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Final Matching Flashcards

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Health information technicians

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Organize and code patient records , gather statistical or research data, record information on patient records, monitor electronic and paper based information to ensure confidentiality , and calculate bills

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Health care administrator

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Handle the business part of health care. Develop and manage the systems from records, prepare information for legal actions and insurance claims, ensure confidentiality for patient information, manage medical records

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Heat cramps

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A muscle spasm in the abdomen due to exposure to heat and inadequate fluid and salt intake

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Heat exhaustion

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Condition resulting from exposure to heat and excessive loss of fluid through sweating.

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Heat stroke

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Is caused by prolonged exposure to heat , resulting in high body temperature and failure of sweat glands.

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Hemorrhage

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Any internal or external bleeding from the blood vessels.or excessive loss of blood

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Hyperthermia

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Condition that occurs when body temp exceeds 104degrees

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Hypothermia

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Condition in which the body temp is below normal. Usually below 95degrees

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Ilestomy

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A surgical opening connecting the ileum(small intestine) and the abdomen wall.

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Impaction

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A large, hard mass of fecal material lodged in the intestine or rectum; a tooth that does not erupt into the mouth.

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Laceration

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Wound or injury with jagged , irregular edges

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Matriarchal

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Social organization in which the mother or oldest woman is the authority figure

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Licensed practical nurse

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Works under the supervision of a physician. Provide care requiring technical knowledge.

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Medical clinical laboratory technicians

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Working under supervision of medical technologists or pathologists, preform many routine tests that do not require the advanced knowledge of a technologist

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Micturate

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Another word for urinate

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Montgomery straps

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are hypoallergenic adhesive straps used to facilitate frequent dressing changes without having to remove and reapply tape. Breathable, strong, and comfortable, they help prevent patient skin trauma associated with frequent taping.

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Nosocomial

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Sickness pertaining to or originating in a healthcare facility or hospital

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Opportunistic

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An infection that occurs when the body’s immune system can’t defend itself from pathogens normally found in the enviornment.

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Orthodontist

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Specialize in in dentistry dealing with prevention and correction of irregularities of the alignment of teeth.

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Pathogen

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Disease producing organisims

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Patriarchal

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Social organization where father or oldest male is authority figure

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Perfusionist

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is a specialized healthcare professional who uses the heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient’s physiological status.

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Periodontist

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Specializes in dentistry dealing with the treatment of gingiva(gums)

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Pharmacist

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Deals with the distribution of drugs

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Palatine

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Or Hard palate or roof of the mouth. There are two of them

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Pathologist

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Specializes in the study of the cause or nature of a disease

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Pathophysiology

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Study of how disease occurs and the responses of living organisims to disease process

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Patient advocate

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Represented the patient and the patients rights

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Pediatrician

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Specializes in the care of disease and disorders in children.

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Penicillin

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Invented by sir Alexander flemming in 1928

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Pepsin

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A digestive juice that starts protein digestion

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Physical change with elderly in the CV system

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Cardiovascular system : heart is the only muscle that does not get rest, the heart ages and does not pump as efficiently, bad circulation, congestive hert failure, looses it’s efficiency to pump. Orthopnea when you lay them flat they can not breath, but they can breath sitting up, vascular degeneration means the vessels loose elasticity, blood pressure goes up. Facial arms speech time: stroke sign, also more likely to get blood clots. TEDS, support stockings that are suuuuuuper tight.

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Physiology

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The study of the process of living organisims

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Pleura

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A tight sac or membrane on the lungs

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Psychiatrist

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Specializes in the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness

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Phlebotomist

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Collect blood and prepare it for testing

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Physicians assistants

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Under physicians, take medical histories preform routine physical examinations and basic diagnostic tests. Make preliminary diagnostics, treat minor injuries, prescribe and administer proper appropriate treatments

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Prejudice

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Strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts of information

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Pressure ulcer

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A pressure sore, a bed sore

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Psycologist

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Study human behavior and use this knowledge to help individuals deal with problems of every day living

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Puncture

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Injury caused by a pointed object such as a nail or needle

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Religion

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Spiritual beliefs or practices of an individual

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Race

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Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics

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Recreational therapist

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Use recreational or leisure activities as forms of treatment to minimize patients symptoms and improve physical, emotional, and mental well being

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Rectal tube

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Tube inserted into the rectum to aid in the expulsion of flatus (gas)

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Rickettsiae,

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Parasitic organism that live on other organisms

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Sensitivity

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Ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others

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Shock

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Clinical condition characterized by various symptoms including

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Abrasions

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Area of scraping or wearing away

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Acculturation

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is a process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.

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Aerobic

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With oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Without oxygen

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Agnostic

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a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

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A upsilon

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is an injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion by either trauma or surgery

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Cultural assimilations

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When one culture takes on aspects of another

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