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Kacy Miller
Medical Terminology
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01/04/2017

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Term
Diagnosis
Definition
the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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Cardiologist
Definition
person who studies the heart and of diseases that affect the heart
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PRN
Definition
as needed; as the circumstances require
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
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Edema
Definition
an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity
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Pleural Effusion
Definition
an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity
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Anemia
Definition
a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram
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Delirium
Definition
a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucinations
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CHF
Definition
congestive heart failure
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Ischemic
Definition
deficient supply of blood to a body part that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult or labored respiration
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UTI
Definition
Urinary tract infection
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Bilateral
Definition
of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs
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Pneumonia
Definition
a disease of the lungs characterized especially by inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue followed by resolution and by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing and that is caused especially by infection
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Dementia
Definition
a usually progressive condition marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits
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BM
Definition
Bowel movement
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Psychotropic
Definition
acting on the mind
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Vertigo
Definition
dizziness
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Leukocytes
Definition
white blood cells
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