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Heather Priebe
Medical terminology
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10/07/2016

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Term
Hematologist
Definition
is medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment and disease dealing with the blood.
Term
Pulmonologist
Definition
is a disease specialist, a physician who specializes skill and knowledge diagnosis and treatment with the lungs.
Term
fundoscopic
Definition
Examination of the eye.
Term
pleural effusion
Definition
this is a collapsed lung.
Term
RAP
Definition
Rapid assessment procedure.
Term
tid
Definition
Three times a day
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qhs
Definition
every bedtime also meaning four times a day
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath
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prn
Definition
when necessary
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ADL
Definition
activities of daily living
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NAS
Definition
Neonatal abstinence syndrome. is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb.
Term
CHF
Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
ischemic cardiomyopathy
Definition
is a type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart
Term
HCL
Definition
an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCl that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice, and is widely used in industry and in the laboratory—called also muriatic acid.
Term
VO
Definition
Verbal order
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Cerumen
Definition
earwax
Term
D/T
Definition
Delirium tremens, withdrawal from alcohol.
Term
bilateral
Definition
both sides of the body
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UTI
Definition
any infection in the urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Term
dyspena
Definition
difficult or labored breathing
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