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| innervate the external intercostal muscles between the ribs. |
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Diazepam (valium)
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anticonvulsant
skeletal muscle relaxant
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general CNS depressant |
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Diazepam (valium)
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acute anxiety states
tachycardia secondary cocaine overdose
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status epilepticus
premedication prior to cardioversion
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diazepam (valium)
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diazepam (valium)
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local venous irritation
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Diazepam (valium)
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drowsiness
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diazepam(valium)
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status epileptics: 5-10 mg IV
acute anxiety and cocaine overdose: 2-5 mg/kg
premed for cardioversion:5-15 mg IV
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diazepam(valium)
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status spilepticus:
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antaonist romazicon |
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diapzepam (valium)
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ampule and prefilled syinge
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| - Tubing theat connects to the IV bag access port and the catheter to deliver IV Fluid. |
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| a tissue - A connective tissue containing large amounts of lipids . also referred to as fat tissue |
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| The immunity the body develops as part of exposure to an antigen. |
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| The process by which a substance"s molecules are moved from the site of entry or administration into the body and into systemic circulation. |
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| Persons who are 12 to 18 years of age. |
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| Pertaining to nerves that release the neurontransmitter norepinephrine or noradrenaline (such as adrenergic nerves, adrenergic response). The term also pertains to the receptors acted on by norepinephrine that is, the adrenergic receptors. |
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A written document that expresses the wants, needs and desires of a patient in
reference to futrue medical care: examples include living wills, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and organ donations |
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| A substance that mimics the actions of a specific neurotransmitter or hormone by binding to the specific receptor of the naturally occurring substance |
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| A pathologic condition resulting from the accumulation of bases in the body. A blood pH greater than 7.45 |
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| Any substance that causes a hypersensitivity reaction. |
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| small glass containers that are sealed and the contents sterilized. |
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| - a severe hypersenstivity reaction that involves brochoconstriction and cardiovascular collapse |
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| a ion that contains an overall negative charge. |
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| The anterior aspect of the elbow. |
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| Of or pertaining to the blocking of acetychloine receptors, resulting in inhibition of transmissions of parasympathetic nerve impulses. |
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| antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - |
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| One of the two main hormones responsible for adjustments to the final composition of urine, AHD causes ducts int the kidney to become more permeable to water |
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| medications The medications designed to combat cancer |
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| A chronic inflammatory lower airway condition resulting in intermittent wheezing and excess muscus production. |
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| A disorder in which clolesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of the blood vessels, forming plaque , which eventually leads to partial or complete blockage of blood flow. |
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| The production of antibodies or T cells that work against the tissues of a person"s own body, producing autimmune disease or a hypersensitivity reaction. |
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| Long, slender extension of a neuron (nerve cell) that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuronal soma |
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| injury resulting from pressure disequilibrium across body surfaces. |
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| White blood cells that work to produce chemical mediators during an immune response. |
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| A process by which a medication is chemically converted to a different compound or metabolite . |
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| body substance isolation (BSI |
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| ) - an infection control concept and practice that assumes that all body fluids are potentially infectious |
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| - the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength |
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| The insertion of a catheter , such as into a vein to allow for fluid flow. |
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- Occurs when a needle is reinserted into the catheter, and it slices
through the catheter, creating a free-floating segment. |
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| - An ion that contains a overall positive charge. |
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| - Immune process by which t-cell lymphocytes recognize antigens and then secrete cyokines (specifically lymphokines that attract other cells or stimulate the production of cytotoxic cells that kill the infected cells. |
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| a title given when a person has shown that he or she has met requirements based on knowledge of certains facts. |
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| - Fibers int the parsymapathetic nervous system that release a chemical called acetylcholine. |
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| - a question that is specific and focused , either demanding a yes or nor answer, or an answer chosen from specific options. |
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| The system that forms bloods clots in the body and faclitates repairs to the vascular tree. |
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| Solutions that contain molecules (usually proteins that are too large to pass out of the capillary membranes. |
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| - The transimission of information to another person-whether it be verbal or through body language. |
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| - an action instituted by the government against a private individual for violation of criminal law. |
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| - an action instituted by the government against a private individual for violation of criminal law. |
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| - an event that overwhelms the ability to cope with the experience, either at the scene or later |
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| - solutions of dissolved crystals (for example, salts or sugars) in water: contain compounds that quickly dissociate in solution. |
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| - Intentionally making a false statement, through written or verbal communication which injures a person's good name or reputation. |
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| - psychological ways to relieve stress: they are usually automatic or subconscious, Defense mechanisms include denial, regression, projection, and displacement. |
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| - an early response to a serious medical emergency , in which the severity of the emergency is diminished or minimized. Denial is the first coping mechanism for people who believe that are going to die |
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| - a process in which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. |
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| redirection of an emotion from yourself to another person. |
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| a type of stress that a person finds overwhelming and debilitating. |
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| (DNR) forms written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest. |
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| The effect on the velocity of conduction. |
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| - Injection sterile water of saline from one vial into another vial containing a powdered form of the drug. |
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| - a duct that is present before birth that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in order to move unoxygenated blood back to the placenta. |
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| a duct the is present before that connects the placenta to the heart in order to move oxgenated blood to fetus. |
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| a right to a pair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency has two components: Notice and opportunity to the Heard |
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| - the nerves that carry messages from the brain to the muscles and all other organs of the body. |
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| - a perosn who is under the legal age in a given state but, because of other circumstances , is legally considered an adult. |
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| emergency medical services |
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| a health care system designed to bring immedicate on - secne care to those in need along with transport to a definitive medical care facility. |
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| The emergency medical treatment and active labor act enacted in 1986 to combal the practice of patient dumping (hospitals refusing to admit seriousl ill patients who can not pay positals that receive medicare funding and gives fines or doctors |
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| -a route of medication adminstration that involves the medication passing throught a portion of the gastrointestinal tract. |
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| - Type of tissue that covers all external surfaces of the body. |
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| a behavior expected by an individual or group following a set of rules |
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| a set of values in society that differentiates right from wrong. |
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| the cause of a disease process. |
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| a type of stress that motivates and individual to achieve. |
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| collection of the methods, skills, and activities necessary to determine whether a service or program is needed, likely to be used, conducted as planned, and actually helps people. |
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| - describes a new-product, skill, or idea that is undergoing research and will be trialed, with the effects evaluated. |
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| - a whitish, filamentous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen, Fibrin is the protein that polymerizes (bonds to form the fibrous component of a blood clot |
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| fight - or- flight syndrome |
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| a physiologic response to a profound stessor that helps one deal with the situation at hand: features increased sympathetic tone and resulting in dilation of the pupils, increased heart rate, dilation of the bronchi, mobilization of glucose shunting of blood away from the gastrtointestinal tract and cerebrum,k and creased blood flow to the skeletal muscles. |
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| - the soft spots in the skull of a newborn and infant where the sutures of the skull have not yet grown together. |
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| an opening in the septum of the heart before birth, and which closes after birth |
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| the end points toward which intervention efforts are directed, A statement of changes sought in an injury problem, stated in broad terms. |
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| a statute providing limited immunity from liability to persons responding voluntarily and in good faith to the aid of an inmured person outside the hospital. |
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| health care power of attorney |
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| - a legal document that allows another person to make health care decisions for the patient, including withdrawal of withholding of care , when the patient is incapacitated |
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| - a person who follows specific professional attributes that are outlined in this profession |
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| a bleeding disourder that is privmarily hereditary, in which clotting does not occur or occurs insufficiently. |
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| - health insurance portability and Accountability act that was nacted in 1996 providing for the criminal sanctions as well as for civil penalties for releasing a patient"s protected health information in a way not authorized by the patient. (PHI) |
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| The use of antibodies dissolved in the plasma and lymph to destroy forieign substances. |
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| - an increased level of potassium in the blood |
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| - a condition that occurs when the level of tissue perfusion decreases below that needed to maintain normal cellular functions. |
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| a abnormal (and usually unexplained reactrion by a person a medication, to which most other people do not react |
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| - The body"s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease. |
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| antibodies secreted by the B cells |
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| a strategy for carrying out an intervention. Includes goals, objectives activities evaluation measures resource assessment, and time line. |
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| any unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen |
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| - injuries that are purposefully inflicted by a person on himself or herself or on another person, Examples include suicde or attempted suicde, homicide, rape, assault, domestic abuse elder abuse and child abuse. |
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interferon - protein produced by cells in the response to viral invasion, Interferon is released into the
bloodstream or intercellular fluid to induce healthy cells to manufacture an enzyme that counters the infection. |
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interferon - protein produced by cells in the response to viral invasion, Interferon is released into the
bloodstream or intercellular fluid to induce healthy cells to manufacture an enzyme that counters the infection. |
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| Specific prevention measures or activities designed to a meeet a program objective. Categories include education/ behavior change, enforcement/legislation engineering/ technology, and economic incentives. |
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| leukocytosis- elevation of the white blood cell count often due to inflammation. |
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| a finding in civil cases that the preponderance of the evidence shows the defendant was responsible for the planiff"s injuries. |
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| similar to certified a person who has shown a degee of competency in a specific occupation and is granted ability to function through a governmental body. |
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| - a type of advance directive, generally requiring a precondition for witholding resuscitation when the patient is incapacitated. |
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| lymphokines-Cytokines released by lymplymphokines-Cytokines released by lymphocytes, including many of the interleukins, gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor beta, and chemokines.hocytes, including many of the interleukins, gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor beta, and chemokines. |
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| The cells the resemble basophils but do not circulate in the blood, mast cells play a role in allergic reactions, immunity, and wound healing. |
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| - a term applied to the practice of preventing contamination of the patient by using aseptic technique. |
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| - an act that usually difines the minimum qualifications of those who may perform various health services, defines the skills that each type of practictioner is legally permitted to use, and establishes a means of certification for different categories of health care professional. |
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| a membranous double fold of the tissue in the abdomen that attaches various organs to the body wall. |
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| -pertaining to conscience, conduct, and character. xxxxxxxxxx watch with mortality |
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| -number of nonfatally injured or disabled people . usuall expressed as a rate meaning the number of nonfatal injuries in a certain population in a given time period divided by the size of the population. |
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| -Deaths caused by injury and disease. usually expressed as a rate, meaning the number of deaths in a certain population in a given time period divided by the size of the population.xxxxxx watch morality rememmber the t's. |
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| multiple organ dysfunction syndrome- |
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| multiple organ dysfunction syndrome- a progressive condition usually characterized by combined failure of several organs such as the lungs, liver, and kidney, along with some clotting mechanisms, which occurs after severe illness of injury. |
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| professional action or inaction on the part of the health care worker that does not meet the standard of ordinary care expected of similary trained and prudent health care practitioners and that results in injury to the patient. |
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| the structural and functional units of the kidney that form urine: composed of the glomerulus, the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule, the proximal convoluted tuble (PCT) loop of Henle, and the distal convoluted tuble(DCT). |
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| specific, time-limited, and quantifiable statements that summarize and expected result of an intervention. |
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| off-line medical direction- |
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| Medical direction given through a set of protocol, policies, and /or standards |
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| a question that does not have a yes or no answer, and which does not give the patient specific options to choose from. |
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| the ability to influence the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane |
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- the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane (for example, the cell wall)
from an area of lower to higher concentration of solute molecules |
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| - medication routes n which medications are administeded via any route other than the alimentary canal (digestive tract) skin, or mucous membranes. |
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| - something that offers automatic protection from injury, often without requiring any conscious change of behavior by the indivdual; child-resistant bottles and air bags are some examples. |
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| -the study of how normal physiologic processes are affected by disease. |
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| The branch of pharmacology that studies reactions between medications and living structures, including the processes of the body respones to pharmacologic, biochemical, physiologic, and therapeutic effects. |
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| The study of the meabolism and action of medications with particular emphasis on the time required for absorpton, duration of action, distribution in the body and method excretion. |
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| postconvential reasoning - a type of reasopostconvential reasoning - a type of reasoning in which a child bases decisions upon his or her consciencening in which a child bases decisions upon his or her conscience |
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| primary injury prevention |
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| - keeping an injury from occuring |
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| - a person who follows expected standards and performance parmeter in a specific profession. |
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| -Blaming unacceptable feelings, motives, or desires on others |
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| - a treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury. |
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| -chemicals or proteins that travel to the brain and affect the hypothalamus, and stimulate a rise in the body's core temperature. |
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| the process of granting licensing of certification to a provider from another state or agency. |
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| a return to more childish behavior while under stress. |
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| -characteristics of people, behaviors, or environments that increase the chances of disease or injury . some examples are alcohol use, poverty, or gender. |
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| - an infant reflex that occurs when something touches an infant's cheek, and the infant instinctively turns his head toward the touch. |
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| special types of IV devices that eliminate the need to hang a bag of IV fluid: also call a buff cap or intermittent commonly used for patients who do not require fluid boluses but may require medication therapy |
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| scope of practice- what a state permits a paramedic practicing under its license of certification to do. |
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| scope of practice- what a state pescope of practice- what a state permits a paramedic practicing under its license of certification to do.rmits a paramedic practicing under its license of certification to do. |
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| Secondary injury prevention- |
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| reducing the effects of an injury that has already happened. |
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| a vasoactive amine that increases vascular permeability to cause vasodilation |
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| - the dissolved particles contained in the solvent. |
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| -the fluid that does the disolving, or the solution that contains the disolved components |
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| a liquid containing one or more chemical substances entirely disolved, usually in water. |
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a form of off-line or indirect medical control: a wirtten document signed by the EMS
system's medical director that outlines specific directions, permissions, and somethimes prohibitions reqarding patient care that is rendered prior to contacting medical control. |
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| a nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it. |
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| any agent or situation that causes stress. |
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| - a person designated by a patient to make health care decisions for them when they are unable to make decisions for themselves. |
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| An interaction of two of more medications that results in a effects if taken independently |
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| terminal drop hypothesis- |
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| the theory that a person's mental function declines the last 5 years of life |
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