Unit 12+13 Flashcards
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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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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)
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
vaccines that contain inactivated cells
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Pertussis
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
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
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
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
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
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
painful swelling of the salvary glands, mumps virus, fever, heawdache, tired, serious complications are rare
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rubella
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
chicken pox, spreads from person to person, severe skin infection that leads to brain damage death, scars
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aur/o
ears
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aur/i
ears
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ot/o
ears
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acous/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
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tympanic membrane
eardrum, transmits vibrations
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cochlea
cochle/o, snail shaped portion of ear
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otitis media
imflammation for the middle ear, isially associated with an URI in children
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vertigo
dizziness, loss of balance
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tinnitus
ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in the ear
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presbycusis
a progressive hearing loss occurring in old age
