Med Term

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glucometer

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a glucose-monitoring device that uses a droplet of blood from the fingertip

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gluocse

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medical term for sugar

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glucosamine

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an OTC susbtance that is used to treat the pain of arthritis

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ibuprofen

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an anti-inflammatory analgesis med

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psych assessment

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mental health assessment

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cognitively

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involving the mental processes of thinking, judging, imagining, reasoning, and so on

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emotionally

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pertaining to feelings and the ability to express or respond with emotion

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hypothyrodisim

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condition of low levels of thyroid hormones to the body

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levothyroxine

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thyroid preparation given to supplement low thyroid levels

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mcg

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micrograms

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drug screen

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labratory analysis of the types of drugs in the body

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toxicology report

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laboratory analysis of the levels of poisons or of substances deemed noxious or harmful in the body

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polypharmacy

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siutation in which many medications are being taken at the same time

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concussion

mild concussion

mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI)

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temporary impairment of mental functioning

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retrograde amnesia

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involves memory loss of events that occured just before the injury

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anterograde amnesia

post-traumatic amnesia (PTA)

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memory loss of events that occurred right after the accident

more common than retrograde

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mental health

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disease-free level of cognitive and emotiaonl well-being

result of striking a balance in all domains of lives: biological, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual, environmental

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psychiatry (ψ)

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field of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness

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affect

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expression of emotions, emotional response, and mood

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cognition

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thought processing that includes thinking, knowing, reasoning, learning, applying what is learned, deciding, judging, rememebring, language, awareness, imagination, problem solivng, more

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wellness

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absence of deisease and a subjective sense of mental and physical well-being

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resiliency

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ability to bounce back from adversity and to cope and do well again afterward

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mental illness

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borad range of psychiatric and emotional disorders

ex: depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addictions

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psychopathology

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mental illness

pattern of psychological and behaviroal disruption that involves laterations in mood, cognition, and behavior

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flat affect

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lack of emotional response

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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confabulate

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make up stories to fill in gaps in memory

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dementia

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mental disorder

collection of symptoms that affect the brain rather than a disease

progressive decline in occupational and social functioning abilities

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endocrine

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composed of a number of glands and organs that have the purpose of maintaining a stable internal environment in the body through the secretion of hormones

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hormones

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chemically regualtory susbtances

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glands

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tissues that work together to synthesize substances to be secreted within the body

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ducts

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special openings through which chemicals are secreted

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pituitary gland

hypophysis

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controls all other endocrine glands

influences growth, metabolism, and regeneration

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thyroid gland

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regulates energy and metabolism

requires iodine

composed of follicular cells and parafollicular cells

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hypothalamus

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regulates hunger, thirst, sleep, and wakefulness plus most involuntary mechanisms including body temperature

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parathyroid glands

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secretes the hormones necessary for calcium absorption

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thymus

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helps build resistence to disease

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adrenal glands

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secretes hundreds of compounds including cortisone and adrenaline, which helps with reaction emergencies

regulates metabolic processes in the cells, water balance, blood pressure, etc.

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pancreas

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aids in the digestion of protein, fats, and carbohydrates

produces insulin, which controls blood sugar levels

endocrine and exocrine gland

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ovaries

testes

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influences how blood circulates and determine mental vigor and sex drive

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metabolism

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chemical activity wihtin the cells during which energy is released from nutrients or energy is used to create other substances

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biotechnology

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analysis of specimens from the human body, such as blood, body fluids, tissue

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islets of Langerhans

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endocrine cells that produce the pancreatic hormones insulin and glucagon

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acinar cells

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exocrine cells that secrete enzymes

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enzymes

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catalysts

allow cells to carry out chemical reactions

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diabetes

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term used for a group of medical conditions in which both the pancreas and adrenal glands are implicated

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polyuria

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excessive urination

cardinal symptom of diabetes

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glucocorticoid

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hormones affecting metabolism and facilitate and increase int eh level of blood glucose

have the potential to create insulin resistance

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hyperglycemia

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excess level of glucose in the blood

prime symptom of diabetes

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gestational diabetes

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temporary condtion that occurs during preganacy for some women

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pharmacology

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study of the science of drugs, including how they work and interact with the body, as well as with other drugs

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pharmacokenetics

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field that focuses specifically on the metabolism of drugs, how they are absorbed and distributed, how the body excretes them, how long it takes for them to acieve a therapuetic effect, and the duration of the disired effect

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drug screen

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technical analysis of the urine, hair, blood, sweat, and tissue to determine if there are drugs in the body now or if they were present there recently

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amphetamines

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stimulants; medications that promote wakefulness

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barbiturates

hypnotics

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produce sleep; designed to calm and to promote a sense of tranquility

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opoidis

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highly addictive medications designed to alleviate pain

ex: codeine, meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin)

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toxic

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lethal, noxious, posionous

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toxicology screens

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technical analyses of urine, hair, blood, sweat, tissue that serve purposes of terapeutic drug mgmt, emergency toxicology, metals and biological monitoring, forensic toxicology

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side effects

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describes any effects other than the intedned ones that a drug may cause

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adverse effects

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describes side effects that are actualy harmful, even when a drug is taken in its normal, appropriate dose

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chemcial dependency

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type of addiction

persistent use of a certain drug or drugs

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tolerance

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built up with use

user needs ever-increasing doses of the substance to achieve the same effects that smaller doses initially provided

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susbtance abuse

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use pattern of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that are harmful to the body or mind that have the potential to adversely affect all dimensions of health

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self-medicating

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indvidiaul takes medications or drugs in a manner that he or she thinks is appropirate to achieve a desired effect

misuse