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LAUREN COLLINS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
07/12/2016
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Term
EKG electrocardiogram
 Definition
RECORDS THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE HEART TO DIAGNOSE ANY ABNORMALITIES
Term
HEMATOLOGIST
 Definition
SOMEONE WHO STUDIES THE SCIENCE OF BLOOD BLOOD FORMING TISSUES
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CARDIOLOGIST
 Definition
SOMEONE WHO DIAGNOSES and TREATS diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels
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PULMONOLOGIST
 Definition
SOMEONE WHO DIAGNOSE AND TREATS LUNG CONDITIONS
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DIAGNOSIS
 Definition
PROCESS OF DETERMING DISEASE OR CONDITION
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ER
 Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
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C/O
 Definition
COMPLAINTS OF
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SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATHE
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EDEMA
 Definition
SWELLING
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TID
 Definition
ON PRESCRIBTION
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PRN
 Definition
AS NEEDED
Term
QHS
 Definition
EVERY BEDTIME
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PO
 Definition
BY MOUTH
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FUNDOSCOPE
 Definition
A TEST TO SEE INSIDE FUNDUS OF EYE
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DELIRIUM
 Definition
SEVERE CONFUSION
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DEMENTIA
 Definition
LOSS OF MENTAL ABILITY
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ADLs
 Definition
ACTIVTIES OF DAILY LIVING
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ANEMIA
 Definition
LOW BLOOD
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CBC
 Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
 Definition
TRANSFER OF BLOOD FROM OE PERSON TO ANOTHERS BLOOD STREAM
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