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AIDS

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Apical

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Bottom of the heart, where the heart beat is found

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Axillary

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Related to, or located near the armpit; axillary temperature

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Anti-microbial

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An agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens

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Asepsis

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Producing and maintaining a clean condition

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Bacteria

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Unicellular microorganisms

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Biohazardous

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Item contaminated with bodily fluids/secretions;
Bio: life
Hazard: dangerous

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Blood borne pathogens

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Microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans

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CDC

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center for disease control

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Chain of infection

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Way of describing how a disease is transmitted from one living being to another

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C-diff

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Clostridium Difficile

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Communicable disease

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A disease cause by pathogens that spread easily and contagious

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Contact precautions

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Spreading of infections by coming in/directly in contact with another person

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Contamination

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The process by which an object or are becomes unclean

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Cross contamination

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When bacteria comes from one thing to another

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Disinfectants

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Anything used to decrease the spread of pathogens

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Disposable

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Only to be used once and thrown away

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Exposure control plan

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Plan designed to eliminate or reduce employee exposure to infectious material

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Exposure incident

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Situation that occurs when a person is exposed to infectious blood or material

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Hand hygiene

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Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water and using alcohol based hand rubs

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HAI

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Healthcare associated infection

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Infection

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The state resulting from pathogens invading and growing in the human body

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Infection prevention

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The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

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Isolation
To keep something separate or by myself to contain an infection
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Microorganism
Tiny living object, sometimes called germs
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MDRO's
Multi-drug resistant organisms
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Non pathogen
Microbe that does not usually cause an infection
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Pathogen
Disease causing organisms
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PPE
personal protective equipment
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Reverse isolation
Procedure designed to protect a patient from infectious organisms that might be carried by the staff. Nurse will wear a mask if she is sick, weakened immune system, etc.
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Standard (universal) precautions
Precautions that protect you from patients with known infections and from patients who have infections they are not aware of
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Sterile
The absence of all microorganisms
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Transmissions based precautions
Method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with a disease
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Tuberculosis (TB)
A communicable infection that primarily affects the lungs. TB is extremely contagious and is spread through airborne droplets
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Virus
One-celled organism that is much smaller than bacterium
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HAI
healthcare associated infection
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TB
Tuberculosis
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Alveoli
Tint grape like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
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Apnea
The absence of breathing
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Artery
Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Aspiration
Breathing food or fluid into the lungs
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Asthma
Narrowing of the vessels in the lungs, makes it difficult to breathe
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Blood clot
A smass of coagulated blood, as within a blood vessels or at the site of an open wound
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Bronchi
Branches of the passages of the respiratory system that lead from the trachea into the lungs
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Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
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Capillary
A tiny blood vessel; food, oxygen, and other substances lass from the capillaries into the cells
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Cardiac
Of or pertaining to the heart
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Cyanosis
Blue pale skin and/or musous membranes due to decrease in oxygen in the blood
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Diaphragm
- Large flat surface of the stethoscope | - strong some shapes muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
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Dyspnea
Difficult, labored, or painful breathing
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Edema
Swelling in body tissues caused by excess fluid
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Emphysema
a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness
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Epiglottis
The flap of cartilage covering the opening to the larynx
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Exhale
To breathe out
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Hypertension
Condition of high blood pressure 140/90 or above
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure 90/60 or below
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Inhale
To breathe in
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Larynx
Voice box; part of the respiratory airway
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Nares
The nostrils or nasal passages
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Pacemaker
An electronic device implanted beneath the skin for providing normal heartbeats by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle; tiny defibrillator in a sense
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Pertussis
Medical term for whooping cough
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Pneumonia
Inflammation/ infection of the lungs
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Respirations
The act of breathing into and out of the lungs Normal range 12-20 per minute
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Trachea
Passage that carries air from the larynx down to the lungs; windpipe
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Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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Blood pressure
The amount of force exerted of an artery by blood
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Brachial artery
Artery inside the elbow; used to measure blood pressure
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Centigrade
Basis of the former temperature scale in which 100 degrees separated the melting and boiling points of water
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Diastolic
Phase when the heart relaxes; second measurement of blood pressure
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Digital thermometer
Battery operated; can measure temperatures in a few seconds
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Ear canal
The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone
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Electric thermometer
An instrument used to determine temperature
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Exhalation/Expiration
To breathe out
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Exhalation/Expiration
To breathe out
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Fahrenheit
A temperature scale where the boiling of water is 252° and freezing point is 32°
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Inspiration/inhalation
Breathing air into the lungs
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Irregular
Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement
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Oral
Mouth, teeth, and gums
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Pain
Discomfort
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Pulse
The neat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery
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Radial artery
Artery running inside of the wrist; thumb side
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Rectal
Relating to or affecting the rectum
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Sphygomomanometer
Blood oressure cuff/ instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Stethoscope
Instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other organs
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Systolic
The amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation. Active part of the heart
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Temporal
Of or relating to the temples on the side of skull behind the orbits
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Thermometer
An instrumennt used to measure hot and cold
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Tympanic
Relating to or resembling the drum of the ear
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Anemia
A decrease in number of circulating RBCs
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Angina Pectoris
Intense pain in chest due to lack of oxygen to the heart
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CHF
Congestive heart failure- inability of heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood through the body
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CAD
Coronary artery disease- buildup of plaque in the walls of the arteries causing decrease in blood and oxygen to the heart
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MI
Myocardial infarction- lack of blood flow to heart resulting in death to part of the heart muscle
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PVD
Peripheral vascular disease- inadequate circulation to the extremities
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COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder- group of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction including bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma

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