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Brittany McCue
Medical Terminology
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07/06/2016

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Term
Pleural Effusion
Definition

Fluids surrounding the lungs.

 

Term
Edema
Definition

Fluid in certain tissues

Ex: skin

Term
Hematologist
Definition
A doctor who studies and treats patients with blood disorders
Term
Cardiologist
Definition
Heart doctor
Term
Pulmonologist
Definition
Lung doctor
Term
Dementia
Definition
Brain disorder that effects memory and reasoning
Term
Anemia
Definition
Low Iron in the blood
Term
Congestive Heart Failure
Definition
Heart can't pump enough blood needed for the body
Term
TID
Definition
In Latin "ter in die" or three times of day (on prescription)
Term
PT
Definition
"Prothrombin Time";  blood test measuring time it takes for plasma to clot
Term
VO
Definition
Volume of oxygen
Term
PRN
Definition
"Pro re Nata" Latin, "as needed" whatever the patient needs
Term

G/I

 

Definition
Gastrointestinal; referring to the stomach, small/large intestine
Term
Funduscopic
Definition
Examination of the eye
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
Infection of the lungs
Term
EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram; checks problems with heart
Term
ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living; things we do every day
Term

NA(diet)

 

Definition
Low sodium or sodium free
Term
Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Weakened heart, narrowed coronary arteries, can't pump enough blood
Term
Delirium
Definition
Confused state
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