AHP
Allied Health professional
AHA
Allied Health assistant
Risk factor
Attributes, characteristics or exposures that increase the likelihood of a person developing a disease or health disorder.
Impact of ageing
As people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time.
Progress note
Represents a patient's interval status during a hospitalization, outpatient visit, treatment with a post-acute care provider, or other healthcare encounter.
Directional terminology
Describe the positions of structures relative to other structures or locations in the body.
Homeostasis
A self-regulating process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.
Negative feedback loop
A normal biological response in which the effects of a reaction slow or stop that reaction.
Positive feedback loop
Occurs in nature when the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction.
Credible source
Free from bias and backed up with evidence.