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Briana Corrigan
Jane Dare
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Undergraduate 1
07/08/2016
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Term
Hematologist
 Definition
A doctor that specializes in diseases related to blood.
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
A doctor who specializes in hearts.
Term
Pulmonologist
 Definition
A physician who specializes in respiratory.
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
The examination of symptoms.
Term
Edema
 Definition
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium located beneath the skin and in the cavitites of the body.
Term
TID
 Definition
Means three times a day.
Term
PRN
 Definition
When necessary
Term
PO
 Definition
By mouth
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Fundoscopic
 Definition
Inspection of the eye
Term
Pneumonia
 Definition
inflammation in the lungs.
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anemia
 Definition
thin blood
Term
Blood transfusion
 Definition
Receiving blood from someones circulation.
Term
EKG
 Definition
Monitors the heart.
Term
CBC
 Definition
Complete blood count.
Term
ADLs
 Definition
activities of daily living
Term
delirium
 Definition
A mental state, with hallucinations.
Term
Dementia
 Definition
a brain disease that causes long term ability to think and remember things.
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adl
 Definition
daily living activities
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bm
 Definition
bowel movement
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sob
 Definition
shortness of breath
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