A minimally conscious state, unlike a vegetative state, is characterized by some evidence of awareness of self and/or the environment, and patients tend to improve. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is mainly supportive. Prognosis for patients with persistent deficits is typically bleak.
agenda (plural agendas) 1  A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. 2  A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
Chapter Summary. Although the president and Congress often set the agenda for foreign policy making, the day-to-day conduct and administration of U.S. foreign policy are vested in the massive federal bureaucracy.hapter Summary. Although the president and Congress often set the agenda for foreign policy making, the day-to-day conduct and administration of U.S. foreign policy are vested in the massive federal bureaucracy.