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Nicole Jones
Medical Terminology
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10/09/2016
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Term
NAS
 Definition
Low salt diet.
Term
Dementia
 Definition
Decline in memory. Associated with Alzheimer's.
Term
Hematologist
 Definition
Specialist in the study of blood.
Term
Pulmonologist
 Definition
Specialist in the study of the lungs.
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Cardiologist
 Definition
Specialist in the study of the heart.
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
Identification of the nature of an illness.
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency Room.
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C/O
 Definition
Complains of.
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SOB
 Definition
Shortness of breath.
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Edema
 Definition
Watery fluid.
Term
tid
 Definition
Three times/day.
Term
qhs
 Definition
Every bedtime.
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prn
 Definition
As needed.
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po
 Definition
Orally.
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Fundoscopic
 Definition
Eye examination.
Term
Pleural effusion
 Definition
Excudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a neural cavity.
Term
Pneumonia
 Definition
Disease of the lungs. Making it difficult to breathe.
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Anemia
 Definition
Blood is deficient in red blood cells, hemoglobin, or in total volume.
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Blood transfusion
 Definition
Someone's blood is put into the body of another person.
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EKG
 Definition
Electrocardiogram. Measuring the heart.
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Delirium
 Definition
Mental state of confusion.
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