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NINA SIMMONS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
19
Medical
Not Applicable
08/22/2016

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Term
CHF
Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
DEMENTIA
Definition
SLOWLY PROGRESSIVE DECLINE IN MENTAL ABILITIES INCLUDING MEMORY, THINKING, AND JUDGEMENT THAT IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED PERSONALITY CHANGES.
Term
BM
Definition
BOWEL MOVEMENT
Term
SOB
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Term
ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Definition
A DISEASE WHERE INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES
Term
ANEMIA
Definition
A DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY LOWER THAN NORMAL LEVELS OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN THE BLOOD
Term
1)T
2)R
3)P
BP
Definition
TEMPERATURE
RESPIRATION
PULSE
BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
CPR
Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Term
MEDIASTINAL


BILATERAL
Definition
TUMORS DEVELOP IN ONE OF THREE AREAS OF THE MEDIASTINUM: THE ANTERIOR, THE MIDDLE OR THE POSTERIOR
BOTH SIDES
Term
1)PA
2)LATERAL
Definition
PATHOLOGY
DIRECTION TOWARD, OR NEARER, THE SIDE OF THE BODY, AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
Term
UTI
Definition
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Term
UA
Definition
URINALYSIS
Term
OT
Definition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Term
N/G
Definition
NASOGASTRIC (TUBE)
Term
GI
Definition
GASTROINTESTINAL
Term
PRN
Definition
AS NEEDED
Term
TID
Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
Term
PT
Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Term
ADL
Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE
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