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  2. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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    Activities of daily living (ADLs) is a term used in healthcare to refer to an individual's daily self-care activities. Health professionals often use a person's ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measure of their functional status .

  3. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children MJD Machado-Joseph disease: ML mucolipidoses: MLD Metachromatic leukodystrophy: MMA Monomelic amyotrophy: MMR Measles, mumps, rubella: MMRV Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: MND Motor neuron disease: MODY Maturity-onset diabetes of the young: MOH Medication overuse headaches: MPD ...

  4. ADLS - Wikipedia

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    ADLS can refer to: Activities of daily living , a term used in healthcare about daily self-care activities Aircraft Detection Lighting System , a system for turning wind turbine lights on, only when its radar detects aircraft within thresholds of altitude and distance

  5. List of medical abbreviations: B - Wikipedia

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    basic ADLs basic activities of daily living: BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage British anti-Lewisite blood alcohol level: BAO: basic acid output: BAT: brown adipose tissue: BAV: bicuspid aortic valve: BBA: bilateral breast augmentation BBB: blood–brain barrier: BBB L: left bundle branch block: BBB R: right bundle branch block: BBPS: Boston Bowel ...

  6. The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.

  7. Adrenoleukodystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Adrenoleukodystrophy; Other names: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, ALD, X-ALD, Siemerling–Creutzfeldt disease, bronze Schilder disease: White matter, with reduced volume and increased signal intensity.

  8. Adaptive equipment - Wikipedia

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    Adaptive equipment are devices that are used to assist bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living (ADLs). Jennifer McLaughlin Maly a P.T./ D.P.T. in her article located in the journal Exceptional Parent gives a more complete definition of adaptive ...

  9. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance.