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Acute
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Sudden, sharp.
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Dementia due to changes in the brain.
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Ambulatory
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Able to walk around.
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Aphasia
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Inability to express oneself properly through speech and/or loss of verbal comprehension. 1) Expressive-can't. 2) Receptive-can't understand what is being said.
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Artery
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Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart to the tissues.
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of the joints and tissues.
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Attitudes
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Feelings and opinions one has or shows toward situations, or other people.
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Coma
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An abnormal deep stupor--sleep like--cannot be awakened.
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Comatose
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Used to describe the condition of patient in coma. Sometimes the word unconscious is used.
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Constipation
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Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation.
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Sonvulsion
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Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions and relaxation.
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C.V.A./Stroke
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Stands for cerebral vascular accident.
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Cyanosis
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Slightly bluish grayish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen.
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Decubitus ulcer
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Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called Pressure sore.
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Deformity
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Distortion/disfiguration in a certain area.
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