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Kimberlee Stolte
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Not Applicable
10/06/2016

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Pleural effusion

Definition
An excess of fluid formed in the pleural sac.
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edema

Definition
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues or in the body cavitiescausing swelling or distention of the affected parts.
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ER

Definition
Emergency room
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SOB

Definition
Shortness of breath
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tid

Definition
Three times daily; time interval difference
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qhs

Definition
at bed time; quantitative heptobiliary scintigraphy
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CBC

Definition
Complete blood count
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CHF

Definition
Chronic heart failure
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Benign

Definition
Not harmful. Used especially to describe tumours that are not malignant.
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dementia

Definition
an aquired and irreversible deterioration in intellectual function
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sputum

Definition
Secretions expectorated by coughing from the air passages.
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delirium

Definition
A condition of altered consciousness in which there is disorientation ( as in a cofusional state), incoherent talk and restlessness but with hallucination, illusions or delusions also present
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EKG

Definition
electrocardiogram; electrocardiograph
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Pneumonia

 

 

 

Definition
Inflammation of lung tissue caused by infection.
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PRN

Definition
as needed
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PO

Definition
by mouth
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diagnosis

Definition
The skill of distinguishing one disease from another is essential to successful treatment.
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fundoscopic

 

 

 

Definition

of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.

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anemia

Definition
a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues.
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Cardiologist

Definition
A physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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