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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurologic disorder that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.

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This course provides an overview of the disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

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Este curso explica las tareas que deben ser realizadas por los técnicos de entregas de equipamiento médico domiciliario en el hogar de un paciente.

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El personal del cuidado de la salud mejorará su entendimiento sobre las precauciones usadas para protegerse a sí mismos y a otros contra los peligros de la salud resultantes de la exposición a la sangre y ciertos fluidos corporales que contienen patógenos transmitidos por la sangre.

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Aunque la comunicación efectiva debe ser un enfoque para los especialistas de equipamiento médico a domicilio con pacientes de todas las edades, debe prestarse especial atención al trabajar con adultos mayores, ya que un aumento en la edad puede provocar condiciones médicas que requieran más paciencia y un ajuste en cómo uno provee y recibe información médica. Este curso incluye consejos sobre cómo facilitar mejor la comunicación con las poblaciones de adultos mayores.

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This course provides an overview of how aging affects mobility, including risk factors, complications and dangers of immobility, and details how therapeutic activities can lessen mobility problems. 

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Las instalaciones del cuidado de la salud deben proporcionar un entorno positivo y libre de discriminación para todos los empleados. Learn More

Todos en Estados Unidos tienen ciertos derechos que son garantizados por la ley. Las personas que son clientes del sector del cuidado de la salud también tienen derechos, incluyendo el derecho a recibir cuidado de buena calidad. Junto con esos derechos, existen ciertas responsabilidades como clientes en nuestro sistema del cuidado de la salud. Este curso explica cuáles son esos derechos y responsabilidades según como fue definido en 1997 por la Comisión Consultiva para la Protección y Calidad en la Industria del Cuidado de la Salud.

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This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.

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Over 40 percent of American adults have obesity, putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. This course provides basic information about obesity.

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Las instalaciones del cuidado de la salud deben proporcionar un entorno positivo y libre de discriminación para todos los empleados.

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LGBTQ individuals have faced many challenges that have kept them in the closet or forced them back into the closet because of discrimination and bullying from friends and family, health care workers, and the general public. This self-study will help health care staff understand LGBTQ terminology and ways to provide compassionate, LGBTQ-informed care.

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This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

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This course focuses on wound healing and local aspects of wound care.

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This course provides an overview of foot and ankle anatomy, types of injuries, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of foot and ankle injuries. 

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This course reviews the effects of immobility on the human body.

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This course provides information that physical rehabilitation clinicians can use when deciding whether or not to use functional knee bracing during the treatment of significant knee joint injuries.

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This course provides an overview of hip and knee replacement including the risks and complications of such surgery.

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This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to non-invasive bone growth stimulators. This course will cover bone growth stimulators in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of bone growth stimulator, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes links to bone growth stimulator manufacturers.

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Este curso informa a los trabajadores del cuidado de la salud cómo se forman prejuicios implícitos, sus causas y el daño que pueden crear. Además se proporcionan métodos para reconocer y reducir los prejuicios implícitos.

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This course provides health care providers with an overview of infection control measures including standard precautions, transmission-based (isolation) precautions, handwashing, personal protective equipment, sterilization, and disinfection.

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Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens.

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This course provides information about spinal cord injuries (SCI) and the role a case manager plays in the acute and rehabilitation of persons with SCI.

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This course discusses issues, interventions and information pertinent to case managers who work with patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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This course will review the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) staging guidelines of pressure ulcers and the risk factors for developing a pressure ulcer. You should complete Part 1 of this series before starting this course, and you should complete this course before starting Part 3.

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