Medical Vocabulary

4. Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing
6. To keep something separate or by itself
7. Measurement and recording of all fluids the patient consumes and eliminates
9. abbreviation for head of bed
10. Swelling caused by the accumulation of fluid
11. evening when the sun goes down.
15. Routine everyday tasks such as bathing, eating, toileting...
16. Permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle due to a lack of activity
17. Low blood pressure

1. Something below normal
2. Increased confusion, agitation, restlessness, and irritability in the late
3. The inability to control the bladder or bowels, involuntary loss of urine or feces
5. Surgically created an opening into the intestines to allow feces to be expelled
6. The state of not moving
8. A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous from happening
12. Three times daily
13. Speedy
14. Difficult breathing