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what is 'aphasia'? |
language impairment; loss of ability to comprehend or produce language normally |
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what is a 'baseline'? |
measurement of a patient's vital signs or other bodily functions upon admission; future measurements are compared to the baseline to track that patient's progress |
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what are 'caries' |
decay and crumbling of a tooth or of bone |
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what is the definition for the term 'dysphagia'? |
difficulty or discomfort swallowing, as a symptom of disease |
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what is 'halitosis'? |
Bad breath |
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what is 'periodontal'? |
relating to or affecting structures surrounding and supporting the teeth. |
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what is 'Phlebitis'? |
(fle-BYE-tis)
a condition in which a vein becomes inflamed |
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what is Thrombophlebitis? |
(throm-boe-fluh-BY-tis) an inflammatory process that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, usually in legs |
(throm-boe-fluh-BY-tis) |
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what is 'global aphasia' |
loss of all language ability |
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what is meant by 'ablutions'? |
the practice of running sins and diseases and cleansing negative energy from body, mind, and spirit through the use of ritual washing |
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what is an 'absence seizure'? |
another name for a 'petit mal seizure' |
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what is a 'petit mal seizure' |
a type of epileptic attack that is generally short in nature
also referred to as an 'absence seizure' |
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what is 'accreditation'? |
a voluntary process in which a professional organization recognizes a facility for demonstrating its ability to meet certain quality standards and criteria |
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what is 'acute exacerbation'? |
an increase in the severity of signs and symptoms of a chronic disease |
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what is an 'adaptive device'? |
an item altered to make it easier to use by those with functional deficits to perform any activity of daily living |
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what is Addison's disease? |
A disease caused by underfunctioning adrenal glands |
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what is 'adduction'? |
movement toward midline or center |
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what is an 'adjunctive device'? |
a secondary device used to maintain the airway and respirations |
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what is 'akinesia'? |
difficulty and slowness in caring out voluntary muscular activities |
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what is 'alopecia'? |
absence of hair where hair normally grows |
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what is an 'analgesic' |
pain-relieving medication |
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what is the 'antecubital area'? |
the area on the inner surface of the arm, in front of the elbow |
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what is an 'anticoagulant'? |
a medication that things the blood (increasing the risk of bleeding) |
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what is 'apnea'? |
a period of no respiration |
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what is 'aromatherapy'? |
use of natural scents and smells to promote health and well-being |
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what is 'aspiration'? |
A very serious condition in which food, water, gastric contents, or other materials enter the trachea and lungs |
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what is 'atelectasis'? |
decreased or absent air in all or part of a lung, resulting in loss of lung volume and inability to expand lung fully |
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what is 'atheroma'? |
degeneration or thickening of artery walls due to formation of fatty plaque and scar tissue |
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what is 'atherosclerosis'? |
a degenerative process involving the lining of arteries, in which the lumen eventually narrows and closes; a form of 'arteriosclerosis' |
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what is an 'auscultatory gap'? |
sound fadeout for 1-15 mm Hg (mercury) pressure, after which sound begins again; sometimes mistaken for the diastolic pressure |
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what is an 'avulsion fracture'? |
a fracture caused by a bone fragment pulling off at the point of ligament or tendon attachment |
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what is an 'axilla'? |
armpit |
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what is an 'axon'? |
an extension of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body |
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what is 'Ayurveda'? |
a natural system of medicine based on the belief that disease is due to an imbalance in the consciousness |
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what is a 'bacillus'? |
a rod-shaped bacterium |
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what is 'bariatrics'? |
a relatively new field of medicine that focuses on the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity |
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what is 'biofeedback'? |
A method of retraining the mind to consciously control various physical problems and stresses that one would not normally be aware of |
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what is the "Bowman's capsule"? |
tubule surrounding the glomerulus of the nephron |
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what is 'stenosis'? |
the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body |
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what is 'panniculus'? |
a medical term describing a dense layer of fatty tissue, consisting of excess subcutaneous fat, within the lower abdominal region |
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what is 'hyperventilation'? |
Increased rate and depthnof breathing |
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what is a 'gastric bypass'? |
a surgical procedure in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch and then the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both |
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what is a 'comorbidity'? |
the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient |
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what is a 'stricture? |
an abnormal narrowing of a body passage, especially a tube or a canal. The stricture may be due, for example, to scar tissue or to a tumor.
Stricture refers to *both* the process of narrowing _and_ the narrowed part itself |
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what is an 'advocate'? |
a person who helps guide a patient through the healthcare system a patient advocate helps patients communicate with their healthcare providers so they get the information they need to make decisions about their health care |
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what is a 'trapeze bar'? |
a devixe attached to the overhead frame of a patient's bed, used to assist with movement |
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what is 'atherosclerosis'? |
blocking of the arteries, caused by the build-up of fatty deposits called plaque on the inside of the vessel wall. |
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whar is 'cellulitis? |
a spreading bacterial infection underneath the skin surface characterized by redness, warmth, swelling, and pain it commonly appears in areas where there is a break in the skin |
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what is 'stenosis'? |
narrowing of the spinal canal 'spinal stenosis' is most commonly caused by degeneration of the discs between the vertebrae |
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what is 'dysmenorrhea'? |
painful menstruation |
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what is 'idiopathic'? |
of unknown cause any disease of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed idiopathic |
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what is 'hypoxia'? |
a lower-than-normal concentration of oxygen in arterial blood, as opposed to 'anoxia" which is a complete lack of blood oxygen hypoxia will occur with any interruption of normal respiration |
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what is 'moribund'? |
being in the state of dying |
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what is 'anticipatory'? |
the progressively earlier appearance and increased severity of a disease from generation to generation the phenomenon was once thought to be an artifact, but a biological basis for it has been discovered in a number of genetic disorders, such as 'myotonic dystrophy' and 'Huntington disease' |
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what is 'cardiac arrest'? |
indicates a sudden stop in effective and normal blood circulation due to failure of the heart to pump blood when blood flow to the heart is stopped due to narrow or obstructed coronary arteries, a heart attack occurs also called 'cardiopulmonary arrest' or 'circulatory arrest' and |
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what is 'diverticulitis'? |
Inflammation of the diverticula (small outpouchings) along the wall of the colon (the large intestine) |
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what is 'reminiscing'? |
in the psychology of learning, an improvement in recall, over that shown on the last trial, of incompletely learned material after an interval without practice the recollection of past personal experiences and significant events |
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what is 'Cerebral Palsy'? |
it is considered a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child's brain is under development it primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination |
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what is 'debilitating'? |
something that's debilitating seriously affects someone or something's strength or ability to carry on with regular activities (eg, a debilitating illness)
you'll often see this adjective used to describe illness |
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what is 'autism'? |
a spectrum disorder any of a group of developmental disorders (such as autism and Asperger's syndrome) marked by impairments in the ability to communicate and interact socially and by the presence of repetitive behaviors or restricted interests also sometimes called 'pervasive developmental disorder' |
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what is a 'catastrophic reaction'? |
an excessive reaction to something that may seem inconsequential to an in-home caregiver |
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what is 'elopement'? |
legally defined as a patient who is incapable of adequately protecting himself, and who departs the health care facility unsupervised and undetected |
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what is 'vitamin K'? |
one of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins K1 and K2) needed for the clotting of blood because of an essential role in the production of prothrombin (a clotting factor) |
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what is 'diaphoretic'? |
having the power to increase sweating
perspiring profusely; covered with sweat; sweaty |
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what is 'edentulous'? |
lacking teeth, toothless |
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what is 'resuscitation'? |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving emergency procedure that involves breathing for the victim and applying external chest compression to make the heart pump |
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what is 'intermittent'? |
marked by alternating periods of activity and inactivity 'intermittent claudication' -- a group of symptoms characterized by pain, cramping, and weakness in the calf muscles of one or both lower limbs, brought on by walking and relieved by resting for a few minutes. |
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what is 'peridulum'? |
a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements (as of clockwork) |
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what is 'osteoporosis'? |
thinning of the bones, with reduction in bone mass, due to depletion of calcium and bone protein it predisposes a person to fractures, which are often slow to heal and heal poorly |
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what is 'ingestion'? |
the intake of food |
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what is 'digestion'? |
breaking down food into simple elements (nutrients) |
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what is 'absorption'? |
the act of taking up or in by specific chemical or molecular action; especially the passage of liquids or other substances through a surface of the body into body fluids and tissues, as in the absorption of the end products of digestion into the villi that line the intestine |
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what is 'metabolism'? |
a process that occurs in cells to convert nutrients into energy |
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what is 'pediculosis'? |
lice infestation lice are blood-sucking bugs that live on your scalp, in your pubic region, or on your clothing. They spread by crawling from the infected person to another person through close, physical contact. |
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what is 'Alopecia'? |
Loss of hair can be localized to the front and top of the head as in common 'male pattern baldness' can be patchy as in a condition called 'alopecia areata' |
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what is a 'podiatrist'? |
a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
also as a podiatric physician or surgeon, qualified by their education and training to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the foot, ankle and related structures of the leg |
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what is 'tinea pedis'? |
Fungal foot infection
a fungal infection that usually begins between the toes
commonly occurs in people whose feet have become very sweaty while confined within tightfitting shoes
signs and symptoms include a scaly rash that usually causes itching, stinging and burning |
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what is 'tinea pedis'? |
an infection of the scalp caused by fungi of the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum characterized by scaly patches penetrated by a few dry brittle hairs |
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what is a 'trapeze'? |
a triangle-shaped metal bar that hangs from a metal frame attached to the headboard and footboard of the bed |
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