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Decubitis Ulcer
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tissue damage due to unrelieved pressure on bony prominences of the body
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dehydration
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excessive loss of water
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supine
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lying on your back
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prone
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lying on abdomen
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orthostatic hypotension
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change of postion lying to sitting or sitting to standing
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nausea
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unpleasent subjective feeling that usually causes vomiting
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jaundice
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yellow skin due to liver disease
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incorhernt
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inability to express feelings or make yourself understood
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diarrhea
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excessive flow of liquid feces
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dysuria
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painful urination
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edema
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excess fluid in the tissues
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elimination
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excretion of waste products
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emesis
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expellsion of stomach content via mouth
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empathy
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objective awareness of how pt. feels
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erythmia
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redness of the skin; capillaries are dialated
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flatulence
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intestinal gas
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gingivitis
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inflammation of the gums
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hemotoma
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swelling due to a mass of blood
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hematuria
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blood in the urine
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ischemia
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lack of blood supply to a tissue
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micturation
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empty the bladder
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necrosis
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death of a tissue
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oliguria
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little urine output #
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palpation
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use touch to examine the body
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peristalisis
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wave like motion to move contents forward
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polyuria
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abnormal production of urine #
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protein
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nutrient responsible for building/repairing tissue, and balancing fluids
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shearing force
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tissue layers sliding over one another causing pressure
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sputum culture
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collection of mucous from lungs
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sputum
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mucous from lungs
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thrombosis
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having a blood clot
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turgor
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elasticity or fullness of skin
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void
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empty the bladder
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adeno
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gland
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brady
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slow
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-centesis
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puncture
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colo
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large intestine
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cysto
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cyst
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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-ectomy
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surgical removal of
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-gastro
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stomach
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-rhage
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profuse discharge
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-rhea
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to flow
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aggressive
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getting your way by violating others rights
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assertive
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standing up for your own rights
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assessement
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collecting, organizing, and gathering info to identify health status
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battery
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willfully touching a person or personal belongings .,..
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malpractice
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negligence by a professional
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non-verbal communication
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techniques to express yourself without using words such as facial expressions
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objective
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observable through senses
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pt. advocate
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ensure pt. adequately cared for
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abd
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abdomen
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ac
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before meals
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ad lib
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as desired
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ax
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axillary
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BID
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twice a day
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BMR
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basal metabolic rate
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BP
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blood pressure
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CBR
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complete bed rest
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BR
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bedrest
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BRP
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bathroom priviledges
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c/o
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complains of
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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C&S
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culture and sensitivity
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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DNR
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do not resusitate
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DRG
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Diagnosis Related Group...
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Dx
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diagnosis
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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F/C
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foley catheter
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ff
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force fluids
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FUO
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fever unknown origin
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GB
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gallbladder
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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GU
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genital urinary
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Hx
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history
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apnea
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periods of no breathing
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asepsis
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absence of disease causing bacteria
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auscultation
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listening to the sounds of body with a stethoscope
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bradycardia
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slow heart beat below 60
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dyspnea
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difficult, painful breathing
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febrile
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increased body temperature above 100 ?
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hypertension
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consistently high blood pressure 140/90
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hypotension
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low blood pressure 90/60
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hypoxia
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insufficient O2 levels anywhere in the body
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infection
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presense of pathogenic organisms that cause damage
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pathogenic agent
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infectious organism that causes damage to the body
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medical asepsis
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decrease number of pathogens
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nosocomial infection
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facility acquired infection
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portal of entry
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how pathogen gets in the body such as body fluid (blood, urine)
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purulent
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containing pus
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racism
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belief of superior culture compared to another
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reservoir
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where pathogen lives and grows
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spore
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thick hard shelled pathogen difficult to destroy
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sterile ascepsis
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absense of all microoragnisms and spores
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susceptible host
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person with impaired immune system
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systolic pressure
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force of blood as ventricles contract
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diastolic pressure
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force of blood as ventricles relax
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transmission
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how organism travels
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transmission based precaution
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PPE in addition to standard precautions
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NKA
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no known allergies
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OT
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occupational therapy
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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pc
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after meals
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prn
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as needed
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R/O
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rule out
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RT
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respiratory therapist
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R/T
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related to
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Rx
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perscription
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qs
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quantity sufficient
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SSE
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soap suds enema
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ST
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speech therapist
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TPR
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temperature pulse respirations
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TWE
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tap water enema
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Tx
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treatment
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Ua
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urinalysis
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ecchymosis
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discoloration of the skin due to collection of blood
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adduction
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lateral movement of limbs toward the body
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anorexia
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lack of appetite
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ascities
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accumulation of serious fluid in peritioneal cavity (liver disease)
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atropy
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wasting away/ decrease in size of tissure or organ
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atelectasis
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collapse of aveloi sacs
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blanching
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loose color
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bulima
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excessive insachiable appetite
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cerumen
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ear wax
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contracture
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permanent flexion of a joint
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cyanosis
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bluish color of skin due to lack of oxygen
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fraud
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willful and purposeful misrepresentation that could cause loss or harm to a person or property
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common law
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court made law
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civil law
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private law that regulates relationships among people
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felony
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serious crime punishable by imprisionment for more than one year
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defemation
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injuring the reputation of another through false statements
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sympathy
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feeling sorry for someone
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empathy
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ability to recognize and share the emotions of another
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disoriented
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unaware person, time, place
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nursing diagnosis
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clinical judgement about the problem of what might be the problem; analyzing data
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planning
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form a pt. goal
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implementation
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carry out planned goals
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evaluation
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check if goals are met or not met and modify them
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culture
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learned behaviors, values, history, attutude of a group of people
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slander
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false verbal statements that harm a person reputation
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altruism
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concern for others and not yourself
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libel
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false statements that harm a persons reputation via writing, signs or pictures
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assult
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attempt or threat to touch someone unjustifiably
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negilgence
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doing something or not doing something that another competent nurse would do in the sams situation
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accountablity
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responsible for own actions
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