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  • Bioelectrical impedance

    Resistance to electrical current as it travels through body fluids and tissues. Its measurement is used in body composition analysis to determine total water, lean mass, and other body components. The results may vary with ambient temperature and humidity, the subject’s hydration, and other variables.  

  • Impartial

    In medicine, providing unbiased and nonjudgmental treatment.  

  • Impaled object

    A foreign body that penetrates the skin and remains embedded in tissue. Such objects should be stabilized to prevent movement and allowed to remain in place while the patient is transported to receive professional care. EMS providers are taught that an impaled object to the cheek may be removed if it is causing a compromise…

  • Impairment testing

    A means of measuring an employee’s suitability for a particular job, esp. one in which the employee’s performance may affect the health or safety of others. Some employers have preferred using impairment testing rather than random drug screening to assess the fitness of workers for employment in safety-conscious work environments (e.g., hospitals).  

  • Syndromic hereditary hearing impairment

    Hearing loss or deafness that is genetically transmitted and associated with other inherited diseases or deficits.  

  • Specific language impairment

    A common impairment in language development affecting about 4% to 6% of children in which nonverbal intelligence is normal but skills such as the ability to name objects or to understand word meanings lags.  

  • Non-syndromic hereditary hearing impairment

    Hearing loss, or deafness, that is inherited and is not associated with other inherited characteristics.  

  • Impairment evaluation

    An examination of a person’s fitness for work or performance of specific activities.  

  • Impaired fasting glucose

    Abnormal glucose metabolism demonstrated by the presence of a fasting blood sugar that is greater than 100 mg/dl.  

  • Suppressive immunotherapy

    Any treatment used to block abnormal or excessive immune responses.  

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