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ERICA WELSH
Medical Terminology
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01/03/2017
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Term
HEMATOLOGIST
 Definition
a physician who specializes in blood
Term
PULMONOLOGIST
 Definition
a physician who specializes in the lungs
Term
CARDIOLOGIST
 Definition
a physician who specializes in the heart
Term
DIAGNOSIS
 Definition
DETERMINATION OF THE NATURE OF A CAUSE OF A DISEASE.
Term
ER
 Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
Term
C/O
 Definition
COCCYGEAL NERVES
Term
SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Term
EDEMA
 Definition
SWELLING
Term
TID
 Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
Term
QHS
 Definition
EVERY NIGHT AT BEDTIME
Term
PRN
 Definition
AS NEEDED
Term
PO
 Definition
BY MOUTH
Term
PNEUMONIA
 Definition
INFECTION OF THE LUNG(S)
Term
ANEMIA
 Definition
A CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS REDUCED DELIVERY OF OXYGEN TO THE TISSUES
Term
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
 Definition
THE ADMINISTRATION OF WHOLE BLOOD OR A COMPONENT, SUCH AS PACKED RED CELLS, TO REPLACE BLOOD LOST THROUGH TRAUMA, SURGERY, OR DISEASE.
Term
EKG
 Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
Term
CBC
 Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
Term
ADLs
 Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Term
delirium
 Definition
A STATE OF MENTAL CONFUSION THAT DEVELOPS QUICKLY AND USUALLY FLUCTUATES IN INTENSITY.
Term
RAP
 Definition
RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE
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Dr. Archibald
 Definition
HEMATOLOGIST
Term
Dr. Graham
 Definition
CARDIOLOGIST
Term
Dr. Clark
 Definition
PULMANOLOGIST
Term
Dementia
 Definition
A LOSS OF MENTAL ABILITY SEVERE ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH NORMAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, LASTING MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, NOT PRESENT SINCE BIRTH, AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOSS OR ALTERATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Term
NAS
 Definition
NO ADDED SALT
Term
CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
BM
 Definition
bowel movement
Term
PT
 Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Term
VO
 Definition
VERBAL OR VOICE ORDERED
Term
IM
 Definition
INTRAMUSCULAR
Term
UTI
 Definition
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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UA
 Definition
URINALYSIS
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OT
 Definition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
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N/G
 Definition
NASOGASTRIC
Term
G-TUBE
 Definition
GASTROSTOMY TUBE
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CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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