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Kim Smith
Medical Terminology
22
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01/05/2017

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Term
CBC
Definition
complete blood count
Term
BM
Definition
Bowel movement
Term
Pneumonia
[noo-mohn-yuh]
Definition
inflammation of an acute disease of the lungs caused by bacterium
Term
UTI
Definition
uinary track infection
Term
UA
Definition
Unitary Authority
Term
EKG
Definition
electrocardiogram/electrocardiograph
Term
ADL
Definition
Anti-Defamation league. Activities of daily living
Term
Cardiologist
Definition
doctors who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of condition of the heart and blood vessels
Term
CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Dyspnea
[Disp-nee- yuh]
Definition
Difficult in breathing, often associated with lung and heart disease in resulting in shortness of breath
Term
Lateral
[lat-er-uh]
Definition
of or relating the side
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Anemia
[uh-nee-mee-uh]
Definition
A quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness and breathlessness
Term
Diagnosis
[dahy-uh g-noh-sis]
(Dx)
Definition
The process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a disease condition
Term
Delirium
[Dih-leer-ee-uh m]
Definition
A more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers.
Term
Dementia
[Dih-men-shush- shee-uh
Definition
Sever impairment, or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss neurons in the brain
Term
RAP
Definition
Resident Assessment protocol
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IM
Definition
immunization
Term
LOA
Definition
Leave of absense
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BP
Definition
blood pressure
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P
Definition
pulse
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T
Definition
temperature
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OT
Definition
Occupational therapy
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