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Medical Terminology
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01/07/2017

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Hematologist
Definition
a specialist in hematology the science or study of blood forming organs and blood diseases
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Cardiologist
Definition
a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart abnormalities
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored breathing
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UTI
Definition
Urinary tract infection
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Delirium
Definition
an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions
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Dementia
Definition
a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury
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Psychotropic
Definition
relating to order noting drugs that affect a person's mental state
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ADL
Definition
activities of daily living
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram
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HCL
Definition
Hydrochloric acid a strong acid that issued especially in scientific experiments
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Diagnoses
Definition
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
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Pneumonia
Definition
lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs (double pneumonia), one lung (single pneumonia), or only certain lobes (lobar pneumonia).
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Fundoscopic
Definition
examination of the eye found no flame-shaped hemorrhages, cotton-wool patches, waxy exudates, capillary aneurysms or microhemorrhages.
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Crackles
Definition
make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises
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Blood Tranfusion
Definition
the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another
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Anemia
Definition
a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
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CHF
Definition
Congestive heart failure
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NAS
Definition
network-attached storage
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Bilateral
Definition
having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides
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