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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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Clara Barton   show
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Harriet Tubman   show
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show a nurse who completes a practical nursing program and passes a licensure exam. Practices under the supervision of an RN or other licensed person.  
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Registered Nurse (RN)   show
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In-service education   show
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Code of Ethics   show
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show 1. Cure 2. Cure 3. Coordination  
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Nurse Practice Act (NPA)   show
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Caregiver   show
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show protect your patient's human and legal rights and will provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises (acting on behalf of your patient)  
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)   show
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Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)   show
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Nurse Practitioner (NP)   show
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show APRN who is educated in midwifery  
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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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show deals with issues of concern to those practicing in the profession  
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National League for Nursing (NLN)   show
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show the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities  
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International Council of Nurses (ICN)   show
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show the study of all the genes in a person and interactions of the genes with on another and with at person's environment  
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show a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and lifestyle  
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show a peron's ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness  
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Health Belief Model   show
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Health Promotion Model   show
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs   show
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Holistic Model   show
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Passive strategies of health promotion   show
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Active strategies of health promotion   show
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show activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition; motivate to act positively  
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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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show longer than 6 months and sometimes life threatening  
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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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Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO)   show
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show review admissions, diagnostic testing and treatments provided by HCP's  
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Prospective Payment System (PPS)   show
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show fixed reimbursement amount w/ adjustments for cost severity (set dollar amount)  
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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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Managed Care   show
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show a set of providers and services organized to deliver a coordinated continuum of care to the population of patients in a specific market or geographic area  
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6 Levels of Care   show
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show patient's who have signs and symptoms of disease are diagnosed and treated  
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show settings and services in which pt's who are recovering from illness or disability receive rehab and supportive care  
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show -prenatal, well-baby, nutrition counseling, family planning, exercise  
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Secondary Care   show
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show -intensive care, psychiatric  
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show -cardiovascular/pulmonary, sports medicine, home care  
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Continuing Care   show
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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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show The moment a patient is admitted!!!!!  
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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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show pt's recoving from acute/chronic illness or disabilities  
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show provision of medically related professional services/equipment to patients and families in their home  
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Rehabilitation   show
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Extended Care Facilities   show
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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987   show
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show required by omnibus; uniform data set established by Dept. of Health (DHS), framework for any state-specified assessment instruments used to develop a written/comprehensive plan of care  
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Respite Care   show
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Adult Day Care   show
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show family-centered care that allows patients to live and remain at home w/ comfort and dignity caused by terminal illness  
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Patient-Centered Care   show
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show to recognize health care organizations that achieve excellence in nursing practice  
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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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Statutory law   show
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show define the scope of nursing practice and expanded nursing care  
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Due Process   show
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Criminal Laws   show
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show wrongful act/acts against a person/persons property that are compensated by awarding monetary damages to the individual violated  
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show deliberate act of wrongful conduct (assault/battery)  
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Assault   show
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Battery   show
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Negligence   show
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Malpractice   show
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show legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice  
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show identifying possible risks, analyzing them, acting to reduce them and evaluating the measures taken to reduce them (occurrence report)  
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show preventable errors (falls, UTI's) that should never happen in a hospital setting  
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Good Samaritan Laws   show
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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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show manual method, physical, or mechanical device/material/equipment that immobilizes  
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show 1. Cardio-pulmonary- lack of circulatory/respiratory function 2. irreversible failure of all functions of the entire brain/stem  
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show written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, living will  
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Living Will   show
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Durable Power of Attorney/Health Care Proxy   show
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Confidentiality   show
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Ethics   show
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Morals   show
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Value   show
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show the study of ethics  
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show person's independence; (nurse makes decision to give treatment w/o order due to pt's symptoms)  
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Justice   show
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Fidelity   show
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show promotes taking "positive/good" steps to help others  
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Non-maleficence   show
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Accountability   show
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Deontology   show
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Ethics of Care   show
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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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3 Levels of Critical Thinking   show
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Scientific Method   show
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Problem-Solving   show
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show "self-talk", powerful form of communication within a person  
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show interaction that occurs between two people/small group  
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Denotative Meaning   show
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show shade/interpretation of the meaning of a word  
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show talking rapidly  
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show verbal/nonverbal exchanges between the nurse and the patient  
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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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Empathy   show
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Clarifying   show
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Focusing   show
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Paraphrasing   show
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show concise review of main ideas from a discussion  
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show personal statements intentionally revealed to the other person  
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show "sense of possibility"  
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Overusing Medical Vocabulary   show
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show concern, sorrow  
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show key intervention strategy to improve health behaviors  
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show practice that results in an individuals learning knowledge, new behaviors or skills  
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Learning   show
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show idea that initiates reason for communication  
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show -cognitive - what a person knows -affective - person's feelings -psychomotor - person can do physically  
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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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Demonstration   show
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show permits patient to perform skill as nurse observes  
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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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show information obtains through the senses (see)  
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Inference   show
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Gordon's 11 functional health patters   show
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show patient's verbal description (what they tell you)  
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Objective Data   show
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Open-ended questions   show
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Back-channeling   show
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show limit patients answers to 1 or 2 words such as "yes" or "no"  
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Validation   show
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Critical Thinking involves   show
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show model for organizing nursing diagnosis for documentation, auditing, and communication process  
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show condition that responds to nursing intervention  
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show -Problem (problem) - Etiology (cause) -Symptoms (characteristics)  
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show broad statement that describes a desired change in a patients condition/behavior  
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3 steps in choosing a nursing intervention   show
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Independent Nursing   show
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Dependent Nursing   show
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show the minimum level of care accepted to ensure high quality of care to patients  
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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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ESR   show
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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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show measures the % of each type of leukocyte present 5,000 - 10,000  
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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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show Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes / Eosinphils Basophils Granulocyte Agranulocyte  
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Neutrophils (granulocyte)   show
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show 20 - 40% -fight bacteria and acute vial infections  
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show 2 - 8% -are phagocytic, fight bacteria, remove necrotic debris and microorganisms from the blood -produce rapidly  
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Basophils (Agranulocyte)   show
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Eosinophils (Agranulocyte)   show
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ILIA/OSIS   show
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show low, down  
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Adult blood pressure   show
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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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5 parts of an examination   show
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Resolving an Ethical Dilemma   show
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show fine bubbling sounds in the lungs  
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Atrophy   show
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Adventitious Lung Sounds   show
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Turgor   show
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show dark stool  
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Phlebitis   show
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show tiny red/purple spots; minute hemorrhages  
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Pallor   show
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Orthopnea   show
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Cerumen   show
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show yellowish discoloration of the skin; caused by greater amounts of bilirubin in the blood  
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show Redness  
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Edema   show
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Dyspnea   show
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Dorsal   show
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Cyanosis   show
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show skin hardening  
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OTO-   show
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show joint  
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show before  
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-ology   show
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show after  
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tachy-   show
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eryth-   show
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show to form an opening  
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show glandular  
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bi-   show
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nephron-   show
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Broncho   show
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derma-   show
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show enlargement  
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show heart  
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neuro-   show
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chole-   show
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show surgical removal of  
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-lysis   show
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-osis   show
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costo-   show
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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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mal-   show
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dorso-   show
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entero-   show
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show tongue  
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pan-   show
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show air  
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brachio-   show
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show slow  
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ambi-   show
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show above, beyond, increased  
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gastro-   show
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-rhage   show
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ileo-   show
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show gallbladder  
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- it is   show
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show stone/calculus  
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show new  
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-genesis   show
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show excessive discharge  
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show not/without  
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show half  
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-cele   show
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show self  
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hemo-   show
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show female  
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show outside of/in addition to  
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dys-   show
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show to/toward  
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show white  
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show liver  
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show kill/destroy  
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show blood  
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show blood  
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osteo-   show
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histo-   show
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Heat Loss   show
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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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show prolonged exposure to the sun or high temperatures  
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show heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold  
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Oral Temp.   show
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show easy accessible; minimal patient repositioning/not waking pt.  
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show Gold standard for core temp.; more reliable than oral; difficult/ impossible to obtain  
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Axilla   show
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show inexpensive; continuous reading; safe/nonevasive  
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Temporal Artery   show
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show earpiece binaurals tubing bell chest piece diaphragm chest piece  
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Temporal Pulse   show
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Carotid Pulse   show
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show 5th intercostal space at left mid-clavicular line  
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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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Femoral Pulse   show
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show behind the knee  
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Posterior Tibial Pulse   show
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Dorsalis Pedis Paulse   show
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show speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (bpm)  
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Tachycardia   show
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show slow heart rate; less than 60 beats/min.  
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show regular interval interrupted by an early/late/missed beat  
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Blood pressure   show
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Systolic Pressure   show
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show MINIMAL pressure; bottom number (DBP)  
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Pulse Pressure   show
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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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show low blood pressure; systolic less than 90 : diastolic less than 60  
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Auscultation   show
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Korotkoff Sound   show
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show temporary disappearance of sound  
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Respiration   show
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show movement of gases INTO and OUT of the lungs  
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Diffusion   show
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show distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries (e.g. capillary refill)  
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Eupnea   show
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show full inspiration and expiration = 1  
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show respiratory rate less than 12 / min. or lower  
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show respiratory rate more than 20 / minute or higher  
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Apnea   show
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Pulse Oximetry   show
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show measures the exhaled carbon dioxide  
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show why patient is seeking health care  
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Inspection   show
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Percussion   show
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Olfaction   show
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show skin, hair, scalp, and nails  
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Documentation   show
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show electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting  
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show level with which I.T. is available and used to support clinic decision to improve quality/safety  
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show when an actual/potential injury happens, but is not part of a patient record  
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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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Symptomatic   show
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Chain of Infection   show
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show person that hosts a disease, but shows no symptoms  
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show large number of microorganisms residing on the surface and deep layers of the skin, in the saliva, and on the oral mucosa and intestinal walls  
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show secondary infection  
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show inanimate surfaces (counter/desk)  
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Inflammation   show
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Necrotic   show
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Antigen   show
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show patient develops an infection that was not present at the time of admission  
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show comes from microorganisms found OUTSIDE the body  
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Endogenous-Infection (IN)   show
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Aseptic Technique   show
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show the absence of disease  
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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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Disinfection   show
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Sterilization   show
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show -airborne -droplet -contact precautions  
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Homeostasis   show
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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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show process by which RESISTANCE to an infectious disease is produced or increased  
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show I'm CONCERNED I'm UNCOMFORTABLE SAFE ("this is not safe, you should stop now")  
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RACE   show
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Auditory   show
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Tactile   show
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show taste  
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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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show dealing with physiology/psychology of aging in older adults  
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show form of dementia  
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Dementia   show
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show 2nd form of dementia; reversible; stroke or onset gradual  
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