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Terrie Yarbrough
Medical Terminology
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04/20/2016
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Hematologist
 Definition
One who studies blood
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cardiologist
 Definition
One who studies the heart
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pulmnologist
 Definition
doctor who specializes in lung disorders
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CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
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po
 Definition
by mouth
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tid
 Definition
3x per day
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prn
 Definition
as needed
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hs
 Definition
hours of sleep
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qhs
 Definition
every night
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q
 Definition
every
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SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
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ER
 Definition
emergency room
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c/o
 Definition
complains of
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edema
 Definition
swelling caused by excess fluid
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fundoscopic
 Definition
routine examination of the eye
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pneumonia
 Definition
infection that inflames air sacks in one or both lungs
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anemia
 Definition
condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells
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blood transfusion
 Definition
given to you through an iv line in one of your blood vessles
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IV
 Definition
intravenous
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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ADL
 Definition
activities of daily living
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ekg
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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