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Amy Logan
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/06/2017

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Term
Hematologist
Definition
Person who studies diseases and disorders of the blood
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CBC
Definition
Complete blood count
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Dementia
Definition
a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Term
ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living
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BM
Definition
Bowel Movement
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cardiomyopathy
Definition
chronic disease of the heart muscle.
Term
HCL
Definition
he absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach, called achlorhydria or gastric anacidity, may be found with chronic gastritis, gastric carcinoma, pernicious anemia, pellagra, and alcoholism.
Term
prn
Definition
as needed
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ml
Definition
milleliter
Term
UTI
Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
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OT
Definition
Occupational Therapy
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Hydroactive
Definition
dressings, when combined with wound exudate, they trap the fluid within the structure of the matrix and swell up. The adhesive matrix is secured by a film dressing which controls the evaporation of fluid from the dressing
Term
N/G tube
Definition
nasogastric tube
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G Tube
Definition
gastric tube
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PERL
Definition
Pupils Equal, React To Light
Term
Lateral
Definition
In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body.
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Bilateral
Definition
having two sides; pertaining to both sides
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Mediastinal
Definition
shift a shifting or moving of the tissues and organs that comprise the mediastinum (heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus) to one side of the chest cavity. The condition occurs when a severe injury to the chest causes the entrapment of air in the pleural space (tension pneumothorax).
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qhs
Definition
every night
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edema
Definition
swelling
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