Illinois CNA State Exam Chapter 5 Questions and Answers (Graded A)

Illinois CNA State Exam Chapter 5 Questions and Answers (Graded A)Illinois CNA State Exam Chapter 5 Questions and Answers (Graded A) advance directive - ANSWER-Legal and lay documents that specify certain aspects of care for indi- viduals should they become unable to com- municate their preferences AIDS - ANSWER-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; late-stage infection by HIV Alzheimers Disease - ANSWER-Type of irreversible dementia in which cognitive function is pro- gressively lost AMI - ANSWER-Acute myocardial infarction; heart attack angina - ANSWER-chest pain arteriosclerosis - ANSWER-Narrowing and hardening of an artery aphasia - ANSWER-Any speech deficit or loss of speech, writing, or signs, or loss of ability to comprehend spoken or written language due to disease or injury of the cerebral cortex Carbohydrates - ANSWER-Food source; starches and sugars cardiac arrest - ANSWER-Condition in which the heart stops beating Cheyne-Stokes respiration - ANSWER-Breathing cycle of rapid breathing, followed by slow breath- ing and periods where breathing stops chronic illness - ANSWER-Illness that lasts for an extended period of time colostomy - ANSWER-An artificial opening into the colon