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Dimisha Drinkwater
Medical Terminalogy
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01/07/2017

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Hematologist
Definition
A physician who specializes in studying blood
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Cardiologist
Definition
A physician who specializes in treating diseases of the heart
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Pulmonologist
Definition
A physician who specializes in lung treatments, conditions, and diagnosis
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Diagnosis
Definition
The identification of the nature of an illness/other problem by examination of symptoms
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of one or both lungs
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Funduscopic
Definition
of, done, or obtained by opthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye
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Blood transfusion
Definition
transfer of blood or blood components from one person(the donor) into the bloodstream of another person(the recipient)
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EKG/ECG
Definition
Electrocardiogram (test that checks for electrical activity of your heart
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Delirium
Definition
A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function
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Dementia
Definition
Significant loss of intellectual abilities. Such as memory capacity, that is severe enough to interfere with social/occupational functions
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ADL
Definition
Activities of Daily Living
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Psychotropic
Definition
Relating to drugs that affects a person's mental state
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
When a patient's heart can no longer pump blood to rest of body due to coronary artery disease
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HCL
Definition
abbreviation for Hydrochloride
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Dsypnea
Definition
Difficult or labored breathing; Sign of serious disease in lung, airway, or heart
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ml
Definition
abbreviation for milliliter
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Bilateral
Definition
On both sides or pertaining to both sides
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CPR
Definition
abbreviation for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Mediastinal
Definition
Pertaining to mediastinum(area in the chest between lungs that contains the heart, part of windpipe(trachea), and esophagus)
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PA
Definition
abbreviation for Postanterior
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