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Durable power of attorney for health care

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Allows an individual to make decisions related to health care when the patient is no longer able to do so.

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Health care directive

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The document that will carry out the decisions the patient has already made regarding terminal conditions and whether to prolong life.

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Psychomotor retardation

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The slowing of physical and mental responses, decreased alertness, apathy, withdrawal, and diminished interest in work.

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Amino acids

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Basic structural unit of a protein

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Ascorbic acid

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Vitimin C

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Basal metabolic rate

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Level of energy required when the body is at rest.

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Beriberi

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Disease caused by a deficiency in vitamin B, characterized by headaches, depression, anorexia, constipation, tachycardia, edema, and heart failure.

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Cachectic

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Describes a state of I'll health, malnutrition, and wasting

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Carotene

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Vitamin A

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Catalyst

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Substance that allows a chemical reaction to proceed at a much quicker rate without as much energy input

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Cheilosis

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Caused by a deficiency of vitamin B2 and characterized by sore on the lips and cracks in the corner of the mouth

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Cholecalciferol

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Vitamin D

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Cobalamin

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Vitamin B12

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Coenzyme

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Substance that enhances a catalyst

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Diuretic

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Substance that causes less water to be reabsorbed by the kidney and therefore causes water to be excreted from the body.

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Glycogen

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Carbohydrate form used for storage of sugar in the body

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Major mineral

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Mineral that is required in large amounts by the body

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Niacin

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One of the B-complex vitamins

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Oxidation

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Process of a substance combining with oxygen

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Pellagra

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Disease caused by a deficiency in vitamin B3 characterized by sores on the skin, diarrhea, aniexty, confusion, and death if not treated.

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Processed food

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Food that is no longer in a whole, natural state; cooked or packaged with parts removed or ingredients added.

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Pyridoxine

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Vitamin B6

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Scurvy

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A deficiency in vitamin C characterized by the abnormal formation of bones and teeth. Signs of hemorrhage can appear, such as bruising.

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Tocopherol

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Vitamin E

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Xerophthalmia

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Dry, lusterless mucous membranes of the eyes.

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Anaphylaxis

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Hypertensive state of the body to a foreign protein or drug

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Contraindication

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Any symptom or circumstance indicating that the use of a particular drug is inappropriate when it would otherwise be advisable

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Pruritus

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Itchiness

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Administering

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To give medications

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Apnea

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Cessation or absence of normal spontaneous breathing

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Hypoxemia

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Lack of oxygen in blood

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Meniscus

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Curvature appearing in a liquids upper surface when a liquid is placed in a container

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Nomogram

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Graph that shows the relation amoung numeric values. Body surface area of a patient can be estimated by its use.

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Phytomedicines

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Herbs used as medicinal plants. They contain material as their active ingredient.

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Retrolental fibroplasia

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Disease of blood vessels of retina in newborns

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Taut

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To pull or draw tight a surface, such as skin

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Abuse

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The excessive or improper use of a substance, person, or animal

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Addiction

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The physical or psychological dependency on a substance

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Administer

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To give

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Bioassay

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The process of determining the strength and quality of a drug by testing it on an animal or on an isolated organ

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Biologics

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Term for a class of medications that are produced by means of biological processes involving RDNA technology

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Biotechnology

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Biological and engineering study of the relationship between humans and machines

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Controlled substance

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A drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse

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Dispense

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To prepare and give out

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Genetic engineering

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The synthesis, alteration, or repair of genetic material through the application of engineering principles

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Narcotic

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Producing sleep or stupor. A narcotic drug is one that depresses the CNS, relieves pain and produces sleep. Most narcotics are habit forming

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Pharmacopeia

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Authorized publication on drugs and their preparations

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Practitioner

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One who has met the professional and legal requirements of a certain occupation or profession

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Prescribe

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To order or recommend the use of a drug, diet, or other form of therapy

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Form

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The shape, structure, and size of anything that distinguishes it from another object

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Homogeneous

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Similar or same in structure, composition, or nature

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Solvent

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That in which a substance is dissolved

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Suspended

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Large particles of a drug are dispersed or scattered in a liquid