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accreditation
official authorization/approval
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career
occupation/profession
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certification
documentation of having met certain standards
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diagnosis-related grouping
predetermined payment structure for health care services established by the federal government
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health
state of optimal well-being, achieved through prevention of illness & injury
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insurance
payment for health care expences which mar or may not occur, in return for a specified payment in advance
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licensure
legal authority to perform an activity
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occupation
- vocation
- activity in which one participates
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pandemic
epidemic that spreads over a wide geographical area, affecting a large part of the population
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paraprofessional
worker who assists a professional in the performace of duties
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profession
occupation that requires specialized knowledge & often long & intensive academic training
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quackery
treatment that pretends to cure disease
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registration
official record of individuals qualified to perform certain services
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attitude
mental position/feeling w/regard to a fact/situation
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behavior
manner of conducting oneself
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character
distinctive qualities that make up an individual
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communication
exchange of information
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culture
- sum of socially gained patterns that guide a person's way of live
- includes values, beliefs, language, & thought
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diversity
quality of being different
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habit
act performed voluntarily w/o conscious thought
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heirarchy
graded/ranked series
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nonverbal
communicating w/o using language
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personality
set of traits, characteristics, & behavoirs that make each person unique
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value
rate of usefulness, importance, or general worth
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verbal
relating to/consisting of words/sounds
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anthrax
- infectious disease of warm blooded animals (such as cattle & sheep)
- caused by spore-forming bacterium (Bacillus anthracis)
- characterized by external ulcerating nodules or lesion in lungs
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antiseptic
substance that deters the growth of micro o/g
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asepsis
- freedom from infection;
- methods used to prevent the spread of micro o/g
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autoclave
unit that uses steam under pressure to sterilize materials
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contaminated
soiled, made unclean, or infected w/pathogens
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disinfectant
substance that kills micro o/g except viruses & spores
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ergonomics
design of equipment for the workplace that maximizes productivity by reducing fatigue & discomfort
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pathogen
disease causing micro o/g
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standard precautions
CDC guidelines for infection control that are applied to all body fluids of all patients at all times
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sterile
free from living micro o/g
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transmission-based precautions
CDC guidelines for infection control applied to patients w/known or suspected infections
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confidential
private/secret
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ethics
- dealing w/what is good/bad
- determing moral duty & obligation
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jurisprudent
understanding the science/philosophy of law
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legal
deriving authority from/founded on law
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liable
legally responsible
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libel
communicating something untruthful & harmful about another person in writing
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malpractice
failure of professional skill/learning that results in injury, loss, or damage
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moral
relating to principles of right & wrong
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negligence
failure to execute the care that a reasonable (prudent) person exercises
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slander
verbally communicating something untruthful & harmful about another person
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autosome
any c/s except X & Y
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condition
change from normal function that can't be cured
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congenital
referring to conditions tat exist @ birth regardless of cause
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disease
- interruption of normal function of body, usu. caused by micro o/g
- can be treated
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dominant
gene trait that appears when carried by only 1 in the pair of c/s
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electrolyte
substance seperates into ions in solution & is capable of conducting electricity
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genotype
genetic pattern of an individual
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heredity
genetic transmission of trait or particular quality from parent to offspring
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homeostasis
tendency of an o/g to maintain the "status quo" or the same internal environment
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mutation
permanent change in a gene or c/s
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organism
individual living thing, plant, or animal
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phenotype
- physical, biochemical, & physiological configuartion of an individual
- determined by genes
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recessive
GENE TRAIT DOESN'T APPEAR UNLESS CARRIED BY BOTH MEMBERS OF A PAIR OF C/S
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syndrome
set of symptoms that occur together
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cardioversion
restoration of normal heart rhythm by electrical shock
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contract
shorten, reduce in size
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coronary
- pertaining to the heart
- coronary artieries supply blood to the heart muscle
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diastole
- dilation of the heart;
- resting phase/filling of the ventricles, alternating w/systole
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infarction
area of tissue death (necrosis) caused by loss of O2 (ischemia) as a result of obstruction of circulation to the area
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pulmonary circulation
carrying venous blood from the R ventricle to the lungs & returning O2ated blood to the L atrium
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rate
- expression of speed/frequency of a nevent in relation to a specified amt. of time
- # of contractions of the heart per minute
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rhythm
measured movement, recurrence of an action or function at regular intervals, interval of heart contrations
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stenosis
narrowing/stricture of a duct/canal
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stethoscope
instrument used to listen to body sounds (ausculation), such as the heartbeat
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systemic circulation
- aka general circulation
- carrying O2ated blood from L ventricle to tissues & returning venous blood to the R atrium
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systole
- filling of atria & contraction of ventricles of the heart
- alternating w/diastole
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vessel
any 1 of the many tubules in the body that carry fluid
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apena
cessation of breathing
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bradypnea
abnorally slow rate of breathing
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chronic
persisting over a long period of time
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cilia
hairlike projections from the surface of a cell
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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dyspnea
difficult/labored breathing
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eupnea
easy/normal breathing
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expiration
- act of breathing out
- aka exhalation
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inspiration
act of drawing air into the lung, inhalation
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mediastinum
thoracic space between the 2 lungs
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phlegm
thick mucus secreted by the tissues in the respiratory passages & usu. discharged through the mouth
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pulmonary
pertaining to the lungs
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respiration
- exchange of O2 & CO2 between the atmosphere & cells
- aka ventilation
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tachypnea
excessively fast respiration
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articulation
joint; place of junctin between 2 bones
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bursa
saclike cavity filled w/fluid to prevent friction
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cancellous
spongy/latticelike structure
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cartilage
specialized, fibrous connective tissue
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collagen
white protein fibers of the skin, tendons, bone, & cartilage (connective tissue)
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compact
having a dense structure
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degenerative
having progressively less function
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ligament
band of fibrous tissue that connects bones & supports joints
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marrow
soft organic material filling the cavities of bones
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orthopedic
pertaining to the correction of deformities
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periosteum
specialized connective tissue covering all the bones
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resorption
loss of bone tissue caused by action of specialized cells (osteoclasts)
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synovial
pertaining to transparent alkaline fluid contained in joints
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tendon
fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached to a bone
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