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Quiz 2 Acronyms And Terminology Flashcards

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bid

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Two times per day

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BiPAP

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Bilevel positive airway pressure

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BKA

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Below knee amputation

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BLS

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Basic life support

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BM

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Bowel movement

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BMI

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Body mass index

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BP

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Blood pressure

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BPH

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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bpm

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Beats per minute

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BRP

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Bath room privileges

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BS

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Bowel sounds or breath sounds

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BSC

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Bedside commode

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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DBP

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Diastolic blood pressure

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D&C

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Dilation and curettage

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D/C

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Discontinue or discharge

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Diff.

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Differential white blood cell count

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DIC

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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DJD

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Degenerative joint disease

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DKA

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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DM

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Diabetes mellitus

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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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DOA

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Dead on arrival

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DOB

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Date of birth

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DOE

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Dyspnea on exertion

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DPT

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Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

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DTs

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Delirium tremens

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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

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Dx

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Disease or diagnosis

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Adherence

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the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider/The extent to which an individual’s behavior coincides with medical or health advice

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Acute illness

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Illness Characterized by symptoms of relatively short duration

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Chronic illness

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Illness Characterized by symptoms that last for an extended period, usually 6 months or more

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Disease

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Alteration in body functions (can’t maintain homeostasis of body) resulting in a reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span

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Etiology

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Cause of a disease or condition

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Exacerbation

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It is timeline when symptoms reappears

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Health beliefs

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Concepts about health that an individual believes are true

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Health behaviors

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The actions people take to understand their health state, maintain an optimal state of health, prevent illness and injury, and reach their maximum physical and mental potential.

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Illness behavior

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Describe individual’s different ways to respond to their own health status.

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Remission

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Timeline when symptoms disappear

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Risk factors

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Practices that have potentially negative effects on health or health disease that predispose/at high risk to lead to other diseases.

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Locus of control

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A concept from social learning theory that nurses can use to determine whether clients are likely to take action regarding health

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Abrasion

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an injury where skin rubs off that causes pain, skin discoloration and light bleeding.

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Alopecia

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Hair loss condition that is caused by hair follicle damage by either targeted inflammatory or nonspecific inflammation. The etiology might be dihydrotestosterone and other causes like drugs, systemic disorders, etc.

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Callus

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Thickened portion of epidermis that can causes pain when scraping the layer off.

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Cerumen

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Earwax

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Corn

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keratosis caused by friction and pressure from a shoe, usually on a bony prominence

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Cross contamination

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the process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, with harmful effect.

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Fissure

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Deep grooves of the brain

49
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Hirsutism

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Growth of excessive body hair

50
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Plantar warts

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Appear on sole of the foot, caused by papovavirus hominis

51
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Pediculosis

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Parasitic insects that infest mammals

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Scabies

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Contact precaution diseases that cause bumps like rash, pimples on skin or even look like scaly eczema.

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Tinea pedis

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A fungal infection that usually begins between the toes that causes scaly rash that usually causes itching, stinging, and burning.

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