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  2. J. L. Mackie - Wikipedia

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    John Leslie Mackie FBA (25 August 1917 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian philosopher. He made significant contributions to ethics, the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language. Mackie had influential views on metaethics, including his defence of moral scepticism and his sophisticated defence of atheism. He wrote ...

  3. Inconsistent triad - Wikipedia

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    An inconsistent triad consists of three propositions of which at most two can be true. For example: Alice loves me. Alice sends flowers to people she loves. Alice has not sent me flowers. If one finds oneself believing all three propositions of an inconsistent triad, then (in order to be rational) one must give up or modify at least one of ...

  4. List of medical triads, tetrads, and pentads - Wikipedia

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    A medical triad is a group of three signs or symptoms, the result of injury to three organs, which characterise a specific medical condition. The appearance of all three signs conjoined together in another patient, points to that the patient has the same medical condition, or diagnosis.

  5. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    increased pain along vein with Valsalva; proximal pressure prevents this Lowenberg's sign: Robert I. Lowenberg: vascular medicine: deep vein thrombosis (needed) immediate pain on inflating blood pressure cuff around calf MacDonald triad: John M. MacDonald: psychiatry: sociopathic personality disorder

  6. Waddell's signs - Wikipedia

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    Waddell, et al. (1980) described five categories of signs: Tenderness tests: superficial and diffuse tenderness and/or nonanatomic tenderness; Simulation tests: these are based on movements which produce pain, without actually causing that movement, such as axial loading and pain on simulated rotation

  7. Pain assessment - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Commission began setting standards for pain assessment in 2001 stating that the route of analgesic administration dictates the times for pain reassessment, as different routes require different amounts of time for the medication to have a therapeutic effect. Oral: 45–69 minutes. Intramuscular: 30 minutes.

  8. Category : Medical assessment and evaluation instruments

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    Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia; ... Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities This page was last edited on 16 October 2023, at 01:31 (UTC). ...

  9. Pain scale - Wikipedia

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    A patient's self-reported pain is so critical in the pain assessment method that it has been described as the "most valid measure" of pain. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The focus on patient report of pain is an essential aspect of any pain scale, but there are additional features that should be included in a pain scale.