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Nursing Fundamentals Unit 4

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Difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
Orthopnea
Inability to move about freely.
Immobility
Exercise performed by patient.
Active exercise
Device used to immobilize a patient.
Restraint
Fainting
Syncope
Inflammation of a vein accompanied by a clot.
Thrombophlebitis
Exercise performed by the nurse for the patient.
Passive exercise
Muscle wasting
Atrophy
Caused by remaining in one position too long.
Hypostatic pneumonia
Abnormal flexion and fixation of a joint.
Contracture
Low blood pressure upon sitting or standing.
Orthostatic Hypotension
Farthest from center of the body.
Distal
Condition caused by remaining in one position too long.
Hypostatic pneumonia
Holding breath and exerting oneself
Valsalva maneuver
Loss of calcium from bone, causing them to be soft.
Osteoporosis
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