Medical Vocabulary

5. Low blood pressure
8. Surgically created an opening into the intestines to allow feces to be expelled
10. Routine everyday tasks such as bathing, eating, toileting...
11. abbreviation for head of bed
14. Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing
15. The inability to control the bladder or bowels, involuntary loss of urine or feces
17. To keep something separate or by itself

1. A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous from happening
2. Speedy
3. The state of not moving
4. Increased confusion, agitation, restlessness, and irritability in the late afternoon/early evening when the sun goes down.
6. Measurement and recording of all fluids the patient consumes and eliminates
7. Something below normal
9. Three times daily
12. Swelling caused by the accumulation of fluid
13. Permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle due to a lack of activity
16. Difficult breathing