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Kalee Horne
Jane Dare's medical chart
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Medical
Not Applicable
07/06/2016

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Term
C/O
Definition
Complains of
Term
TID
Definition
Three times a day
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PRN
Definition
as needed, whenever necessary
Term
SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
QHS
Definition
at bedtime
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Pleural effusion
Definition
Excess fluid betweenth the two membranes that cover the lungs separating the lungs from the chest wall.
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which air saces fill with pus and may become solid.
Term
Anemia
Definition
condition marked by a defiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood resulting in pallor and weariness.
Term
Edema
Definition
condtion of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body cells
Term
NAS
Definition
No added salt
Term
CHF
Definition
Congestive heart failure
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CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Term
Dyspnea
Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
RAP
Definition
Resident Assesment Protocol
Term
ER
Definition
Emergency Room
Term
Fundoscopic
Definition

 

 

a routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye, not just the ophthalmologist's

Term
Blood Transfusion
Definition
The transfer of blood or blood components from one person (doner) into the blood stream of another person.
Term
CBC
Definition
Complete Blood Count
Term
EKG
Definition
electrocardiogram
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Dementia
Definition

Decline or loss of reasoning, memory, and other mental ablities.

Functions-Judgment, thinking, behavior, and language

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