Communication
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Communication. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Communication.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Blushing - Involuntary reddening, especially of the face, associated with feelings of embarrassment, confusion ...
Communication - The exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups....
Communication Barriers - Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful in...
Crying - To utter an inarticulate, characteristic sound in order to communicate or express a feeling, or desi...
Disclosure - Revealing of information, by oral or written communication....
Duty to Recontact - The ethical and/or legal obligation of a health provider or researcher to communicate with a former ...
Duty to Warn - A health professional's obligation to breach patient CONFIDENTIALITY to warn third parties of the da...
Facial Expression - Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli....
Gestures - Movement of a part of the body for the purpose of communication....
Information Dissemination - The circulation or wide dispersal of information....
Information Seeking Behavior - How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used....
Interdisciplinary Communication - Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic discipli...
Kinesics - Systematic study of the body and the use of its static and dynamic position as a means of communicat...
Language - A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings....
Laughter - An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as we...
Mandatory Reporting - A legal requirement that designated types of information acquired by professionals or institutions i...
Manual Communication - Method of nonverbal communication utilizing hand movements as speech equivalents....
Narration - The act, process, or an instance of narrating, i.e., telling a story. In the context of MEDICINE or...
Negotiating - The process of bargaining in order to arrive at an agreement or compromise on a matter of importance...
Nonverbal Communication - Transmission of emotions, ideas, and attitudes between individuals in ways other than the spoken lan...
Parental Notification - Reporting to parents or guardians about care to be provided to a minor (MINORS)....
Persuasive Communication - A mode of communication concerned with inducing or urging the adoption of certain beliefs, theories,...
Propaganda - The deliberate attempt to influence attitudes and beliefs for furthering one's cause or damaging an ...
Sign Language - A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languag...
Smiling - A facial expression which may denote feelings of pleasure, affection, amusement, etc....
Speech - Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols....
Speech Intelligibility - Ability to make speech sounds that are recognizable....
Truth Disclosure - Truthful revealing of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psych...
Verbal Behavior - Includes both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken....
Whistleblowing - The reporting of observed or suspected PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT or incompetence to appropriate author...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
