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CNA Terminology List

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Sudden, short term   show
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show Alzheimers Disease  
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Inability to express oneself properly through speech and/or loss of verbal comprehension   show
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Inflammation of the joints and tissues   show
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An abnormal deep stupor - sleeplike - cannot be awakened   show
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Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation   show
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Infrequent, stong, involuntary muscular contractions   show
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show CVA/Stroke  
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show Cyanosis  
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show Decubitus Ulcer  
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show Defecate  
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show Deformity  
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Deterioration, breakdown   show
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False fixed belief (fear of being poisoned or others hurting them)   show
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Progressive deterioration of mental function   show
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Condition in which the body is unable to utilize the glucose taken in by a normal diet. There is an inbalance between insulin produced by the body and sugar taken in.   show
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Difficulty swallowing   show
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Condition in which the body tissues contain an excess amount of fluid.   show
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Standards of behavior : right or wrong   show
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Special customs, language, national orgin and/or heritage   show
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Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property, or personal items.   show
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Arms and/or legs   show
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Study of the elderly/aging   show
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show Hemorrhage  
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High Blood Pressure   show
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Not able to control   show
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Inability to control urine or stool   show
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The federal health insurance program for the aged and disabled, specified under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Federally funded.   show
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Known in MN as "MA". The program is intended for furnace necessary medical care for low-income persons. The MA program is funded by federal and state dollars, and is administered by state and counties.   show
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Heart Attack   show
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Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm   show
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Relates to the body   show
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Artifical or man-made part or organ (dentures, false eyes)   show
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show Pressure Sore  
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Assisting residents to be aware of time, place and person.   show
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Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but the skin stays at the point of contact. (as by pulling out from under the skin)   show
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Depression of body functions, principally the circulatory and respiratory systems   show
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show Sign  
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show Standard Precautions  
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show Temperature  
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Area from neck to legs   show
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Small blood vessel carrying blood to the heart to be re-oxygenated   show
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show Void  
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show Voluntary  
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