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Tammy Verdine
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07/06/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
a specialist in the study of blood
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Pulmonologist
Definition
a specialist in the study of pulmonary (lung) disease
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Cardiologist
Definition
a specialist in the study of the heart
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diagnosis
Definition
the identification of the nature of an illness or disease.
Term
congestive heart failure
Definition
When your heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
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left pleural effusion
Definition
an abnormal amount of fluid around the left lung
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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
SWELLING CAUSED BY EXCESS FLUID IN YOUR BODY'S TISSUES
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TID
Definition
three times a day
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qhs
Definition
every night at bedtime
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prn
Definition
when necessary or as needed
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po
Definition
by mouth
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noncontributory
Definition
not making any contribution to a medical diagnosis
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fundoscopic exam
Definition
routine examination of the eye
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crackles
Definition
clicking, rattling,or cracking noises that be made by one or both lungs of a human with respiratory disease during inhalation
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benign
Definition
not harmful
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pneumonia
Definition
lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection,in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid
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anemia
Definition
when your blood lacks enough red blood cells or enough oxygen in the blood
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blood transfusion
Definition
the process of transferring blood of one person into the veins of another
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EKG
Definition
an electrocardiogram- is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart
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CBC
Definition
complete blood count-measures number of red blood cells.
Term
ADL
Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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SELF CARE
Definition
CARE OF ONESELF WITHOUT MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
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DELIRIUM
Definition
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE IN MENTAL ABILITIES THAT RESULT IN CONFUSED THINKING, AND REDUCED AWARENESS OF SURROUNDINGS
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RAP
Definition
RAPID ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
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COGNITIVE
Definition
OF OR RELATING TO COGNITION CONCERNED WITH THE PROCESS OF KNOWING,PERCEIVING.
Term
DEMENTIA
Definition
GENERAL TERM FOR LOSS OF MEMORY
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NAS
Definition
NO ADDED SALT
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CHF
Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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BM
Definition
BOWEL MOVEMENT
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CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
REFERS TO DISEASES OF THE HEART MUSCLE
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ISCHEMIC
Definition
RESTRICTION IN BLOOD SUPPLY TO TISSUES
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PT
Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY
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HCL
Definition
HYDROCHLORIDE
Term
TWO STEP MANTOUX
Definition
TURBERCULIN SKIN TEST
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STANDING ORDERS
Definition
WRITTEN INSTRUCTION /AUTHORIZATION OF A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER TO NURSES TO ADMINISTER MEDICINES TO PATIENTS
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VO
Definition
VERBAL ORDER
Term
TYMPANIC
Definition
OF OR RELATING TO TYMPANUM-RESEMBLING A DRUMHEAD(EAR)
Term
CERUMEN
Definition
TECHNICAL TERM FOR EARWAX
Term
DYSPNEA
Definition
DIFFICULT OR LABORED BREATHING
Term
UA
Definition
UNSTABLE ANGINA
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O.T
Definition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Term
HYDROACTIVE
Definition
ACTIVATED BY WATER
Term
L.O.A.
Definition
LEFT OCCIPITOANTERIOR (FETAL POSITION) LYSIS OF ADHESIONS
Term
N/G
Definition
NANOGRAM
Term
G-TUBE
Definition
GASTROSTOMY TUBE- TUBE INSERTED THROUGH THE ABDOMEN THAT DELIVERS NUTRITION DIRECTLY TO THE STOMACH
Term
C.P.R
Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Term
T
R
P
B.P
Definition
T= TEMPURATURE
R=RESPIRATION
P=PULSE
B.P=BLOOD PRESSURE
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P.E.R.L
Definition
PUPILS EQUAL AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT
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P.A
Definition
PULMONARY ARTERY
Term
LATERAL
Definition
SIDE PART OR ONE SIDE
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BILATERAL
Definition
HAVING OR RELATING TO TWO SIDES
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MEDIASTINAL
Definition
PART OF THE CHEST THAT LIES BETWEEN THE STERNUM AND THE SPINAL COLUMN
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