A usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control.

A heterogeneous group of non-cognitive symptoms and behaviours occurring in subjects with dementia.

An injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something.

A hard covering used to keep a broken bone in the correct position and protect it until it heals.

The disease or injury which started the train (sequence) of morbid (disease-related) events which led directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.

(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time.

The term used to describe waste produced from healthcare and similar activities that may pose a risk of infection, for example, swabs, bandages, dressings etc. or may prove hazardous, for example medicines.

The ability to control when you urinate and empty your bowels.

Any cause of death that is neither the immediate, intervening, originating antecedent nor underlying cause; hence these are other significant conditions that contributed to the fatal outcome, but were not related to the disease or condition directly causing death.

Computerized tomography scan: a medical test that involves using x-rays to create a three-dimensional image (appearing to have length, width, and height) of the inside of the body.

The end of life.

The late identification of a specific disorder, syndrome, or disease which could potentially limit a person's treatment options.