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15: How many grains equal one gram?
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Acetabulum: The hip socket into which the head of the femur articulates.
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AL-ANON: Support group for family members of alcoholics.
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Alopecia: The absence or loss of hair.
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Alpha and Beta: The two types of cells in the islets of Langerhans that produce hormones.
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Amylase: Test usually performed if pancreatitis is suspected.
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Antecubital: Inner surface of the arm at the elbow.
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Antipyretic: Classification of drugs to treat a fever.
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Antitussive: A drug that stops coughing.
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Anton von Leeuwonhoek: Invented the microscope and established that there was life smaller than the eye could see.
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Ascites: The accumulation of serous fluid (edema) in the peritoneal cavity.
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Assessment: An appraisal of the whole person to establish a baseline and determine the client's potential and his need for help.
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Audiometer: Instrument used to test hearing.
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Bruxism: Unconscious grinding of the teeth.
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Cicely Saunders, M.D.: The founder of the hospice movement.
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Comptroller: Health care employee that is the business manager who supervises the business office and is responsible for the hospital finances.
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Conjunctiva: Membrane that lines the eyelids.
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Cytoplasm: The protoplasm inside the cell membrane.
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Cytotoxic: Pertaining to an agent that destroys or damages tissue cells.
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Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs): The patient classification system set up by Medicare designed to help contain the cost of healthcare.
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Diplopia: Double vision.
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Director of Human Resources: The person in a health care setting who has the responsibility to recruit and interview applicants who wish to fill a position within his/her institution.
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Discharge Planning: Type of planning that includes nursing home placement, home care planning, transportation, referrals to community resources and follow-up.
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Drug Standards: Rules to ensure uniform strength, quality, and purity of drugs.
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Dura Mater: The outer membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.
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Dysarthria: Weakness or paralysis of muscles of the lips, tongue, and throat due to brain damage from a stroke or accident.
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Ectopic: A pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterine cavity.
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Emphysema: Chronic lung disease characterized by over distention of the alveolar sacs and inability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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Enteric Coated: A tablet that doesn't dissolve until it reaches the small intestine.
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Enuresis: Incontinence of urine, or bed-wetting, especially at night.
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Enzyme: An organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction.
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Epinephrine: Hormone that stimulates the "fight or flight" response to an emergency.
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Epistaxis: Medical term for a nose bleed.
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Ethnocentrism: An attitude by some that their cultural ways of doing things are superior to other groups.
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Etiology: Referring to the cause of a disease.
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Flexion: The movement in certain types of joints that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones.
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Florence Nightingale: The founder of modern nursing.
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General Lead: A therapeutic communication technique which encourages the speaker to continue talking about a subject.
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Glomerulus: The cluster of capillaries located at one end of the nephron.
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Glucocorticoids; Mineralocorticoids; Androgens: The three types of hormones produced in the adrenal cortex.
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Health-care Regulation: Methods designed to control the quality of health care as well as the cost of health care.
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Hematopoiesis: The normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow.
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Hospital Costs: Expenses incurred by hospitals in the treatment of patients.
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Hypertrophy: An increase in the size of an organ or
body structure which does not involve tumor formation.
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Icterus: Jaundice or pigmentation of the tissues with bile pigments.
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Idiopathic: A disease or condition without a known cause.
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Ileocecal: The valve between the small and large intestine.
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Incomplete Protein: A protein that is deficient in one or more essential amino acids.
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Infectious Parotitis: Medical term for mumps.
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Inflation: Factor that has contributed to increased hospital costs such as increased wages, cost of supplies, and replacement of obsolete equipment.
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Inflection: Term that denotes the "pitch" of a voice.
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Jargon: A specialized or technical language of a trade, a profession, or a group of people.
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: The most common agency to provide evaluations and inspections of healthcare facilities.
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Joseph Lister: Originated the use of carbolic acid on wounds to kill microorganisms and prevent infection.
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Latent: Hidden, concealed, or not active.
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Ligaments: Bands of connective tissue that connect bones together.
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Louis Pasteur: Discovered that microorganisms are everywhere and invented the process of pasteurization.
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Medical Transcriptionist: Types medical dictation.
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Menarche: The onset of menstrual periods.
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Military; U.S. Public Service; Veterans Administration: Types of hospitals controlled by the federal government.
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Mobile: The ability to move spontaneously.
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Monosaccharides: The desired end products of carbohydrate digestion.
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Occluded: Means closed, plugged, or obstructed.
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Olecranon Process: Projection of the ulna known as the elbow or "funny bone."
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Optical Scanners: Machines that can scan a document and read the printed text.
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Parathyroid: Gland that produces a hormone which regulates the amount of calcium dissolved in the circulating blood.
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Parotid Gland: Gland located in front of and below the ear.
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Patient's Rights: Receiving information necessary to give informed consent prior to the start of any procedure or treatment is guaranteed under this...
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Pertussis: Medical term for whooping cough.
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Pharmacodynamics: The way drugs act on body cells.
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Phonetics: The science of speech and pronunciation.
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Pineal Body: A gland-like structure in the brain that is shaped like a pine cone, located in a pocket near the corpus callosum. The exact function of the gland is unknown.
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Pituitary Gland: The master gland.
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Pneumothorax: The presence of air in the pleural cavity.
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Primary Healthcare: Type of health care that promotes good health and early diagnosis and prevention of disease through services provided by various members of the health care team.
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Private Grants; Government Grants; Long-term Commercial Borrowing: Three external funding sources used to help finance hospitals.
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Proprietary: A type of hospital that operates for a profit.
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Provide Energy; Build and Repair Body Tissues; Regulate and Control Chemical Processes: Three functions of food.
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Pure Food and Drug Act: The first drug law passed in the United States.
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Reassuring Cliches: Implies trite or pat answers which tend to minimize the significance of the patient's feelings.
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Receptive Aphasia: A language disorder, due to brain damage, in which the client cannot understand what
is being said to him/her either through written or spoken words.
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Recidivism: A tendency to relapse or to return to a former condition.
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Robert Koch: The "father of microbiology."
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Saphenous: The longest vein in the body.
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Sequela: An abnormal condition that follows and is the result of a disease.
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Spirometer: Instrument used to measure the volume of exhaled air.
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Stasis: Stagnation or standing still of normal flow of fluids.
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Synergy: The process in which two organs, substances, or
agents work simultaneously to enhance the function and effect of one another.
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Tactile: Pertaining to touch.
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Tertiary Care: A type of care that involves rehabilitation and restoration of an individual to maximum functioning potential following an acute illness.
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The Brain: The location of the Circle of Willis.
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The Liver: Where is vitamin A stored?
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Thyroxin: Hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of body cells.
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Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears.
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Toxicology: The medical/biological science concerned with detecting and studying poisonous substances and establishing antidotes.
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Trichinosis: Disease that can be caused by a parasite sometimes found in pork.
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Tuberculosis: Infection found by a Mantoux test.
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Ulcer: An open sore or lesion of the skin or mucous
membrane accompanied by sloughing of necrotic tissue.
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Vagus Nerve: Known as the pneumogastric or 10th cranial nerve; has both motor and sensory functions and a wider distribution than any of the other cranial nerve.
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Ventilation: Inspiration and expiration.
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Vericella: Medical term for chicken pox.
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Veterans Administration: Offers veterans certain medical care for a limited time following discharge from military service.
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Wilhelm Roentgen: Discovered X-rays.
