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Module 1
Jane Dare's medical chart
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Nursing
Not Applicable
07/09/2016

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Term
Bilateral
Definition
pertaining to, or affecting two sided
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Mediastinal
Definition
The area between the chest and lungs that contains the heart and windpipe
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PERL
Definition
Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
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BP
Definition
Blood Pressure
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CPR
Definition
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ORT
Definition
Activity Therapy
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Hydroactive
Definition
Wound dressing
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UTI
Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
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UA
Definition
Urinalysis
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Dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
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Cerumen
Definition
medical term for ear wax
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ADC
Definition
an official count
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NAS Diet
Definition
balanced diet with lower sodium choices
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CHF
Definition
Heart Failure
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Dementia
Definition
decline in mental ability servere enough to inferre with daily life
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Delirium
Definition
physical or mental illness
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EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram, test that test for problems with the electrical activity of your heart
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Pneumonia
Definition
Inflammation of one or both lungs
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Anemia
Definition
condition of having less hemoglobin in the blood, or red blood cells
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