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| a urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in a 24-hour period |
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| method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking |
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| moving a body part away from the midline of the body |
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| an injury which rubs off the surface of the skin |
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| purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone |
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| acquire immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
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| disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in which the body's immune system is weakened and unable to fight infection |
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| active assisted range of motion (AAROM)exercises |
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| range of motion exercises performed by a person with some assistance and support |
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| type of tuberculosis in which the person shows symptoms of the disease an can spread TB to others; also known as TB disease. |
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| activities of daily living (ADLs) |
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| personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, walking and transferring. |
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| care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who have an immediate illness |
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| special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices |
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| a substance added to another substance, changing its effect |
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| moving a body part toward the midline of the body |
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| care given at a facility during daytime working hours for people who need some help but are not seriously ill or disabled |
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| legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they cannot make those decisions themselves |
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| a wakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the wearker or involved side |
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| prejudice toward, sterotyping of, and/or discrimination against older persons or the elderly |
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| the state of being excited, restless or troubled |
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| the state of being excited, restless or troubled |
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| persons whoh claim that they do not know or cannot know if God exists |
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| practices and treatments used instead of conventional healthcare methods |
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| the removal of some or all of a body part, usually a foot, hand, arm or leg; may be the result of a nd injury or disease |
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| the inability to control the bowels, leading to involuntary passage of stool; also called fecal incontinence |
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| the use of medication to block pain during surgery and otther medical procedures |
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| an eating disorder in which a person does not eat or exercises excessively to lose weight |
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| destroying or resisting pathogens. |
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