Introduction
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With AI, skepticism is vital. Always verify sources, seek multiple confirmations, and prioritize educational resources over commercial ones for reliable understanding.
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A dialysis nurse explains kidney functions, highlighting their role in filtering blood, balancing electrolytes, regulating water, and producing hormones essential for blood production and overall health management.
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Focus on enhancing your quality of life through passion, creativity, and meaningful connections. Here are some suggestions on how to start.
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When people can’t go home from a hospital, they are often sent to a skilled nursing facility. Why can’t they go home? It’s not safe. In health terms, being safe means being able to do everyday things without help with no harm being done. Everyday things, called Activities of Daily Living (ADL), are things like
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Depending on the circumstances, you need different types of healthcare. I am going to explain the differences between levels of care to help you tell the difference between an urgent care and emergency room, for example. I will list and color code them in order of healthiest to sickest care, otherwise known as acuity. Medical
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Chronic: Lasts a long time. Disease: Any negative deviation from normal function. Chronic disease: A condition that lasts 3 months or longer and may worsen over time. The opposite of chronic is acute, meaning immediate or sudden change. The opposite of disease is wellness or health. You may hear these terms in the doctor’s office
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