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| eye examination of the Fundus, the part of the eye opposite of the pupil done with a tool that looks inside of the eye. |
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| a buildup of fluid in the pleural space, an area between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and the chest cavity |
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| Congestive Heart Failure or CHF |
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| the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation |
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| Emergency room - room that is meant to treat emergent conditions - shouldn't be used for primary care. |
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| a laboratory test that looks for fungus in a sputum sample. Sputum is the material that comes up from air passages when you cough deeply |
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| Rapid Assessment Process. done by observation and needs further testing to diagnose. |
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Attention,General fund of knowledge,Judgment,Language,Memory,
Reasoning,Planning,Perception, understanding visually |
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| the heart muscle becomes enlarged, thick, or rigid. In rare cases, the muscle tissue in the heart is replaced with scar tissue. As cardiomyopathy worsens, the heart becomes weaker. It's less able to pump blood through the body and maintain a normal electrical rhythm |
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| a sensation of spinning that is related to problems with the inner ear |
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| Tuberculosis skin test - used to screen for tuburculosis when a person is admitted to a facility of care. |
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| a written document containing rules, policies, procedures, regulations, and orders for the conduct of patient care in various stipulated clinical situations. The standing orders are usually formulated collectively by the professional members of a department in a hospital or other health care facility |
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| taking a temperature by ear |
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| a nursing procedure that inserts a sterile tube in patient's bladder to relieve urinary retention. |
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| difficult or labored breathing |
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| dorsalis pedis-lower limb |
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| discharging pus or drainage that's suspected of infection |
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