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Jennifer Zimmerman
Medical Terminology
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01/08/2017

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Term
ADLs
Definition
Activities of Daily Living
Term
NAS diet
Definition
No Added Salt
Term
CHF
Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
Term
Hematologist
Definition
Specialist in the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Term
Pulmonologist
Definition
Specialists that focus on the health of the respiratory system.
Term
Cardiologist
Definition
A specialist in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Term
Diagnosis
Definition
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Term
E/R
Definition
Emergency Room
Term
C/O
Definition
Care Of
Term
SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
Edema
Definition
Swelling in the limb
Term
TID
Definition
Three Times a Day
Term
QHS
Definition
Every Night at Bedtime
Term
PRN
Definition
As needed
Term
PO
Definition
Tablet by Mouth
Term
Fundoscopic
Definition
The examination of the ocular fundus to assess retinal manifestations of hypertension, DM, retinal detachment, melanoma, and sundry ilk
Term
Pleural Effusion
Definition
a condition in which excess fluid builds around the lung
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid.
Term
Anemia
Definition
a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
Term
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
a term used to describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease.
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