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-responds only to painful stimuli
semicomatose
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-sleepy, consider copd o2 overdose, sleep apnea
lethargy/somnolance
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drowsy, dec cough, dec gag reflex, risk or aspiration
obtunded
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define ADL
basic task of everyday life
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difficulty breathing except in the upright position
orthopnea
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run down feeling, nausea, weakness, fatigue, headache
general malaise
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diff swallowing, horseness
dysphagia
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presense of excessive fluid in tissue known as pitting edema
peripheral edema
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patho of ascites
liver failure
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chronic hypoxemia
clubbing
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increase venous distention
venous distention
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patho of venous distention
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peripheral circulation
capillary refill
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profuse/heavy sweating
diaphoresis
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patho of diaphoresis
- heart failure
- fever
- infection
- anxiety
- nervousness
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blue or blue-gray
cyanosis
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yellow, increase in bilirubin in blood and tissue
jaundice
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