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Nursing Fundamentals for Finals Mod A

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American Nurses Association (ANA)   show
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Florence NIghtingale   show
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show founder of the American Red Cross  
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Harriet Tubman   show
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)   show
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Registered Nurse (RN)   show
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show programs that are instructed/training by a healthcare agency or institution designed to increase knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other HCP's  
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show formal statement that delineates a profession's guidelines for ethical behavior; sets standards or expectations for the professional to achieve  
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3 essential nursing components   show
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Nurse Practice Act (NPA)   show
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Caregiver   show
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Patient Advocate   show
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)   show
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show APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice  
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Nurse Practitioner (NP)   show
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Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)   show
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show APRN with advanced education in anesthesia accredited program  
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Nurse Educator   show
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Nurse Administrator   show
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Nurse Researcher   show
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Professional Organization   show
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show advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse population in a changing health care environment  
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American Nurse Association (ANA)   show
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show promoting national associations of nurses, improving standards of nursing practice, seeking a higher status for nurses, and providing an international power base for nurses  
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Genomics   show
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Health   show
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Health beliefs   show
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show addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs/behaviors  
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show describes the multidimensional nature of people as they interact within their environment to pursue health  
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs   show
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Holistic Model   show
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show individuals gain from the activities of others w/out acting themselves  
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Active strategies of health promotion   show
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Health Promotion   show
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show teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way  
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show activities such as immunization programs protect pt's from actual or potential threats to health  
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3 Levels of Health Prevention   show
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show any situation, habit, environmental condition, physiological condition, or other variable that increases an individual/group vulnerability to an illness/accident  
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Illness   show
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Acute illness   show
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Chronic illness   show
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Illness behaviors   show
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Internal Variables   show
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show visibility of symptoms, social group, cultural background, etc  
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show review the quantity, quality, and cost of health care services provided through Medicare/Medicaid  
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show review admissions, diagnostic testing and treatments provided by HCP's  
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show eliminated cost-based reimbursements  
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Diagnostic-Related Groups (DRGs)   show
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show payment mechanism in which provider's receive a fix amount per month per patient or enrollee of a health care plan  
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show systems in which a payer has control over primary health care srvs.  
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Integrated Deliver Networks (IDNs)   show
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show 1. Preventive 2. Primary 3. Secondary 4. Tertiary 5. Restorative 6. Continuing Care  
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Acute Care   show
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Restorative Care   show
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show -prenatal, well-baby, nutrition counseling, family planning, exercise  
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show -emergency care, acute med-surg., radiological procedures  
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show -intensive care, psychiatric  
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Restorative Care   show
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show -assisted living, psychiatric /older-adult day care  
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show centralized, coordinated, multidisciplinary process that ensures that a pt. has a plan for care after leaving hospital  
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REMEMBER!!! When does discharge begin?????   show
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Intensive Care   show
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show pt's w/ emotional/behavioral problems voluntary/involuntary Inpatient/Outpatient services  
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Rural Hospitals   show
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Restorative Care   show
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show provision of medically related professional services/equipment to patients and families in their home  
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show P.T./O.T./S.T., psychological, social services; use of multiple therapies  
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Extended Care Facilities   show
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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987   show
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Minimum Data Set (MDS)   show
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show short-term relief for people providing home care  
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show health/social services to specific patient populations who live alone or w/ family  
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Hospice   show
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show concept to improve/work efficiently by changing the way patient care is delivered  
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Magnet Recognition Program   show
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show makes an appropriate plan of care based on assessment  
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show a person who studies in the branch of medicine and deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases  
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Common Law   show
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show rules codified by legislative bodies of government  
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show define the scope of nursing practice and expanded nursing care  
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show required State Board to notify nurse of charges, conduct hearing, offer defense with or without legal counsel  
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show federal/state laws; crime certain actions that inflict/threaten substantial harm to individuals  
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Tort   show
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Intentional Tort   show
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show intentional threat toward another person that places that person in harmful, imminent , or unwelcome contact  
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show intentional offensive touching w/o consent  
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show failure to use degree of care  
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Malpractice   show
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show legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice  
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Risk Management   show
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Never Events   show
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show laws that limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps at a scene of an accident  
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Consent   show
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show patient's agreement to allow something such as surgery to happen based on full disclosure  
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Restraint   show
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2 standards to determine death   show
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show written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, living will  
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show instructing a provider to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining procedures  
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Durable Power of Attorney/Health Care Proxy   show
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show HIPAA, patients rights to consent to use and disclose protected health information  
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show standards of conduct, right/wrong behavior  
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show the judgement about behavior  
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Value   show
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show the study of ethics  
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Autonomy   show
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show fairness; fair treatment  
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Fidelity   show
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show promotes taking "positive/good" steps to help others  
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show to do harm  
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Accountability   show
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show right/wrong based on "right making characteristics" such as truth and justice  
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show health care workers resolve ethical dilemmas by paying attention to relationships and stories of the participants and by the promoting of fundamental act of caring  
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show a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that combines the conscientious use of best evidence w/ clinicians exptertise; making decisions about patient care  
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show P = patient of interest I = intervention of interest C = comparison of interest O = outcome (achieve) T = Time (how long)  
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Sentinel Event   show
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show continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, willing to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true/relevant  
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show 1. Basic 2. Complex 3. Commitment  
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show a way to solve problems using reasoning  
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Problem-Solving   show
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Intrapersonal Communication   show
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show interaction that occurs between two people/small group  
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show individuals that use a common language  
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show shade/interpretation of the meaning of a word  
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show talking rapidly  
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Therapeutic Communication   show
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SBAR (sit back and assess the recommendation)   show
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show assess the patient's understanding of ALL communication  
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show ability to understand and accept another person's perspective  
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Clarifying   show
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show directs conversation to a specific topic/issue when a discussion becomes unclear  
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show restating a sender's msg. in your own words  
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show concise review of main ideas from a discussion  
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Self-disclosure   show
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Instilling Hope   show
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show can cause confusion/anxiety  
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show concern, sorrow  
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Health People 2020   show
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Teaching   show
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Learning   show
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show idea that initiates reason for communication  
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Domains of Learning   show
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show the mental state that allows a learning to focus on and understand the material  
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show you and the patient set objectives; participate in the learning process together  
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Entrusting   show
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Reinforcement   show
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show showing patient what he/she needs to do  
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Return Demonstration   show
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show two similar things  
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show universal phenomenon influencing the way we think, feel and behave in relation to one another  
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show 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation  
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Cue   show
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Inference   show
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show provides a holistic framework for assessment of a patients health history, from which you derive a broad range of nursing diagnosis  
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show patient's verbal description (what they tell you)  
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show observations of a patients health status (what you see)  
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Open-ended questions   show
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show using words as "all right" "go on" or "uh huh"  
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show limit patients answers to 1 or 2 words such as "yes" or "no"  
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show comparison of data with another source to confirm accuracy  
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show logically analyzing and interpreting assessment data about a patient to form a clinical judgement  
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show model for organizing nursing diagnosis for documentation, auditing, and communication process  
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Etiology   show
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PES Format   show
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show broad statement that describes a desired change in a patients condition/behavior  
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show 1. know scientific rationale (reason) 2. possessing psychomotor/interpersonal skills 3. function within particular setting; using available resources  
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Independent Nursing   show
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show requires a doctors order  
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Standard of Care   show
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RBC (red blood cells circulating)   show
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Hgb (hemoglobin) the 14 yr. old goblin goes trick/treating while transporting candy)   show
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Hct (hematocrit) men (42) minus 5 for women (37)   show
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show non specific marker for inflammation  
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show blood, wound, urine, etc (collection of)  
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show looks for presence of WBC's, bacteria, etc in urine  
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WBC (white blood count)   show
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show bone marrow failure, radiation, overwhelming infection, etc.  
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show WBC containing bacteria combating granules  
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Agranulocyte   show
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Never Let Moneys / Eat Bananas Granulocyte Agranulocyte   show
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Neutrophils (granulocyte)   show
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Lymphocytes (granulocyte)   show
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Monocytes (granulocyte)   show
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Basophils (Agranulocyte)   show
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show 1 - 4% -as the allergic response increases so the number of eosinophils -do not respond to bacteria  
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show high, up  
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show low, down  
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show 120/80  
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show 60 - 100  
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show 12 - 20  
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show 96.8 - 100.4 F  
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show Inspect Palpation Percussion Auscultation Smell  
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Resolving an Ethical Dilemma   show
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Crackles   show
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Atrophy   show
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show Abnormal lung sounds  
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Turgor   show
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Melena   show
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Phlebitis   show
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Petichiae   show
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Pallor   show
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show abnormal condition in which a person must sit up or stand to breathe confortably  
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show yellowish waxy substance found in the ear canal  
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Jaundice   show
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show Redness  
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show abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces  
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Dyspnea   show
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Dorsal   show
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Cyanosis   show
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Indurated   show
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show ear  
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Arthro-   show
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Pre-   show
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-ology   show
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show after  
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show fast  
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eryth-   show
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-ostomy   show
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adeno-   show
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bi-   show
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show kidney  
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show bronchi  
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show skin  
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show enlargement  
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show heart  
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neuro-   show
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show gall/bile  
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-ectomy   show
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-lysis   show
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show disease/condition  
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show rib  
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-plasty   show
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vaso-   show
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-algia   show
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show bladder  
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show presence of stones  
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show bad/poor  
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dorso-   show
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entero-   show
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show tongue  
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show all  
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pneumo-   show
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brachio-   show
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brady-   show
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show on both sides  
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show above, beyond, increased  
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show stomach  
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show hemorrage  
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ileo-   show
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show gallbladder  
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show inflammation of  
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show stone/calculus  
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neo-   show
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-genesis   show
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-rhea   show
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show not/without  
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hemi-   show
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show tumor/swelling  
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show self  
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hemo-   show
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show female  
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extra-   show
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dys-   show
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ad-   show
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show white  
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show liver  
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-cide   show
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show blood  
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show blood  
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show bone  
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histo-   show
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show normal heat loss through radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation  
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Diaphoresis   show
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Pyrexia   show
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show elevated body temperature FEVER  
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show without fever  
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Sustained Fever   show
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Intermittent Fever   show
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show Fever spikes; falls w/o returning to normal temperature  
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Relapsing Fever   show
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show medication that reduce fever  
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show elevated body temperature due to inability to promote heat loss  
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Heat Stroke   show
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show heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold  
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show easy accessible; no patient position change  
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show easy accessible; minimal patient repositioning/not waking pt.  
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Rectal Temp.   show
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Axilla   show
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show inexpensive; continuous reading; safe/nonevasive  
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show easy access; no position change; rapid measurement; no risk/injury  
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5 major parts of a stethescope   show
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Temporal Pulse   show
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show along medial edge of sternocleidomastoid in neck  
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Apical Pulse   show
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Brachial Pulse   show
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show radial/thumb side of forearm at the wrist  
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show ulnar side of forearm at wrist  
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show below inguinal ligament; midway between symphysis pubis and anterior superior iliac spine  
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Popliteal Pulse   show
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show inner side of ankle; below medial malleolus  
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Dorsalis Pedis Paulse   show
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Pulse rate   show
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show elevated heart rate; more than 100 beats/min.  
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Bradycardia   show
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show regular interval interrupted by an early/late/missed beat  
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show force EXERTED on the walls of an artery created by pulsing blood under pressure from the HEART  
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show PEAK pressure; top number (SBP)  
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show MINIMAL pressure; bottom number (DBP)  
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show the difference between systolic/diastolic  
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show persistently elevated blood pressure; systolic greater than 140 : diastolic greater than 90 -if measured high like this 2 times  
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Hypotension   show
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Auscultation   show
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Korotkoff Sound   show
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Auscultatory Gap   show
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show mechanism the body uses to exchange gases between the atmosphere, blood, and cells  
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Ventilation   show
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show movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the red blood cells  
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show distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries (e.g. capillary refill)  
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show normal rate and depth of ventilation  
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Respiration rate   show
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Bradypnea   show
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Tachypnea   show
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Apnea   show
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Pulse Oximetry   show
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ETCO2 (end-tidal carbon dioxide)   show
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show why patient is seeking health care  
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show the use of vision to distinguish normal from abnormal findings  
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show tapping the body with the fingertips  
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Olfaction   show
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Integument   show
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show a legal document used for malpractice issues; correct time of events, signing orders and billing  
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Electronic Health Record (EHR)   show
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Meaningful Use   show
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Incident/Occurrence Report   show
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show the invasion of a susceptible host by potentially harmful microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa)  
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Colonization   show
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show pathogens that multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms are not present  
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Chain of Infection   show
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Carrier   show
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Flora   show
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show secondary infection  
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show inanimate surfaces (counter/desk)  
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show protective vascular reaction that delivers fluid, blood products, and nutrients to interstitial tissues in an area of injury  
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show of or pertaining to the death of tissue in response to disease/injury  
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Antigen   show
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Health-Care Aquired Infection (HAI)   show
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Exogenous-Infection (OUT)   show
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Endogenous-Infection (IN)   show
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Aseptic Technique   show
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Asepsis   show
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show clean techniques includes procedures used to reduce the number and prevent the spread of microorganisms (handwashing/PPE)  
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show sterile technique, includes procedures to eliminate all microorganisms from an area  
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Standard Precautions   show
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show eliminates all pathogenic organisms with the EXCEPTION of bacterial spores  
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show eliminates/destroys ALL forms of microbial life  
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3 types of transmission   show
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show state of relative constancy in the internal environment of the body equilibrium; maintained naturally by physiological adaptive mechanisms  
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show affects a person's oxygenation by binding strong with hemoglobin; reducing supply of oxygen delivered to tissues  
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Immunization   show
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C.U.S.   show
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show Rescue Activate Confine Extinguish  
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Auditory   show
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Tactile   show
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Gustatory   show
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Proprioception   show
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Sensory Deficits   show
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show INADEQUATE quality/quantity of stimuli; impairs perception  
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Sensory Overload   show
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Presbycusis   show
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Accommodation   show
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show analgesics, antibiotics affecting hearing acuity  
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show ringing in the ears  
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Presbyopia   show
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show cause unknown (vertigo, tinnitus)  
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show study of all aspects of the aging process  
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Geriatrics   show
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show form of dementia  
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show generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and occupational functioning; gradual; progressive  
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Ischemic Vascular Dementia   show
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