| A | B |
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| Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Legal document which ensures the privacy of a patient; also ensures the rights of caregivers are protected |
| Advanced Directive | Legal document specifying what a patient would like to have done for health care if he or she becomes incapacitated and cannot make decisions; also known as a “living will” |
| Patient Bill of Rights | Set of standards guaranteed for a patient by a healthcare provider |
| Affordable Care Act (ACA) | Health care reform attempting to provide more Americans with affordable quality health insurance and restrain the growth in healthcare spending; also known as Obamacare |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Federal organization which regulates and ensures safe and healthy working conditions for Americans by enforcing standards and implementing safety training |
| Breathalyzer | Device used to measure the blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample |
| Substance Abuse | Chronic misuse of any substance which can impair day-to-day functioning |
| Egress | Action of leaving |
| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | Document containing information on potential health effects of exposure to toxins or other dangerous substances and safe working procedures for handling chemical products |
| Toxin | Substance which harm the body; include chemicals, pathogens, radiation, etc |
| Long Bones | bones which are longer than they are wide |
| Rotation | movement around a vertical axis |
| Depression | movement bringing shoulders away from ears |
| Adduction | medial movement |
| Abduction | lateral movement |
| Flexion | movement which reduces the angle of the joint to less than a 180 degree angle |
| Extension | movement which results in a joint resting at a 180 degree angle |
| Distal | farther from the point of attachment |
| Proximal | closer to the point of attachment |
| Posterior | toward the back of the body |
| Anterior | toward the front of the body |
| Inferior | below another structure |
| Superior | above another structure |
| Medial | closer to the middle of the body |
| Lateral | farther away from the middle of the body |
