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Sarah Marie Williams
Medical Terminology
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04/11/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
A Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood.
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Hematologist
Definition
A Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood.
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Pulmonologist
Definition
A Physician who specializes in anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs.
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Cardiologist
Definition
A Physician who specializes in the structure, function and disorders of the heart.
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Diagnosis
Definition
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
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Fundoscopic
Definition
A Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
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Pneumonia
Definition
An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs.
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anemia
Definition
A condition that develops when the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.
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EKG/Electrocardiogram
Definition
A test that checks for problems with electric activity of the heart.
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CBC/Complete Blood Count
Definition
Is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders.
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Delirium
Definition
A mental disturbance that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of ones environment.
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Dyspnea
Definition
Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
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UTI/Urinary Tract Infection
Definition
An infection in any part of ones urinary system.
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UA
Definition
Abbreviation for urinalysis.
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OT
Definition
Abbreviation for Occupational therapy. A health professional that helps to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life.
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G-tube/Gastrostomy tube
Definition
Is a tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach.
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CPR/Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Definition
Is a life saving technique useful in many emergencies in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
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PERL
Definition
Is used to assess a patient's eyes and the pupil size is recorded in millimeters.
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Lateral
Definition
Side of the body or further from the midline of the body.
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Bilateral
Definition
Related to, or affecting both the right and left sides of the body.
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GI
Definition
Abbreviation for Gastrointestinal, referring to the stomach and the small and large intestine.
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