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ADENIKE GARVIN
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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Not Applicable
11/13/2016

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Term
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Definition
(CHF) A WEAKNESS OF THE HEART THAT LEADS TO A BUILDUP OF FLUID IN THE LUNGS and SURROUNDING BODY TISSUES.
Term
CARDIOLOGIST
Definition
(C) A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZE IN TREATING HEART DISORDERS
Term
PULMONOLOGIST
Definition
(COPD) A DISEASE SPECIALIST,IS A PHYSICIAN WHO POSSESSES SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL
IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY (LUNG) CONDITIONS AND DISEASES.
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HEMATOLOGIST
Definition
A PHYSICIAN TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN HEMATOLOGY, THAT IS,SKILLED IN PERFORMING (H) DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATIONS BLOOD AND BONE MARROW, OR IN TREATMENT OF SUCH DISEASES, OR BOTH.
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FUNDOSCOPIC EXAMINE
Definition
(FUNDUSCOPIES)IS A ROUTINE PART OF EVERYBODY DOCTOR'S EXAMINATION OF THE EYE, NOT JUST THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST'S IT CONSISTS EXCLUSIVELY OF INSPECTION.
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Definition
THE TRANSFER OF BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS FROM ONE PERSON (THE DONOR)INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF ANOTHER PERSON (THE RECEIPT)
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BILATERAL
Definition
HAVING OR RELATING TO TWO SIDES, AFFECTING BOTH SIDES, OR TWO OF SOMETHING.
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MEDIASTINAL
Definition
IS THE AREA IN THE CHEST BETWEEN THE LUNGS THAT CONTAINS THE HEART, PART OF THE WINDPIPE (THE TRACHEA), THE ESOPHAGUS, AND THE GREAT VESSELS INCLUDING THE ASCENDING AORTA AND RIGHT AND LEFT PULMONARY ARTERIES--- ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANS IN THE CHEST EXCEPT THE LUNGS.
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VOIDED
Definition
A LARGE AMOUNT AND HAD A MODERATE SMALL BROWN BOWEL MOVEMENT.
Term
CPR
Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
Term
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Definition
(OT) REHABILITATION SERVICES.STRENGTHENING, ENDURANCE BUILDING AND ADL, TRAINING.
Term
HYDROACTIVE
Definition
DRESSINGS TO PRESSURE ULCER UNTIL HEALED,CHANGED PRN.
Term
DYSPNEA
Definition
DIFFICULT OR LABOR BREATHING.
Term
CERUMEN
Definition
(CER) EAR WAX, IT DOES NOT MEAN EARWAX REMOVEL.
Term
GI
Definition
GASTROINTESTINAL
Term
PLEURAL EFFUSION
Definition
EXCESS FLUID THAT ACCUMULATES IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY. THE PLUERAL CAVITY IS THE FLUID FILLED SPACE THAT SURROUNDS THE LUNGS.
Term
ADL
Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
Term
COGNITIVE
Definition
THE ACT OR PROCESS OF KNOWING,PRECEIVING,OR REMEMBERING. LOSS/DEMENTIA
Term
DELIRIUM
Definition
DETERIORATION OF CONGNITIVE SKILLS AND DETERIORATION OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
Term
NAS
Definition
NO SALT ADDED (DIETARY RESTRICTION)
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