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Jeannene Schurig
Medical Terminology
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07/10/2016
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Term
C/O
 Definition
Complaining of
Term
SOB
 Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
Hematologist
 Definition
Blood specialist
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
Heart specialist
Term
Edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency room
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CBC
 Definition
Complete Blood count
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po
 Definition
by mouth
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tid
 Definition
three times a day
Term
pneumonia
 Definition
lung infection
Term
ADLs
 Definition
Activities of daily living
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CHF
 Definition
Congestive heart failure
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prn
 Definition
per resident need
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dyspnea
 Definition
difficult or labored breathing
Term
dementia
 Definition
decline in mental ability, memory loss
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fundoscopic
 Definition
part of an eye exam
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diagnosis
 Definition
identification of the nature of an illness by examination of symptoms
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pulmonologist
 Definition
lung specialist
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qhs
 Definition
every night at bedtime
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pleural effusion
 Definition
abnormal fluid build up in the tissues around the lung
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