Vocabulary/ Prefixes/ Suffixes to know Flashcards by Brooklyn Mace | Brainscape

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Medical asepsis

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free from diseases

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standard precautions

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set of standard control practices

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aspirations

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drawing breath/ inhalation

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contaminated

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infected with pathogen

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pathogen

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diseased

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isolation

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quarantined

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abnormality

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not normal

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hyper

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high

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hypo

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low

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confidentiality

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kept a secret

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intravenous

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in veins

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of skin

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decubitus

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laying down posture

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edema

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fluid buildup

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living will

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legal document discussing medical decisions

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advanced directive

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person who makes medical decision for someone unwilling

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atrophy

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degeneration of cells

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immobiiltiy

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inability to move

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incontinence

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can’t perform

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perineum(al)

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between pubic arch and tail bone

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excrete

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get rid of

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excoriation

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swollen or broken skin from picking at it

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thready

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weak/ shallow

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afebrile. febrile

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not feverish/ feverish

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antecubital

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inner/ front of forearm

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apnea

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difficulty

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brady

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slow

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tachy

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fast

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Cheyne stokes

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rare abnormal breathing patterns

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dysphagia

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discomfort in swallowing

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orientation

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direction of something

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dangle

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helping sit on side of bed

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concentrated

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saturated

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defecation

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discharge of feces

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feces

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waste matter

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flatus

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gas in stomach/ intestines

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stoma

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artificial opening

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all limbs

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sputum

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saliva and mucous coughed up from respiratory tract

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emesis

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process of vomiting