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Aerobe

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Organism able to survive and grow only in the presence of oxygen (7)

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Anaerobe

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Organism that survives and grows in the absence of oxygen (7)

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Asepsis

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Practice of maintaining a pathogen-free or pathogen-controlled environment to prevent the spread of illness of disease (7)

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Bactericidal

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Capable of killing or destroying bacteria (7)

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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Pathogens carried in the bloodstream (7)

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Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

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Procedures, equipment, and supplies used to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases by preventing direct contact with all body substances such as blood, body fluids, drainage from wounds, feces, urine, sputum, and saliva (7)

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Carrier

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Person who has the capacity to transmit a disease and is usually unaware of infection (7)

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Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

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Agency of the Public Health Operating Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that studies and monitors diseases and disease prevention and works to protect public health and safety (7)

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Cilia

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Hairlike processes projecting from the epithelial cells (7)

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Contamination

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Making a sterile field unclean or having pathogens placed in it (7)

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Dermis

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Middle layer of skin (7)

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of skin (7)

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Epithelial

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Pertaining to the epithelium (cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body) (7)

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Follicle

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Small hollow or cavity with secretory functions (e.g., hair follicle, ovarian follicle, gastric follicle, etc) (7)

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Formites

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Nonliving objects that may transmit infectious material (7)

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Homeostasis

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Interaction between body systems that maintains optimum body functions (7)

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Immunity

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Ability to resist disease (7)

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Incubation

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Period of time between exposure to infection and the appearance of symptoms (7)

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganism (7)

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Integumentary

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Pertaining to the skin, hair, and nails (7)

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Keratinocyte

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Any skin cells that produces keratin, the hair protein material found in the skin, hair, and nails (7)

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Medical Asepsis

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The practice of reducing the number of pathogens and the transmission of disease also known as clean technique (7)

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Microorganism

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Organism that can be viewed under a microscope, but not by the naked eye (7)

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Nonpathogen

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Harmless organism that does not cause disease (7)

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Nosocomial Infection

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Infection resulting from the hospitalization of a patient (7)

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Phagocytosis

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The engulfing and destruction of microorganisms or foreign matter by phagocytic cells (7)

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Prodromal

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Period between the earliest symptoms and appearance of physical sign, such as fever or rash (7)

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Standard Precautions

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Precautions that replace Body Substance Isolation and the Universal Precautions in the institutional health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes; the first level of care combines Universal and BSI, and the second consists of Transmission-based precautions (7)

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Sterile

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Free from pathogens and all microorganisms (7)

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Subcutaneous Tissue

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deepest layer of the skin (7)

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Transmission-based precautions

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care based on symptoms of disease and transmission method of the pathogen, such as contact, droplet, air, vector, or conmmon vehicle (7)

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Universal Precautions

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The CDC’s original guidelines for preventing the transmission of AIDS and other bloodborne diseases (7)

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Charting

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Documentation of all the events of a patient’s visit (6)

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Diagnosis

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Conclusion made about the patient’s condition by interpretation of the data (6)

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Implied Consent

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Agreement implied by the patient for examination and treatment when presenting for a routine visit; also in an emergency, consent that is assumed the patient would give if the patient could do so (6)

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Informed Consent

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Consent given by a patient after all potential treatments and outcomes have been discussed for a specific medical condition, including risks and possible negative outcomes (6)

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Ophthalmoscope

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Instrument used to examine eyes (6)

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Otoscope

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Instrument used to examine ears (6)

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Prognosis

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The outcome prediction for the course of a disease and patient recovery (6)

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Sign

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That which can be seen, measured, or felt by the examiner (6)

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Sphygmonanometer

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Instrument used to measure blood pressure (6)

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Stethoscope

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Instrument used to listen to sounds in the body (6)

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Symptom

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A perceptible change in the body related by the patient (6)

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Thermometer

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Instrument used to measure body temperature (6)

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Triage

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Prioritizing patient needs by assessing symptoms, situations, and external factors and arranging patients according to most immediate need (6)

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Subjective Symptoms

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Symptoms felt by patient (6)

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Objective Symptoms

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Visible/Measurable symptoms (6)

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Immunocompromised

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Patients who immune system is compromised due to disease, wound, treatment method, or age (6)

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Cadaver

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Dead body used for dissection, study, and tissue samples (1)

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Empathy

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Understanding of and sensitivity to both the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of others (1)

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Epidemiology

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Branch of science that studies incidence, spread, and control of disease in a population (1)

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Indigestion

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Inability to digest, often with pain in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (1)

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Practitioner

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Person who practices in a profession such as medicine (1)

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Prognosis

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Prediction of the outcome of an illness (literal meaning: knowledge before) (1)

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Anxiety

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Fear of the unknown (2)

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Hearing Impaired

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Unable to hear, or having a diminished ability to hear(2)

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Vocally Impaired

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Unable to speak, or having diminished ability to speak (2)

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H.I.P.A.A.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (2)

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A.A.M.A.

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American Association of Medical Assistants (1)

Clinical Medical Assisting (2 decks)

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