Chapter 44 end of life care Flashcards
1
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Advance directive
A
a document stating a person’s wishes about health care when that person is unable to make decisions
2
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Autopsy
A
the examination of the body after death
3
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End-of-life care
A
the support and care given during the time surrounding death
4
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Palliative care
A
care that relieves or reduces the intensity of uncomfortable symptoms without producing care
5
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Post-mortem care
A
care of the body after death
6
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Rigor mortis
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the stiffness or rigidity of skeletal muscles that occurs after death
7
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Terminal illness
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an illness or injury from which the person will not recover
