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- 21:33, 6 July 2021 diff hist +62 N Angina Created page with "Chest pain, often due to insufficient blood flow to the heart." current Tag: Visual edit
- 21:32, 6 July 2021 diff hist +43 N Aneurysm Created page with "A weakening and bulging area of the artery." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:49, 6 July 2021 diff hist +127 N Anesthetic Created page with "A drug that reduces sensation to stimuli. Often used in surgical procedures. Types include systemic or local (lidocaine patch)." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:47, 6 July 2021 diff hist +61 N Anencephaly Created page with "A birth defect resulting in a reduction of normal brain mass." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:46, 6 July 2021 diff hist +123 N Anemia Created page with "A condition marked by a reduction of red blood cells required to carry oxygen in the body. Results in generalized weakness." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:45, 6 July 2021 diff hist +73 N Adrogens Created page with "The substances that simulate the development of the male characteristics." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:44, 6 July 2021 diff hist +131 N Anatomy Created page with "The study of the internal and external structures, the names of these structures and components, and how they relate to each other." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:43, 6 July 2021 diff hist +235 N Anatomical Position Created page with "A specific body position often referenced in which a human stands erect with their arms by their side and their palms facing forward and feet close together. Left and right is..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:41, 6 July 2021 diff hist +63 N Anastomosis Created page with "A surgical formation of a passage way between two open vessels." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:40, 6 July 2021 diff hist +108 N Anaphylactic Shock Created page with "A severe allergic reaction marked by inadequate blood flow due to blood vessel dilation throughout the body." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:39, 6 July 2021 diff hist +144 N Analysis of Variance Created page with "Also known as F ratio or ANOVA. In research methods, used to establish if there is a significant difference among the means of multiple samples." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:37, 6 July 2021 diff hist +404 N Analysis of Occupational Performance Created page with "The step in evaluation in which the client's problems are identified through assessment tools. These tools are used to observe, measure, and inquire about supports and barrier..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:35, 6 July 2021 diff hist +117 N Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) Created page with "In research methods, the controlling of a variable's effects that are known to correlate with the dependent variable." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:34, 6 July 2021 diff hist +223 N Analgesic Created page with "Medication that helps to reduce pain. Varies from mild to stronger narcotics. Occupational therapists do not administer medications including analgesics, but play a role in ad..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:32, 6 July 2021 diff hist +23 N Anakusis Created page with "Hearing loss; deafness." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:32, 6 July 2021 diff hist +330 N Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Created page with "A progressive neurodegenerative disease of the nerve cells in the central nervous system that affects multiple body systems of voluntary movement. Symptoms include muscle weak..." Tag: Visual edit
- 03:29, 6 July 2021 diff hist +87 N Amphiarthrodial Joint Created page with "A non-synovial joint. Example: hyaline cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:28, 6 July 2021 diff hist +106 N Amnesia Created page with "A condition or disorder characterized by memory loss during a certain time period or of personal identity." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:24, 6 July 2021 diff hist +33 N American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) Created page with "A foundation established in 1965," current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:23, 6 July 2021 diff hist +235 N American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Created page with "An organization that represents the field of occupational therapy in the United States. AOTA publishes the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT), OT Week, SIS Ne..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:22, 6 July 2021 diff hist +4 AJOT current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:22, 6 July 2021 diff hist +193 N AJOT Created page with "The American Journal of Occupational Therapy is an official journal of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) that includes research, education, and occupational..." Tag: Visual edit
- 03:21, 6 July 2021 diff hist +37 N Amenorrhea Created page with "The absence of menstruation in women." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:20, 6 July 2021 diff hist +101 N Ambulatory Care Created page with "Care provided to patients in an outpatient setting. Patients may not necessarily be able to ambulate." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:19, 6 July 2021 diff hist +46 N Ambulate Created page with "To walk from one place to another, move about." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:19, 6 July 2021 diff hist +121 N Alternative Therapies Created page with "An alternative treatment approach for the management of an illness or disease. Examples include: massage and acupuncture." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:18, 6 July 2021 diff hist +91 N Type I Error Created page with "In research methods, Type 1 error, or alpha error, is the rejection of the null hypothesis." current Tag: Visual edit
- 03:17, 6 July 2021 diff hist +35 N Alopecia Created page with "A condition marked by loss of hair." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:34, 5 July 2021 diff hist +72 N Alogia Created page with "The inability to speak. == See also == * Aphasia == References ==" current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:33, 5 July 2021 diff hist +83 N Allograft Created page with "Using grafted skin, e.g., burns, for the same species, such as skin from a cadaver." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:33, 5 July 2021 diff hist +281 N Aligns Created page with "To maintain an upright sitting or standing position without a need to persistently prop during the task performance.<ref>American Occupational Therapy Association. (2014). ''O..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 21:49, 5 July 2021 diff hist +190 N Research Acknowledgements Created page with "A description of individuals, groups, or organizations that the author(s) would like to thank, conflicts of interest, author contributions, funding, sponsors, and a transparen..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 02:05, 3 July 2021 diff hist +51 N Alexia Created page with "A condition characterized by the inability to read." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:55, 3 July 2021 diff hist +53 N Alarm Reaction Created page with "The first stage in stress response in the human body." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:54, 3 July 2021 diff hist +41 N Akinesia Created page with "The inability to initiate motor movement." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:53, 3 July 2021 diff hist +31 N Akathisia Created page with "Restlessness in motor movement." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:52, 3 July 2021 diff hist +128 N Airplane Splint Created page with "A splint that is applied after skin graft surgery, e.g., burns, to stabilize the shoulder in 90 degrees of horizontal abduction." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:51, 3 July 2021 diff hist +70 N Agraphia Created page with "A cognitive processing impairment resulting in the inability to write." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:50, 3 July 2021 diff hist +77 N Agoraphobia Created page with "The fear of places or situations that may cause panic, fear, or embarassment." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:46, 3 July 2021 diff hist +99 N Agnosia Created page with "The inability to understand incoming sensory information due to a central nervous system condition." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:45, 3 July 2021 diff hist +46 N Aging in Place Created page with "Remaining in the home or community as you age." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:43, 3 July 2021 diff hist +36 N Aging Created page with "Aging is the process of growing old." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:42, 3 July 2021 diff hist +37 N Agglutination Created page with "The clumping together of blood cells." current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:42, 3 July 2021 diff hist +88 N Ageism Created page with "Prejudice for age in that one is better than another, e.g., younger is better than older" current Tag: Visual edit
- 01:41, 3 July 2021 diff hist +199 N Afolter Technique Created page with "A treatment technique that uses hand-over-hand guidance to promote and facilitate development. This strategy uses tactile and kinesthetic sensory input for learning. == See a..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:17, 1 July 2021 diff hist +48 N Afferent Created page with "Conduction towards the direction of a structure." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:16, 1 July 2021 diff hist +80 N Abstract Thinking Created page with "The ability to use thinking to derive a meaning beyond the aspects of the event." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:15, 1 July 2021 diff hist +61 N Abruptio Placentae Created page with "A premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:09, 1 July 2021 diff hist +76 N Affective State Created page with "The range of emotional states of an individual, e.g., unconscious, agitated." current Tag: Visual edit
- 22:08, 1 July 2021 diff hist +156 N Affective Disorder Created page with "A disturbance of mood that is characterized by elevated mood (mania), depressed mood (depression), or a swing between the two (such as in bipolar disorder)." current Tag: Visual edit
