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Nursing Fundamentals for Finals Mod A

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American Nurses Association (ANA)   show
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Florence NIghtingale   show
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show founder of the American Red Cross  
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show underground railroad  
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show a nurse who completes a practical nursing program and passes a licensure exam. Practices under the supervision of an RN or other licensed person.  
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show completion of an associates degree, diploma/baccalaureate degree program in nursing  
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In-service education   show
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Code of Ethics   show
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show 1. Cure 2. Cure 3. Coordination  
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Nurse Practice Act (NPA)   show
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Caregiver   show
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show protect your patient's human and legal rights and will provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises (acting on behalf of your patient)  
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)   show
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show APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice  
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Nurse Practitioner (NP)   show
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Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)   show
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show APRN with advanced education in anesthesia accredited program  
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Nurse Educator   show
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Nurse Administrator   show
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show investigates problems to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice  
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Professional Organization   show
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National League for Nursing (NLN)   show
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show the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities  
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International Council of Nurses (ICN)   show
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Genomics   show
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Health   show
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Health beliefs   show
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show addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs/behaviors  
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Health Promotion Model   show
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs   show
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Holistic Model   show
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Passive strategies of health promotion   show
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show individuals adopt specific health programs  
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show activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition; motivate to act positively  
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show teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way  
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Illness Prevention   show
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3 Levels of Health Prevention   show
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show any situation, habit, environmental condition, physiological condition, or other variable that increases an individual/group vulnerability to an illness/accident  
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show a state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished/impaired  
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Acute illness   show
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Chronic illness   show
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show cognitive, affective and behavioral reactions; how a person interprets their symptoms, take remedial action and use health care system  
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show perception of symptoms and nature (acute or chronic) way a patient behaves when ill  
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External Variables   show
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Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO)   show
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show review admissions, diagnostic testing and treatments provided by HCP's  
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Prospective Payment System (PPS)   show
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show fixed reimbursement amount w/ adjustments for cost severity (set dollar amount)  
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show payment mechanism in which provider's receive a fix amount per month per patient or enrollee of a health care plan  
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show systems in which a payer has control over primary health care srvs.  
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show a set of providers and services organized to deliver a coordinated continuum of care to the population of patients in a specific market or geographic area  
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show 1. Preventive 2. Primary 3. Secondary 4. Tertiary 5. Restorative 6. Continuing Care  
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show patient's who have signs and symptoms of disease are diagnosed and treated  
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show settings and services in which pt's who are recovering from illness or disability receive rehab and supportive care  
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Primary Care   show
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Secondary Care   show
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show -intensive care, psychiatric  
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Restorative Care   show
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show -assisted living, psychiatric /older-adult day care  
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show centralized, coordinated, multidisciplinary process that ensures that a pt. has a plan for care after leaving hospital  
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show The moment a patient is admitted!!!!!  
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show ICU/CCU unstable/critically ill close monitoring most expensive  
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show pt's w/ emotional/behavioral problems voluntary/involuntary Inpatient/Outpatient services  
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Rural Hospitals   show
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Restorative Care   show
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Home Care   show
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Rehabilitation   show
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show intermediate care, skilled care, long-term care, assisted living  
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show nursing home reform act  
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show required by omnibus; uniform data set established by Dept. of Health (DHS), framework for any state-specified assessment instruments used to develop a written/comprehensive plan of care  
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show short-term relief for people providing home care  
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Adult Day Care   show
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show family-centered care that allows patients to live and remain at home w/ comfort and dignity caused by terminal illness  
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Patient-Centered Care   show
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show to recognize health care organizations that achieve excellence in nursing practice  
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show makes an appropriate plan of care based on assessment  
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show a person who studies in the branch of medicine and deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases  
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show judicial decisions or case law precedent  
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Statutory law   show
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Nurse Practice Acts (NPA)   show
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Due Process   show
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show federal/state laws; crime certain actions that inflict/threaten substantial harm to individuals  
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show wrongful act/acts against a person/persons property that are compensated by awarding monetary damages to the individual violated  
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show deliberate act of wrongful conduct (assault/battery)  
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show intentional threat toward another person that places that person in harmful, imminent , or unwelcome contact  
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show intentional offensive touching w/o consent  
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Negligence   show
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show failure to use the degree of care that a reasonable nurse would use under the same circumstances  
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Standards of Care   show
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show identifying possible risks, analyzing them, acting to reduce them and evaluating the measures taken to reduce them (occurrence report)  
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show preventable errors (falls, UTI's) that should never happen in a hospital setting  
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show laws that limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps at a scene of an accident  
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Consent   show
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show patient's agreement to allow something such as surgery to happen based on full disclosure  
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Restraint   show
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2 standards to determine death   show
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Advanced Directives   show
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show instructing a provider to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining procedures  
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show designates an individual to give consent when a patient is no longer able  
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Confidentiality   show
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show standards of conduct, right/wrong behavior  
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Morals   show
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Value   show
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Bioethics   show
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show person's independence; (nurse makes decision to give treatment w/o order due to pt's symptoms)  
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Justice   show
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show agreement to keep promises  
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show promotes taking "positive/good" steps to help others  
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show to do harm  
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Accountability   show
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Deontology   show
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Ethics of Care   show
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Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)   show
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show P = patient of interest I = intervention of interest C = comparison of interest O = outcome (achieve) T = Time (how long)  
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show unexpected occurrence involving death/serious physical/psychological injury of a patient  
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show continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, willing to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true/relevant  
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show 1. Basic 2. Complex 3. Commitment  
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Scientific Method   show
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show information obtained and applying it together with what you already know  
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Intrapersonal Communication   show
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show interaction that occurs between two people/small group  
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show individuals that use a common language  
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Connotative Meaning   show
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Pacing   show
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show verbal/nonverbal exchanges between the nurse and the patient  
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SBAR (sit back and assess the recommendation)   show
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Language   show
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show ability to understand and accept another person's perspective  
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Clarifying   show
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show directs conversation to a specific topic/issue when a discussion becomes unclear  
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show restating a sender's msg. in your own words  
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Summarizing   show
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Self-disclosure   show
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show "sense of possibility"  
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Overusing Medical Vocabulary   show
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Sympathy   show
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show key intervention strategy to improve health behaviors  
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Teaching   show
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Learning   show
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Referent   show
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show -cognitive - what a person knows -affective - person's feelings -psychomotor - person can do physically  
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show the mental state that allows a learning to focus on and understand the material  
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Participating   show
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Entrusting   show
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show using a stimulus that increases the probability of a response  
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Demonstration   show
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show permits patient to perform skill as nurse observes  
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Analogies   show
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Caring   show
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show 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation  
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show information obtains through the senses (see)  
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Inference   show
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Gordon's 11 functional health patters   show
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Subjective Data   show
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Objective Data   show
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show describes situation in more than 1 or 2 words; leads to discussion  
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show using words as "all right" "go on" or "uh huh"  
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show limit patients answers to 1 or 2 words such as "yes" or "no"  
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show comparison of data with another source to confirm accuracy  
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Critical Thinking involves   show
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show model for organizing nursing diagnosis for documentation, auditing, and communication process  
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show condition that responds to nursing intervention  
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PES Format   show
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Patient-centered goal   show
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show 1. know scientific rationale (reason) 2. possessing psychomotor/interpersonal skills 3. function within particular setting; using available resources  
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Independent Nursing   show
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Dependent Nursing   show
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Standard of Care   show
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RBC (red blood cells circulating)   show
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Hgb (hemoglobin) the 14 yr. old goblin goes trick/treating while transporting candy)   show
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Hct (hematocrit) men (42) minus 5 for women (37)   show
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ESR   show
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Cultures   show
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show looks for presence of WBC's, bacteria, etc in urine  
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WBC (white blood count)   show
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WBC 4,000 and below   show
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show WBC containing bacteria combating granules  
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show WBC = no granules  
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show Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes / Eosinphils Basophils Granulocyte Agranulocyte  
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Neutrophils (granulocyte)   show
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show 20 - 40% -fight bacteria and acute vial infections  
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Monocytes (granulocyte)   show
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Basophils (Agranulocyte)   show
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show 1 - 4% -as the allergic response increases so the number of eosinophils -do not respond to bacteria  
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show high, up  
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show low, down  
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Adult blood pressure   show
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Adult pulse   show
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show 12 - 20  
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show 96.8 - 100.4 F  
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show Inspect Palpation Percussion Auscultation Smell  
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show step 1: ASK step 2: GATHER step 3: CLARIFY step 4: VERBALIZE step 5: IDENTIFY step 6: NEGOTIATE PLAN step 7: EVAULATE  
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Crackles   show
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show wasted or reduced size of tissue  
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show Abnormal lung sounds  
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show normal resiliency of the skin  
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show dark stool  
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show inflammation of a vein  
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show tiny red/purple spots; minute hemorrhages  
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show paleness/lack of color in the skin  
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show abnormal condition in which a person must sit up or stand to breathe confortably  
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Cerumen   show
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Jaundice   show
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Erythema   show
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show abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces  
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show difficulty breathing  
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show back  
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show bluish color of the skin  
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show skin hardening  
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show ear  
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show joint  
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Pre-   show
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show science/study of  
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show after  
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show fast  
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show red  
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show to form an opening  
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adeno-   show
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show double, two, twice  
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show kidney  
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show bronchi  
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show skin  
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-megaly   show
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show heart  
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show nerve  
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show gall/bile  
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show surgical removal of  
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show disintegration  
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-osis   show
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costo-   show
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show repair/reconstruction  
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vaso-   show
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show pain  
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show bladder  
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-lithiasis   show
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show bad/poor  
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dorso-   show
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show pertaining to intestines  
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glosso-   show
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pan-   show
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pneumo-   show
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show arm  
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brady-   show
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ambi-   show
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show above, beyond, increased  
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gastro-   show
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show hemorrage  
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ileo-   show
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show gallbladder  
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show inflammation of  
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-lith   show
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neo-   show
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show origin/beginning  
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-rhea   show
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a- / an-   show
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hemi-   show
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-cele   show
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auto-   show
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hemo-   show
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show female  
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extra-   show
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show difficult/abnormal  
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show to/toward  
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leuko-   show
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hepato-   show
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-cide   show
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hemato-   show
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-emia   show
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osteo-   show
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show tissue  
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show normal heat loss through radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation  
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Diaphoresis   show
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show FEVER  
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Febrile   show
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show without fever  
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Sustained Fever   show
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Intermittent Fever   show
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Remittent Fever   show
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Relapsing Fever   show
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Antipyretics   show
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show elevated body temperature due to inability to promote heat loss  
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show prolonged exposure to the sun or high temperatures  
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show heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold  
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show easy accessible; no patient position change  
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Tympanic Temp.   show
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show Gold standard for core temp.; more reliable than oral; difficult/ impossible to obtain  
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show safe/inexpensive; used on newborns, children, or unconscious  
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Skin Temp.   show
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Temporal Artery   show
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5 major parts of a stethescope   show
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show over temporal bone of head; above lateral eye  
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show along medial edge of sternocleidomastoid in neck  
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Apical Pulse   show
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show groove between biceps/triceps muscles at antecubital fossa  
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show radial/thumb side of forearm at the wrist  
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Ulnar Pulse   show
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show below inguinal ligament; midway between symphysis pubis and anterior superior iliac spine  
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Popliteal Pulse   show
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show inner side of ankle; below medial malleolus  
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show along top of the foot; between tendons of great and first toe  
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show speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (bpm)  
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Tachycardia   show
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Bradycardia   show
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Dysrhythmia   show
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show force EXERTED on the walls of an artery created by pulsing blood under pressure from the HEART  
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Systolic Pressure   show
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show MINIMAL pressure; bottom number (DBP)  
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Pulse Pressure   show
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show persistently elevated blood pressure; systolic greater than 140 : diastolic greater than 90 -if measured high like this 2 times  
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show low blood pressure; systolic less than 90 : diastolic less than 60  
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Auscultation   show
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Korotkoff Sound   show
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Auscultatory Gap   show
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show mechanism the body uses to exchange gases between the atmosphere, blood, and cells  
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Ventilation   show
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show movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the red blood cells  
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Perfusion   show
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show normal rate and depth of ventilation  
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Respiration rate   show
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show respiratory rate less than 12 / min. or lower  
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show respiratory rate more than 20 / minute or higher  
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Apnea   show
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Pulse Oximetry   show
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ETCO2 (end-tidal carbon dioxide)   show
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show why patient is seeking health care  
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Inspection   show
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Percussion   show
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show SMELL  
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Integument   show
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show a legal document used for malpractice issues; correct time of events, signing orders and billing  
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show electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting  
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Meaningful Use   show
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show when an actual/potential injury happens, but is not part of a patient record  
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Infection   show
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show the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host  
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show pathogens that multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms are not present  
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Chain of Infection   show
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show person that hosts a disease, but shows no symptoms  
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Flora   show
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Suprainfection   show
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Fomites   show
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Inflammation   show
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show of or pertaining to the death of tissue in response to disease/injury  
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show foreign material  
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show patient develops an infection that was not present at the time of admission  
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Exogenous-Infection (OUT)   show
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show occurs when part of a patients flora becomes altered INSIDE the body  
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Aseptic Technique   show
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show the absence of disease  
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Medical Asepsis   show
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show sterile technique, includes procedures to eliminate all microorganisms from an area  
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Standard Precautions   show
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show eliminates all pathogenic organisms with the EXCEPTION of bacterial spores  
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show eliminates/destroys ALL forms of microbial life  
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3 types of transmission   show
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Homeostasis   show
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show affects a person's oxygenation by binding strong with hemoglobin; reducing supply of oxygen delivered to tissues  
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show process by which RESISTANCE to an infectious disease is produced or increased  
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show I'm CONCERNED I'm UNCOMFORTABLE SAFE ("this is not safe, you should stop now")  
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show Rescue Activate Confine Extinguish  
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show hearing  
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Tactile   show
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show taste  
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Proprioception   show
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show LOW vision/blindness; problem w/ reception; rely on other senses  
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show INADEQUATE quality/quantity of stimuli; impairs perception  
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Sensory Overload   show
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Presbycusis   show
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Accommodation   show
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Ototoxic   show
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Tinnitus   show
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show gradual decline in ability of the lens to focus  
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Meniere's Disease   show
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Gerontology   show
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Geriatrics   show
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show form of dementia  
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show generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and occupational functioning; gradual; progressive  
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Ischemic Vascular Dementia   show
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