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26 Cards in this Set
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Indigestion |
Inability to digest, often with pain in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract |
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Prognosis |
A prediction of the outcome of an illness (literal meaning:knowledge before) |
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Cadaver |
A dead body uses for dissection, study, and tissue samples |
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Empathy |
Understanding of and sensitivity to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of others |
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Epidemiology |
Branch of science that studies the incidence,spread, and control of disease in a population |
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Practitioner |
A person who practices in A profession. Such as medicine |
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Anxiety |
Fear of the unknown; a feeling of fear or worry about the future |
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Hearing impaired |
Unable to hear or having a diminished sense of hearing |
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Vocally impaired |
Unable to speak, or having a diminished ability to speak |
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Decontamination |
Use of physical means, or chemical agents to remove, inactive, or destroy pathogens on a surface or object to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious disease, thereby rendering the surface or object safe for handling use, or disposal. |
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Pathogen |
Disease-causing microorganism |
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Asepsis,surgical |
Practice that keeps objects and areas sterile or free from microorganisms using sterile technique |
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Aseptic |
Without germs (literally without sepsis) |
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Autoclave |
Device used to sterilize instruments under steam and pressure |
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Autoclave |
Wrapped or unwrapped instruments, packs, and supplies placed in an autoclace to be sterilized |
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Cold sterilization |
Sterilization with a chemical sterilent, performed when heat cannot be used |
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Debris |
Organic or inorganic material that interferes with the proper finctioning or cleaning of supplies or equipment |
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Disinfection |
Method of decontamination tbat destroys or i hibits pathogenic microorganisms but does not kill spores and so.e viruses; used sometimes as an alternative to autoclave sterilization |
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Emesis |
Vomit |
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Endoscope |
Fiber-optic instrument used to visualize the internal aspect of the GI tract |
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Germicide |
Agent used to kill germs |
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Mayo stand |
Movable table used for plac ement of supplies and/or a sterile field during a procedure |
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Noncritical |
Pertaining to objects not touching the patient or touch only intact skin |
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pH |
Measurement of hydrogen ion Vince traction in a substance or solution A pH of 7.0 (neutral) Below 7.0 (acidic) Above 7.0 ( alkaline) |
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Sanitization |
Method of decontamination that reduced the numbers of microorganisms on an object or surface ; removes organic material from equipment or instruments and must be performed before disinfection and sterilization |
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Spore |
Capsule formed by some bacteria such as a protective shbell during their resting state ; under favorable conditions, the bacteria may become active again |
