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Randi Curtis
Medical Termanology
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10/11/2016

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Term
Hermotologist
Definition
The study of blood
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pulmonologist
Definition
specialized in pulmonary(lung) conditions and diseases
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cardiologist
Definition
Heart doctor
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pleural effusion
Definition
fluid in the space of the lungs . Visceral and partial pleural.
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anemia
Definition
deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood resulting in weariness or pallor
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congestive heart failure
Definition
A condition where the heart doesn't pump blood like it should.
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pneumonia
Definition
Infection that inflames air sacs, in one or both lungs that may cause fluid in the lungs too
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Edema
Definition
A condition of fluid collecting in the tissues and cavities of the body
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C/O
Definition
Complain of
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
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tid
Definition
Three times a day
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qhs
Definition
Every bed time
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prn
Definition
use when necessary
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po
Definition
by mouth
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fundoscopic
Definition
a test that aloows doctors to see inside the fundus in the eye
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Blood transfusion
Definition
A process which puts blood of a person into the veins of another.
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Ekg
Definition
A test that checks your pulse and electrical activity by the lines on a paper.
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CBC
Definition
complete blood count
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delirium
Definition
Confused thinking of enviroment
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RAP
Definition
rapid assessment procedures
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