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Kelly Terek
Medical Terminology
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04/10/2016

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Edema
Definition
A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in cavities or tissues.
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Anemia
Definition
A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in blood resulting in pallor and weariness
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram, a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart.
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath, referred to as dysphasia difficult to labored breathing.
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ADL
Definition
Activities of Daily living, things done in daily living for self care.
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Delirium
Definition
A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain fiction, caused sometimes by alcohol or sedative drug withdrawal.
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Dementia
Definition
Decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life such as Alzheimer's
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NAS
Definition
No added salt
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BM
Definition
Bowel Movement
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Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Diseases of the heart muscle makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body and can lead to heart failure.
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Phychotropic
Definition
Affecting mental activity, behavior or perception, a mood altering drug
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UTI
Definition
Urinary tract infection, an infection in any part of the urinary system, the kidneys, bladder or urethra
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Hydroactive
Definition
Activated by water, normally a wound dressing
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PA
Definition
Physician assistant- mid level medical practitioner who works under supervision of a medical doctor.
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Bilateral
Definition
Of or relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs
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Mediastinal
Definition
Space in the beast between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except lungs pleurE, the soace with its contents.
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Lateral
Definition
In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body, also means outer side of the body part.
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PERL
Definition
Pupils equal, react to light
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CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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BP
Definition
Abbreviation for blood pressure
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