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1 Abduction 2 atrophy
3 Hypertension 4 Alignment
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Abduction Moving body parts away from the center of the body
Adduction Moving body parts back to the midline
Advance Directives Legal documents that allow people to choose what
medical care they wish to have if they cannot make
those decisions themselves
, Agitation Excited, restless
Alignment A straight line down the center of the body
Alzheimer's disease A type of dementia which gets worse over time is
progressive degenerative and irreversible
Ambulate to walk
Apathy lack of interest in activities
Aspiration Inhalation of foreign material into lungs.
Atrophy Muscles become weak
axillary temperature Temperature taken at the armpit
Hospice Compassionate care for a dying client within the last
six months of there lives
Hypertension high blood pressure, if untreated can cause injury to
heart, brain, and kidneys
incidence report Reports of occurrence or events such as clients falls
you or a client break or damage something in care, a
client or family member make a request that is out of
Incontinence inability to control bladder and/or bowels
indwelling catheter The tube that remains inside the bladder and drains
urine into a bag
low sodium diet A diet that is low in salt.
Malignant Tumor Cancerous growth