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medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
01/04/2017

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HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
aphysician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of blood
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LOA
Definition
left occipitoanterior of adhesions
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HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
aphysician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of blood
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CARDIOLOGIST
Definition
is a heart doctor
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
is the act of identifying a disease, illness, or problem by examining someone.
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PULMONOLOGIST
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is a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases.
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ASIAN
Definition
a native of asia or its people, customs
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HISPANIC
Definition
relating to or being a person of latin American descent living in the united states
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ER
Definition
emergency room
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C/O
Definition
care of
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath
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EDEMA
Definition
is 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
at bedtime
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prn
Definition
as needed
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po
Definition
by mouth,orally
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fundoscopic
Definition
eye doctors
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pleural effusion
Definition
the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs
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pneumonia
Definition
a disease of the lungs, especially by inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue
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anemia
Definition
is a condition of having a lower-than normal number of red blood cells
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blood transfusion
Definition
is transfer of blood from one person another
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EKG
Definition
electrocardiogram
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CBC
Definition
complete blood count
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ADLS
Definition
activities of daily livig
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BM
Definition
bowel movement
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath
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CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
is a chronic disease of the heart muscle
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
Definition
is occurs when your heart muscle becomes weakened
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PT
Definition
prothrombin time, physical therapy
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HCL
Definition
left heart catheterization
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VO
Definition
verbal order
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fever
Definition
is when a human's body temperature goes above the normal rang of 36-37c
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D/T
Definition
delirium teremens
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ml
Definition
millilitres
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LOA
Definition
left occipitoanterior of adhesions
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N/G
Definition
nanogram
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G-tube
Definition
a gastrostomy tub, g-tube is a tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach
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T.,B/p, R, p
Definition
temperature , blood pressure ,pulse,respirations
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