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| Annual health examination |
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| Body Mass Index (a calculated number based on your height and weight) |
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| Basic Metabolic Profile (a blood test looking at levels of electrolytes and kidney function) |
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| Culture and Sensitivity (A lab test to attempt to grow bacteria, viruses, or fungi and then test which medications will effectively work to stop the infection) |
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| Clubbing, cyanosis or edema |
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| A blood test looking at levels of electrolytes and kidney or liver function; May be referring to either a BMP or a CMP |
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| A blood test looking at levels of electrolytes and kidney or liver function; May be referring to either a BMP or a CMP |
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| A blood test looking at levels of electrolytes, kidney and liver function |
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| Usually referring to blood tests like the PT with INR and PTT that measure how “thin” the blood is and reflect how your liver is working and/or how well blood thinners you are taking might be working |
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| Differential Diagnosis (a list of possible diagnoses that your provider thinks might explain you symptoms) |
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| Diabetes Mellitus Type II |
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| Dyspnea on exertion (this means symptoms of shortness of breath that occur when you exert yourself) |
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| Extra-ocular eye movements intact |
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| Extremities (arms, legs, hands and feet) |
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| Genito-urinary (referring to the Urinary Tract) |
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| Hemoglobin and Hematocrit (Measures of the number of Red Blood Cells; to rule out anemia) |
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| Hematocrit (Measure of the number of Red Blood Cells; often checked to rule out anemia) |
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| Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat |
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| Hemoglobin (Measures of the number of Red Blood Cells; often checked to rule out anemia) |
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| A blood test that measures your average blood glucose control over the last 3 months |
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| History of the Present Illness (the information you share about the reason for your visit w/ provider) |
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| Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) |
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| Medical Nutrition Therapy |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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| Naso-duodenal (used often to describe a feeding tube connecting the nose to a portion of the small intestine where the food is delivered) |
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| Neurologic (referring to the Neurologic system) |
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| Naso-gastric (used often to describe a feeding tube connecting the nose to a the stomach where the food is delivered) |
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| Naso-jejunal (used often to describe a feeding tube connecting the nose to a portion of the small intestine where the food is delivered) |
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| Pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation |
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| Positron Emission Tomography Scan |
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| Platelets (a portion of your blood that helps to stop bleeding) |
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| Common abbreviation for patient |
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| A measure how “thin” the blood is and reflect how your liver is working and/or how well blood thinners you are taking might be working – when referring to a lab -May also be referring to Physical Therapy |
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| PT (as defined above) with International Normalized Ratio (INR) – a way to compare PT values between different laboratories; used to help understand how thin the blood is and to help adjust the ampount of blood thinners a patient might need |
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| Another blood test a measure how “thin” the blood is and reflect how your liver is working and/or how well blood thinners you are taking might be working |
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| Rule Out (usually refers to a diagnosis or condition that your provider is actively trying to figure out if you do not have) |
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| A blood test looking at levels of electrolytes and kidney function; Similar to a BMP (see above) |
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| Sub-cutaneous (under the skin) |
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| Sexually transmitted infection |
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| Upper Respiratory Infection |
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