic
Extremely skinny, bony, malnourished
Combative
Aggressively uncooperative
Constitutional
The general appearence and nature of a patient
Dehydrated
General appearence of lacking water; dry lips, dry mucosa
Distress
A patient’s inability to tolerate their body-state, due to pain or respiratory failure
Elderly
Appearing old
Emaciated
Extremely thin and malnourished, wasting
Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Ill appearing
Not appearing healthy
Inconsolable
When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying
Malaise
Generalized feeling of discomfort or lack of well-being
Malnourished
Poor nutritional state