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11 Cards in this Set
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transition stage |
Symptom Experience |
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acceptance of the illness |
Assumption of the Sick Role |
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symptom despite home remedies become worse |
Medical Care Contact |
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the person becomes a client dependent on the health professional for help |
Dependent Patient Care |
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gives up the sick role and returns to former roles and functions |
Recovery/Rehabilitation |
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frequency with which the disease occurs results in labels as “common” or “rare” |
Incidence |
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beginning appearance of sign or symptom can be gradual, rapid, obvious or insidious |
Onset |
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may be smooth, rough, predictable or unpredictable |
course-path |
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can be short, long or permanent |
Duration-length |
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can be hopeful or guarded, poor, good or excellent |
Prognosis-ultimate outcome |
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refers to the contagious or transmissible quality of a disease |
Communicability |
