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Rachael Walls
Medical Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2016
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Term
ER
 Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
Term
SOB
 Definition

SHORTNESS 

OF 

BREATH
Term
EDEMA
 Definition

SWELLING 

DUE TO FLUID RETENTION
Term
TID
 Definition
THREE TIMES DAILY
Term
QHS
 Definition
GIVE AT HOUR OF SLEEP
Term
PRN
 Definition
AS NEEDED
Term
PO
 Definition
ORAL
Term
FUNDOSCOPIC
 Definition
allows us to see the eye
Term
pleural effusion
 Definition
movement of fluid into the lungs
Term
pneumonia
 Definition
fluid in the lungs
Term
anemia
 Definition
low hemoglobin count
Term
blood transfusion
 Definition
introduction of red blood cells from another human being when a low hemoglobin count is present
Term
ekg
 Definition

electro cardio gram

gives a picture of the way the heart beats
Term
cbc
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
ADL'S
 Definition

ACTIVTIES OF DAILY LIVING

getting dressed, taking a shower, brushing teeth
Term
delirium
 Definition

acute onset 

confusion change of mentation 
Term
RAP
 Definition
RAPID ASSESMENT PROCEDURE
Term
DEMENTIA
 Definition
permenant confusion
Term
NAS
 Definition
no added sodium
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
ADL
 Definition
activities of daily living
Term
BM
 Definition
bowel movement
Term
ischemic cardiomyopathy
 Definition
lack of blood flow and therefore oxygen to the heart
Term
pt
 Definition
physical therapy
Term
HCL
 Definition
hydrochloric acid
Term
vo
 Definition
vocal order
Term
fever
 Definition
body temperature elevation
Term
cerumen
 Definition
removal of the earwax
Term
dyspnea
 Definition
shortness of breath due to disease of either the heart or lungs
Term
GI
 Definition
 gastrointestinal
Term
IM
 Definition
INTRAMUSCULAR
Term
RESIDENT
 Definition
PATIENT THAT LIVES LONG TERM AT EITHER A FACILITY OR IS AT THE HOPSITAL FOR EXTENDED TIME
Term
SERIES
 Definition
REOCCURING OF EVENTS OR HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE
Term
D/T
 Definition
DUE TO
Term
mL
 Definition
milliliter
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary tract infection
Term
ot
 Definition
occupational therapy
Term
UA
 Definition
urinalysis
Term
hydroactive
 Definition
activated by water
Term
LOA
 Definition
LEFT OCCIPITOANTEIOR
Term
G-tube
 Definition
gastrostomy tube
Term
CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPLUMONARY RESUSCITATION
Term
PERL
 Definition
practical extraction and report language
Term
bilateral
 Definition
affecting both sides
Term
mediastinal
 Definition
is the part in between the heart and the lungs
Term
PA
 Definition
physician assistant
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