Hartman\'s Nursing Assistant Care, Chapter 18, Com
Hartman\'s Nursing Assistant Care, Chapter 18, Com
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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care, Chapter 18, Common Chronic and Acute Conditions
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Hartman\'s Nursing Assistant Care, Chapter 18, Com
Acute illness - Correct Answer Illness has severe symptoms, usually short term illness and is treated immediately
Age-related macular degeneration - Correct Answer 50 or older, Part of the retina deteriorates causing vision loss but
the peripheral side is not affected
Alternative medici...
Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care,
Chapter 18, Common Chronic and Acute
Conditions
Acute illness - Correct Answer Illness has severe symptoms, usually short term illness and is treated immediately
Age-related macular degeneration - Correct Answer 50 or older, Part of the retina deteriorates causing vision loss but
the peripheral side is not affected
Alternative medicine - Correct Answer Practices or treatments used instead of conventional methods
Amputation - Correct Answer Surgical removal of a body part or limb
Angina pectoris - Correct Answer Heart doesn't get enough oxygen causes chest pains pressure or discomfort
Arthritis - Correct Answer Inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain and decreased mobility
Asthma - Correct Answer Chronic inflammatory disease, when the respiratory system is hyper-reactive to infection,
irritation, or allergens
Atherosclerosis - Correct Answer Hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels
Autoimmune illness - Correct Answer Illness causes the body's immune system to attack normal tissue
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - Correct Answer BPH, older men's prostate become enlarged and causes pressure on
the urethra
Benign tumor - Correct Answer Non-cancerous
Bronchiectasis - Correct Answer Condition where the bronchial tubes are abnormally enlarged
Bronchitis - Correct Answer Irritation or inflammation of the lining of the bronchi, usually caused by smoking
Cataract - Correct Answer The lens of the eye becomes cloudy
Chronic illness - Correct Answer Long term, long lasting, even over a lifetime, symptoms are managed, possible
hospital stay
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Correct Answer COPD, chronic lung disease, trouble breathing- getting air
out of the lungs
Closed fracture - Correct Answer Broken bone that does not break the skin
Complementary medicine - Correct Answer Treatments that's are used in addition to the conventional treatments
prescribed by a doctor
Congestive Heart Failure - Correct Answer When one or both sides of the heart stop pumping blood effectively
Dermatitis - Correct Answer Inflammation of the skin
Swollen, reddened, irritated, itchy
Emphysema - Correct Answer Chronic Lung disease caused by chronic bronchitis and smoking, trouble breathing,
coughing, breathlessness, rapid heartbeat
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