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| treatment or consideration of or against a person based on their group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination or disease |
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| confidentiality of medical information means that information that can be related to the specific patient may not be disclosed to ANYONE except under specific circumstances. |
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| State law states HIV information is confidential and cannot be released without the specific written consent of the person to whom it relates |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
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| Patient privacy rule of 1996 that establishes the rights of patients to a Notice of Privacy Practices, access and amendment to medical records to correct medical information and the right to file a complaint against a Covered Entity |
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| diagnosed AIDS, a classification system based on the result of HIV-specific blood tests, and the persons physical condition |
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authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all
Persons convicted of sex crimes, drug crimes involving needles, and prostitution crimes have HIV antibody testing |
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| As defined by HIPAA those that deal with medical information in the form of health care providers who tansmit health information electronically in connection with a transaction for which there is no HIPAA standard, health plans, and health care clearinghouses |
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| Medical Healthcare Clearinghouses |
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| Medical groups such as billing companies that handle private medical records |
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| Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Post-Exposure Prophylaxis |
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| administering drug treatment to prevent disease in an individual after exposure to an infectious organism. For example, guidelines have been established for post-exposure prophylaxis of health care providers who have been exposed to HIV through needle sticks. Also can refer to provision of anti-HIV medications (antiviral medications) to someone who has had a substantial exposure, usually to the blood of another person |
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| Exposure to HIV through a device visibly with a large quantity of fluid such as blood, or a hollow bore needle or if the source patient is HIV positive and has a high viral load |
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Oral Fluid tests and the HIV Rapid tests – tests that check for HIV antibodies which give the patient the results within approximately 20 minutes. If a patient is reactive to HIV using these tests they will need to have a Western blot test to confirm they have HIV
HIV antibody counselor |
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| The complex functions of the body that recognize foreign agents or substances, neutralizes them and has the capacity to recall the response later when confronted with the same challenge. A body system that helps resist disease-causing germs, viruses or other infections. |
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| Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
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| - a diet that is recommended when a person has nausea and vomiting which includes foods such as bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast |
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| a stomach distress that gives a feeling of vomiting |
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| laws that protect the rights of an individual |
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| that is chapped, abraded, weeping, has rashes or eruptions |
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| Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
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| Any pathogen (like a virus or bacteria) present in blood or other potentially infectious material. Bloodborne pathogen (BBP) standards are enforced by the Department of Labor and Industries. BBP training may be an annual requirement of certain jobs |
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| eliminate or reduce exposure to a chemical or physical hazard through the use or substitution of engineered machinery or equipment |
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| Recommendations designed to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens and BSI (body substance isolation which is designed to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens from moist body substances) and applies to all patients receiving care in hospitals, regardless of their diagnosis or presumed infection status. Standard Precautions apply to 1) blood; 2) all body fluids, secretions, and excretions except sweat, regardless of whether or not they contain visible blood; 3) non-intact skin; and 4) mucous membranes. Standard Precautions are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection in hospitals. |
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| to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually fol. by from): to abstain from eating meat. |
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| the conveyance of disease from one person to another |
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| The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. |
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| Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing |
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| Any fluid produced by the human body, such as blood, urine, saliva, sputum (spit), tears, semen, mother's milk or vaginal secretions. Only blood, semen, mother's milk and vaginal secretions have been linked directly to the transmission of the HIV virus |
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| Hand hygiene is a term used to cover both hand washing using soap and water, and cleaning hands with waterless or alcohol-based hand sanitizers |
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| particles that float in the air |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
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| refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garment designed to protect the wearer's body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, and in sports, martial arts, combat, etc. Personal armor is combat-specialized protective gear. |
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