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Entrapment
Getting caught, trapped, or entangled in spaces created by the bed rails, the mattress, the bed frame, the head-board, or the foot-board.
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Fowler's position
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees.
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High-Fowler's position
A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 and 90 degrees.
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Hospital bed system
The bed frame and its parts; the parts include the mattress, bed rails, head- and foot-boards, and bed attachments.
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Reverse Trendelenburg's position
The head of the bed is raised and the foot of the bed is lowered.
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Semi-Fowler's position
The head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees.
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Thredelenburg's position
The head of the bed is lowered and the foot of the bed is raised.
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Hemothorax
Blood (hemo) in the pleural space (thorax)
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Intubation
inserting an artificial airway
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Mechanical ventilation
Using a machine to move air into and out of the lungs
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Patent
Open and unblocked
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Pleural effusion
The escape and collection of fluid (effusion) in the pleural space.
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Pneumothorax
Air (pneumo) in the pleural space (thorax)
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Tracheostomy
A surgically created opening (stomy) into the trachea (tracheo)
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Cognitive function
Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgment, and behavior.
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Confusion
A mental state of being disoriented to person, time, place, situation, or identity.
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Delirium
A state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function.
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Dementia
The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupation activities.
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Hallucination
Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real.
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Paranoia
A disorder (para) of the mind (noia); false beliefs (delusions) and suspicion about a person or situation.
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Pseudodementia
False (pseudo) dementia
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Sundowning
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increase during hours of darkness
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Birth defect
A problem that develops during pregnancy, often during the first 3 months; it may involve a body structure or function.
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Developmental disabilities
A group of conditions caused by physical, learning, language, or behavior impairments.
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Disability
Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function.
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Inherited
That which is passed down from parents to children.
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Intellectual disability
Involves severe limits in intellectual function and adaptive behavior occurring before age of 18
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Spastic
Uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles.
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