Constitutional Flashcards
Afebrile
Without fever
Ambulatory
Able to move about (not confined to bed)
Chills
Feeling cold
Diaphoresis
Excessive sweating
Fatigue
Lack of energy
Febrile
To have a fever
Fever
Characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of 36.5–37.5 °C
Malaise
Generalized body discomfort
Post-Prandial
After eating
Rigor
Shaking/exaggerated shivering associated with a high fever
A&W
Alive and well
Cachectic
In state of poor health, malnutrition or wasting
Lethargic
Sluggish and apathetic
NAD
No acute distress
Obese
Excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health
Orthostatic Vital Signs
A series of vital signs of a patient taken standing, sitting and supine
Unkempt
Having an untidy or disheveled appearance
WDWN
Well-developed, well-nourished
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system
CA
Cancer
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive caused by low levels of CD4+ T cells
MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus
type (strain) of staph bacteria that does not respond to some antibiotics that are commonly used to treat staph infections
Sepsis
Widespread infection; bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria
Septic Shock
Condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to life-threatening low blood pressure
