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2.1.1 vocab

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homeostasis the body keeping itself balanced and stable
medical history a record of a person's past health
current history information about the problem happening now
previous history past illnesses, surgeries, or conditions
social history lifestyle habits
family history health problems that run in the family
chief complaint main reason a patient seeks care
physical signs what a provider can see or measure
symptoms what a patient feels
diagnosis identifying the disease or condition
differential diagnosis list of possible conditions causing symptoms
empathy understanding and sharing someones feelings
demeanor how a person behaves or appears
tact being careful not to upset or offend others
artery blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
vein blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
hyper prefix meaning high or excessive
-emia suffix meaning "in the blood"
-itis suffix meaning inflammation
chemical reaction when substances change into new substances
HIPAA law that protects patient health information privacy
risk factor something that increases the chance of disease
triage sorting patients by how urgent their needs are
cancer disease where cells grow out of control
carcinogen substances that can cause cancer
inflammation body's response to injury or infection (redness, swelling, heat, or pain)
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