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Headmaster Knowledge Test Vocabulary List

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show a premature termination of the professional treatment relationship by the health care provider without adequate notice or the patient's consent.  
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show pillow used to maintain separation between the legs of a patient who has had hip surgery.  
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show coming to terms with a situation and awaiting the outcome calmly; final stage of dying, which some people , but not all, reach.  
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show item altered to make it easier to use by those with functional deficits to perform any activity of daily living.  
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show procedure carried out when a patient first arrives at a facility.  
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show document signed before the diagnosis of a terminal illness, when the individual is still in good health, indicating the person's wishes regarding care during dying.  
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show a progressive disease of the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus; now with combination drug therapy can slow the disease process and lengthen life expectancy of those infected by HIV.  
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alarms   show
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show the process of walking.  
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show a person with the removal of a limb or other body appendage.  
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anger   show
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angina   show
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apnea   show
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appropriate responses   show
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arteries   show
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