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Discuss the Quality-Of-Life Issues That Need to Be Addressed with Patients

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Discuss the quality-of-life issues that need to be addressed with patients receiving long-term nutrition support at home.


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Ultrasound

A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize internal structures of the body, commonly used for viewing a fetus during pregnancy.

Trimester

A term used in pregnancy to divide the period of gestation into three stages, each lasting approximately three months, to describe the development stages of the fetus.

Thumb Sucking

A common behavior in infants and young children where they comfort themselves by sucking their thumb.

Teratogens

Teratogens are substances, environmental exposures, or pathogens that can cause developmental defects in a fetus when a mother is exposed during pregnancy.

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