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Amy Peterson
Medical Terminology
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05/15/2016
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Hematologist
 Definition
blood specialist
Term
Pulmonologist
 Definition
lung specialist
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
heart specialist
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
identifying which disease or condition a patient has based on signs, symptoms and test results.
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency Room
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C/O
 Definition
Complaining of
Term
SOB
 Definition
Shortness of Breath
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Edema
 Definition
swelling
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tid
 Definition
three times a day
Term
qhs
 Definition
every night at bedtime
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prn
 Definition
per resident need
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po
 Definition
by mouth
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fundoscopic
 Definition
part of an eye examination
Term
pleural effusion
 Definition
abnormal fluid build up in the tissues around the lung
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pneumonia
 Definition
lung infection
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anemia
 Definition
low red blood cell count, commonly caused by an iron deficiency
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CBC
 Definition
Complete Blood Count
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ADLs
 Definition
Activities of daily living
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delirium
 Definition
A state of mental confusion which is normally temporary
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dementia
 Definition
A group of mental symptoms which interfere with daily living
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CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
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