Health information and related terminology Flashcards


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AHP

Allied Health professional

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AHA

Allied Health assistant

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Risk factor

Attributes, characteristics or exposures that increase the likelihood of a person developing a disease or health disorder.

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Impact of ageing

As people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time.

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Progress note

Represents a patient's interval status during a hospitalization, outpatient visit, treatment with a post-acute care provider, or other healthcare encounter.

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Directional terminology

Describe the positions of structures relative to other structures or locations in the body.

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Homeostasis

A self-regulating process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.

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Negative feedback loop

A normal biological response in which the effects of a reaction slow or stop that reaction.

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Positive feedback loop

Occurs in nature when the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction.

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Credible source

Free from bias and backed up with evidence.