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Anna Kavitz
Medical Terminology
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04/07/2016

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CARDIOLOGIST
Definition
MD WHO SPECIALIZES IN TREATING THE HEART
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SOB
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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EDEMA
Definition
A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY AND EXCESS OF WATERY FLUID COLLECTING IN THE CAVITIES OF TISSUES IN THE BODY
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PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition
BUILDUP OF FLUID BETWEEN THE TISSUES THAT LINE THE LUNGS AND THE CHEST
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PNEUMONIA
Definition
INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS, WHICH MAY FILL WITH FLUID
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ANEMIA
Definition
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE BLOOD DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH HEALTHY RED BLOOD CELLS
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Definition
A PROCEDURE WHERE BLOOD IS GIVEN THROUGH AN IV
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EKG
Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
Definition
A TEST THAT CHECKS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART.
Term
CBC
Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
Definition
BLOOD TEST TO EVALUATE YOUR OVERALL HEALTH
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ADLS
Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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DELIRIM
Definition
A DISTURBED STATE OF MIND CAUSED BY DIFFERENT DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY RESTLESSNESS, ILLUSIONS, AND INCOHERENCE
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DEMENTIA
Definition
CHRONIC OR PERSISTANT DISORDER OF MENTAL PROCESSES CAUSED BY BRAIN DISEASES OR INJURY MARKED BY MEMORY DISORDERS, PERSONALITY CHANGES, AND IMPAIRED REASONING
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NAS DIET
Definition
NO ADDED SALT-LOW SODIUM
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CHF
Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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CARDIOMYOPHY
Definition
DISEASE OF THE HEART MUSCLE
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VERTIGO
Definition
A SENSATION OF WHIRLING AND LOSS OF BALANCE. CAUSED BY LOOKING DOWN FROM GREAT HEIGHTS OR DISEASE OF INNER EAR AFFECTING VASTIBULAR NERVE
Term
AMBULATE
Definition
WALK/MOVE ABOUT
Term
ISCHEMIC
Definition
RESTRICTION OF BLOOD SUPPLY TO TISSUES, CAUSING SHORTNESS OF OXYGEN AND GLUCOSE NEEDED FOR CELLULAR METABOLISM
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HCL
Definition
HYDROCLORIC ACID
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PRN
Definition
AS NEEDED
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