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Most beneficial treatment for schizophrenia - ✔✔medication therapy
Decreased in anemia - ✔✔iron, ferritin, erythrocytes
Fatigue in anemia is related to decreased - ✔✔oxygenation
Sickle cell tissue damage is caused by - ✔✔obstruction to the circulation
Complications of osteoporosis - ✔✔increased risk of fractures, increase risk of
falls
Osteoporosis - ✔✔A condition in which the body's bones become weak and
break easily. Most common type of bone deficiency in older Americans
asymptomatic - ✔✔showing no symptoms of disease
EKG/ECG tests - ✔✔electrical activity of the heart
Modifiable risk factors for CAD - ✔✔Smoking, HTN, DM, obesity, diet, activity
level, hyperlipidemia
nonmodifiable risk factors - ✔✔Age
Gender
Family history
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myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack; death of myocardial tissue
(infarction) caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow) as a result of a clot in a
coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis; symptoms include pain in
the chest or upper body (shoulders, neck, and jaw), shortness of breath,
diaphoresis, and nausea
PSA - ✔✔prostate-specific tumor marker
PKU testing - ✔✔make a puncture on the lateral heel appoximately 2-3 mm
deep, soak blood completely through the paper, allow the test card to dry
completely; done as soon as 24 hours after birth
Down syndrome characteristics - ✔✔-Slanted eyes, skin fold over nasal corners
of eyes, small mouth, protruding tongue, straight line across palm of hand,
heart defects, & floppy muscle tone. mental impairment
nosocomial infection - ✔✔an infection acquired during hospitalization
Early indicator of infection in immunosuppressed - ✔✔Fever
Soap and Water - ✔✔Required to clean hands after caring for C. diff patient.
hand sanitizer - ✔✔liquid or gel used to lower the # of microorganisms on the
skin's surface; does not kill C. diff
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Most beneficial treatment for schizophrenia - ✔✔medication therapy
Decreased in anemia - ✔✔iron, ferritin, erythrocytes
Fatigue in anemia is related to decreased - ✔✔oxygenation
Sickle cell tissue damage is caused by - ✔✔obstruction to the circulation
Complications of osteoporosis - ✔✔increased risk of fractures, increase risk of
falls
Osteoporosis - ✔✔A condition in which the body's bones become weak and
break easily. Most common type of bone deficiency in older Americans
asymptomatic - ✔✔showing no symptoms of disease
EKG/ECG tests - ✔✔electrical activity of the heart
Modifiable risk factors for CAD - ✔✔Smoking, HTN, DM, obesity, diet, activity
level, hyperlipidemia
nonmodifiable risk factors - ✔✔Age
Gender
Family history
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©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, Ethnic background; heredity
myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack; death of myocardial tissue
(infarction) caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow) as a result of a clot in a
coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis; symptoms include pain in
the chest or upper body (shoulders, neck, and jaw), shortness of breath,
diaphoresis, and nausea
PSA - ✔✔prostate-specific tumor marker
PKU testing - ✔✔make a puncture on the lateral heel appoximately 2-3 mm
deep, soak blood completely through the paper, allow the test card to dry
completely; done as soon as 24 hours after birth
Down syndrome characteristics - ✔✔-Slanted eyes, skin fold over nasal corners
of eyes, small mouth, protruding tongue, straight line across palm of hand,
heart defects, & floppy muscle tone. mental impairment
nosocomial infection - ✔✔an infection acquired during hospitalization
Early indicator of infection in immunosuppressed - ✔✔Fever
Soap and Water - ✔✔Required to clean hands after caring for C. diff patient.
hand sanitizer - ✔✔liquid or gel used to lower the # of microorganisms on the
skin's surface; does not kill C. diff
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