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11/13/2016

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Asian
Definition
A native of Asia or a person of Asian descent
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Hispanic
Definition
a Spanish speaking person living in the US, especially one of Latin American descent
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Hematologist
Definition
The Branch of medicine concerned with the study of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases related to blood
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Pulmonologist
Definition
Pulmonary 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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Diagnosis
Definition
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
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ER
Definition
Emergency Room, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Estrogen Receptor, Extended Release
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C/O
Definition
Complains of
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of Breath
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Jehovah's Witness
Definition
A member of a Christian movement founded in the US by Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) Jehovah's Witnesses deny may traditional Christian Doctrines and refuse military service and blood transfusion on religious grounds
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t.i.d
Definition
Three times a Day
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qhs
Definition
Every Bedtime
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prn
Definition
When necessary
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po
Definition
by mouth
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fundoscopic
Definition
a term used to refer to examination of the interior of the eyeball using an instrument called ophthalmoscope
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pleural effusion
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Sometimes referred to as "water on the lungs" is the build up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lung
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Pneumonia
Definition
Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid
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Anemia
Definition
the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased.
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Blood Transfusion
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The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another
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EKG
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A record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by a electrocardiography
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