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| method of removing object from airway of someone choking |
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| moving body part away from midline |
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| injury that rubs off surface of the skin |
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| purposely causing physical,mental, or emotional pain |
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| purposely harming person by failing to provide needed care |
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| personal care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, walking , and transfering |
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| given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for immediate illness |
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| moving body part toward midline |
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| legal documents that allow people to choose kind of care they wish to have |
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| predjudice toward, stereotyping of and or discrimination against older persons or the elderly |
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| progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain |
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| term for chest pain, pressure or discomfort due to coronary artery disease |
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| act of threatening to touch a person w/o their permission |
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| wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use |
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| touching a person w/o his or her permission |
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| slow , irregular respirations or rapid, shallow respirations |
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| condition in which objects are not contaminated with pathogens |
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| diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) |
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| complication of diabetes that is caused by having too little insuling; also called hyperglycemia |
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| 2nd B/P measurement: when heart is at rests |
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| kills pathogens , not all microorganisms; reduced organism count to level that is not considered infectious |
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| swelling caused by excess fluid in the tissues |
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| specific amount of water, with or w/o an additive that is introduced into the colon to eliminate stool |
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| inability to speak or speak clearly |
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| inability to control the bowels, leading to involuntary passage of stool |
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| weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes problems with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally |
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| surgical opening into the stomach |
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| washing hands with water and soap and using alcohol based hand rubs |
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| washing hands with water and soap or other detergents that contain an antiseptic agent |
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| care given in facilities or homes for people who 6 mo or less to live |
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| method of moving a person as a unit without disturbing the allignment of the body |
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| medical assistance for low income people |
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| removing pathogens, or being free of pathogens |
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| federal health insurance for elderly, disabled or ill who cannot work |
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| feeding tube that goes in through nose to stomach |
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| information based on what person sees, hears, touches or smells |
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| artificial opening from area inside body to outside |
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| repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions |
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| inability to understand spoken or written words |
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| type of arthritis in which joints become red, swollen , and very painful; movement is restricted |
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| accident or incident that results in grave physical or psychological injury or death |
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| artificial opening in the body |
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| information that person did not observe, but based on something reported to them that may or may not be true |
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| being free of all microorganisms, not just pathogens; also called sterile technique |
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| 1st B/P measure; while heart is contracting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| warning sign CVA/ stroke resulting from temporary lack of oxygen in brain |
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| periods of no breathing for more than 10s, especially during sleep, abnormal pauses in breathing |
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