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Nicole Lansing
Medical Terminology
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10/09/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
A person that specializes in the study of blood.
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Pulmonologist
Definition
A person that specializes in diseases involving the respiratory tract,
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Cardiologist
Definition
A person that deals with finding, treating, and preventing disease's that are in the heart and blood vessels.
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Diagnosis
Definition
Identification of an illness or other problem.
Term
T.I.D
Definition
3 times a day
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Q.H.S.
Definition
Every night at bedtime
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P.R.N
Definition
As needed
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P.O.
Definition
By mouth or orally
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ER
Definition
Emergency Room
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Pleural Effusion
Definition
Excess fluid between the two membranes that cover the Visceral and Parietal lungs seperating them.
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Pneumonia
Definition
When one or both lungs get inflammation
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Anemia
Definition
A condition when a person has low blood cells or quanity of hemoglobin.
Term
Blood transfusion
Definition
A blood donor transfers blood or the components to a recipient.
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiography
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CBC
Definition
Complete blood count
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ADL's
Definition
Activities of daily living
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Delirium
Definition
Severe confusion and rapid changes in the brain that come on sudden.
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PT
Definition
Physical Therapy
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CHF
Definition
Congestive heart failure
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of breathe
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