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Aimee Rowe
Medical Terminology
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11/11/2016
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Jehovah`s witness
 Definition
refuses military service and blood transfusions based on religious grounds
Term
asian
 Definition
race
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hispanic
 Definition
ethnicity
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hematologist
 Definition
deals with blood and blood forming organs
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pulmonologist
 Definition
specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs
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cardiologist
 Definition
MD who specializes in treating the heart
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diagnosis
 Definition
the act of identifying a disease, illness or problem by examining someone or something
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ER
 Definition
Emergency room
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C/O
 Definition
COMPLAINING OF
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SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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EDEMA
 Definition
SWELLING CAUSED BY FLUID RETENTION
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TID
 Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
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QHS
 Definition
EVERY BEDTIME
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PRN
 Definition
AS NEEDED
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PO
 Definition
BY MOUTH
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FUNDOSCOPIC
 Definition
EXAMINATION OF THE EYE
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PLEURAL EFFUSION
 Definition
BUILD UP OF FLUI BETWEEN THE TISSUES THAT LINE THE LUNGS AND CHEST
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PNEUMONIA
 Definition
INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS
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ANEMIA
 Definition
DEFICIENCY OF RED BLOOD CELLS OR OF THE HEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD
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EKG
 Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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CBC
 Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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ADLS
 Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
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DELIRIUM
 Definition
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE IN MENTAL ABILITIES THAT RESULTS IN CONFUSED THINKING AND REDUCED AWARENESS OF SURROUNDINGS
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RAP
 Definition
RAPID ASSESMENT PROCEDURE
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DEMENTIA
 Definition
A CHRONIC OR PERSISTENT DISORDER OF THE MENTAL PROCESS CAUSED BY BRAIN DISEASE OR INJURY
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NAS
 Definition
NO ADDED SALT
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CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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BM
 Definition
BOWEL MOVEMENT
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SOB
 Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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PT
 Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY
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HCL
 Definition
HYDRO CHLORIDE
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VB
 Definition
VERBAL ORDER
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FEVER
 Definition
TEMPORARY INCREASE IN AVERAGE BODY TEMP
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CERUMEN
 Definition
EARWAX
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DYSPNEA
 Definition
DIFFICULT OR LABORED BREATHING
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GI
 Definition
GASTROINTESTINAL
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IM
 Definition
INTRAMUSCULAR
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RESIDENT
 Definition
PERSON WHO LIVES SOMEWHERE PERMANENTLY OR A LONG TERM BASIS
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D/T
 Definition
DIPHTHIA TETANUS
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MI
 Definition
MILLILITER
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UTI
 Definition
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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UA
 Definition
URINALYSIS
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OT
 Definition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
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LOA
 Definition
LEFT OCCIPITOANTERIOR
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N/G
 Definition
NASAL GASTRIC
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G-TUBE
 Definition
NASAL GASTRIC TUBE
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TO
 Definition
TELEPHONE ORDER
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CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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T
 Definition
TEMPATURE
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R
 Definition
RESPIRATIONS
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P
 Definition
PULSE
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BP
 Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
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PERL
 Definition
PUPILS EQUAL & REACTIVE TO LIGHT
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PA
 Definition
POSTERIORANTERIOR
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LATERAL
 Definition
OF, AT, TOWARD, OR FROM SIDE TO SIDE
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BILATERAL
 Definition
RELATING TO TWO SIDES, AFFECTING BOTH SIDES
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MEDIASTINAL
 Definition
A SPECTRUM BETWEEN TWO PARTS OF AN ORGAN OR A CAVITY
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