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2024 CNA - Chapter 18 | Questions & Answers (Solved) With 100% Verified Answers

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1. Acute illness Answer: An illness that has severe symptoms, is treated immediately, andis usually short term. 2. Chronic illness Answer: A disease or condition that is long-term or long-lasting... andrequires management of symptoms. 3. Scabies Answer: Contagious skin infection caused by a tiny mite burrowing into the skin, where it lays eggs; causes intense itching and a skin rash that may look like thin burrow tracks. 4. Shingles Answer: Non-contagious skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is the same virus that causes chickenpox; causes pain, tingling, itching, anda rash of fluid-filled blisters. 5. Wound Answer: A type of injury to the skin. 6. Dermatitis Answer: An inflammation of the skin causing swollen, reddened, irritated, anditchy skin. 7. Inflammation Answer: Swelling. 8. Arthritis Answer: A general term that refers to inflammation of the joints, causing stiff-ness, pain, and decreased mobility. 9. Autoimmune illness Answer: An illness in which the body's immune system attacksnormal tissue in the body. 10. Osteoarthritis Answer: A common type of arthritis that usually affects the hips, knees,fingers, thumbs, and spine; also called degenerative joint disease (DJD) or degen-erative arthritis [Show More]

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