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Medical Terms Study

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Therapeutic Services   Primarily focused on changing the health status of the patient over time.  
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Diagnostic Services   Primarily focused on detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders.  
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Health Informatics   Primarily focused on management of departments, agencies, and patient data.  
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Support Services   Primarily focused on providing a therapeutic environment for the delivery of healthcare  
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Biotechnology Research and Development   Primarily focused on discovery, research, and development for new diagnostic testing, new treatments and medical devices to improve patient care.  
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Multidisciplinary Team   Team set up to work together using their areas of expertise to find a solution to problems effecting patient care and safety; team members may come from all pathways of healthcare.  
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Orthopedic   A branch of medicine that works with conditions involving the skeletal and muscle systems.  
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Trauma Emergencies   Damage caused by by physical harm from external sources  
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Medical Emergencies   Involves illnesses or conditions caused by disease; cam be due to a pathogen or genetics.  
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Radiology   A branch of medicine that uses images to diagnose and treat disease seen inside the body.  
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Vital Signs   Signs that are essential to life; include temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.  
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Signs   Used to assess the patient; can be seen and/or measured  
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Symptoms   Used to assess the patient; are describes by the patient.  
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Therapy   Treatment for disorder; many different forms including medication, counseling or other medical procedure.  
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Rehabilitation   A branch of medicine that focuses on enhancement or restoring function or quality of life.  
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Activities of Daily Living   Activities that people tend to do every day without assistance, for example eating, bathing, walking.  
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Pathogen   A disease caused by a biological organisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungus.  
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