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Alondrea Cotton
Medical Terminology
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05/17/2016
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Term
Hemat/o
** Hematologist
 Definition
dealing with blood.
Term
Pulmon/o
pneumo
 Definition
dealing with the lung(s)
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C/O
 Definition
complains of
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SOB
 Definition
Shortness of breath
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Edema
 Definition
excess of watery fluid collecting in a cavity or within tissues
Term
tid
 Definition
3 times a day
Term
qhs
 Definition
at/ every bedtime
Term
prn
 Definition
when necessary
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po
 Definition
by mouth/orlly
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anemia
 Definition
less than normal red blood cells
Term
EKG or ECG
 Definition
electrocardiogram

*shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper
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CBC
 Definition
Complete blood count
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ADLs
 Definition
Activities of daily living
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RAP
 Definition
Rapid atrial pacing
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Delirium
 Definition
Confusion/reduced awareness of environment.

*can be reversed
Term
NAS diet
 Definition
no added salt
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CHF
 Definition
Congestive heart failure
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cardiomyopathy
 Definition
heart muscle disease
*cardio-heart
*myo-muscle
*pathy-disease
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VO
 Definition
Verbal order
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N/G or G-tube
 Definition
Nasogastric tube
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