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Undergraduate 1
11/14/2016

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Hematologist
Definition
A physician trained and experienced in hematology, that is, skilled in performing diagnosticexaminations of blood and bone marrow, or in treatment of such diseases, or both
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Cardiologist 

Definition

A cardiologist is a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. 

 
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congestive
Definition
involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body.
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pneumonia 

Definition
  1. lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs (double pneumonia), one lung (single pneumonia), or only certain lobes (lobar pneumonia).
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fundoscopic

Definition
Examination, esp. visual, of the fundus of any organ. In ophthalmology, visual examination of the fundus of theeye.
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  1. prn 

Definition
as the occasion aries
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  1. qhs 

Definition
everytime bedtime
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  1.  tid 

Definition

three times a day

 

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  1. po 

Definition
a chamber pot
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pleuraleffusion

Definition
pleural effusion is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs
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anemia 

Definition
Anemia is a condition of too few red blood cells, or a lowered ability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron
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Blood 

Definition
Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrientsand oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.[1]
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RAP 

Definition
Right Atrial Pressure
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RAP 

Definition
Right Atrial Pressure
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delirium 

Definition
Delirium is a serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment. The start of delirium is usually rapid
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delirium 

Definition
Delirium is a serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment. The start of delirium is usually rapid
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Dementia 

Definition
Dementia, also known as senility, is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. 
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NAS

Definition
ose :  nasal <nasoscope> <nasosinusitis
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CHF
Definition
congestive heart failurE
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ADL
Definition
activities of daily living
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