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Unit 12+13 Flashcards

1
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ad lib

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as desired

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ADL

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activities of daily living

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BR

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bed rest

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BRP

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bathroom privlages

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W/C

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wheel chair

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PDR

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Physician’s Desk Reference

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AMA

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American Medical Association

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CDC

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Center for Disease and Contol

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ENT

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ear nose throat doctor

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Kg

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kilogram

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L

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liter

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lb, #

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pound

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ml

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milliter

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OTC

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over-the-counter

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oz

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ounces

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16
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DTAP

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diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis

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HepA

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Hepatitis A vaccine

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HepB

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Hepatitis B vaccine

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Hib

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Haemophilis influenza B vaccine

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IPV

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polio vaccine (inactivated polio vaccine)

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MMR

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measeles, mumps, rubella (vaccine)

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Tdap

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tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis

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VAR

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varicella (chicken pox vaccine)

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Diptheria

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a serious disease caused by a toxin (poison) made by bacteria that causes a thick coating in the back of the nose or throat that makes it hard to breathe or swallow, deadly

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Tetanus (Lockjaw)

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causes painful thightening of the muscles, usually all over which can lead to locking of the jaw so the victim cannot open his mouth or swallow. Leads to death in 2/10 cases

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Acellular

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vaccines that contain inactivated cells

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Pertussis

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whooping cough, a highly contagious respitory disease known for uncontrollable, violent coughing that makes it hard to breath, needs to take deep breaths, whoops can be fatal to children under 1 year of age

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HepatitisA

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a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. Children with the virus often have no symptoms but they can pass it on to their parents or caregivers who can ger sick

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Hepatitis B

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liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Heptatitis B can also be spread when semen, blood or another body fluid from another perosn or sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equiptment. Hepatitis B can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby at birth

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Haemophilis

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a bacterium that can cause a severe infection, occurring mostly in infants and children younger than five years old that can cause lifelong disablitiy and be deadly. Haemophilus influenzae bacteria do not cause influenza

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Polio

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contagious viral disesase that can be very serious or fatal. the most severe form causes paralysis, difficulty breathing, and sometimes death. Affects the spinal cord causing muscle weakness and paralysis.

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Measles

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begins with fever that lasts a few days, followed by cough, congestion, pink eye. Rash starts on neck and face, spreads going down. Serious complications of measels including pneumonia and encephalitis

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Mumps

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painful swelling of the salvary glands, mumps virus, fever, heawdache, tired, serious complications are rare

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rubella

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three day measles, contagious viral infection , distinctive red rash, transmitted by droplets or child birth, can cause congenitial rubella syndrome in developing babies

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Varicella

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chicken pox, spreads from person to person, severe skin infection that leads to brain damage death, scars

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aur/o

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ears

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aur/i

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ears

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ot/o

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ears

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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tympanic membrane

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eardrum, transmits vibrations

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cochlea

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cochle/o, snail shaped portion of ear

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otitis media

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imflammation for the middle ear, isially associated with an URI in children

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vertigo

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dizziness, loss of balance

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tinnitus

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ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in the ear

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presbycusis

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a progressive hearing loss occurring in old age

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