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| is a mid-level medical practitioner who works under the supervision of a licensed doctor (an MD) or osteopathic physician |
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| refers to the outer side of the body part, but it is also used to refer to the side of a body part. |
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PA (posterioranterior)
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| The PA exam is viewed as if the patient is standing in front of you with their right side on your left |
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Bilateral
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| having or relating to two sides affecting both sides |
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| the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities, formed of the two inner pleural walls, and, in humans, comprising all the viscera of the thorax except the lungs. |
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| Pupils equal and react to light |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| identifying the person or thing affected. |
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Hydroactive
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| Wafer-type dressings that contain hydroactive particles which, when in contact with wound exudate, form a fluid/gel environment over the wound bed. They can be self-adhering with a surface that repells water, bacteria and other outside contaminants. They are considered occlusive or semi-occlusive. |
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| left occipitoanterior (position of the fetus). |
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N/G (Nasogastric tube)
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| A tube used for feeding or suctioning stomach contents; inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. |
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| A fever is any body temperature elevation over 100 °F (37.8 °C). |
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| the soft brownish-yellow wax secreted by glands in the auditory canal of the external ear |
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| as needed, whenever necessary |
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| Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath. Also called air hunger. |
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GI (GASTROINTESTIAL)
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| pertaining to the stomach and intestine |
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| intramuscular or internal medicine |
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| a group or succession of events, objects, or substances arranged in regular order or forming a kind of chain |
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| Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity |
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| Dr Archibald , Dr graham and Dr Clark |
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| a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. |
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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| A religious denomination that expects the millennium to begin within a very few years. Jehovah's Witnesses insist on the use of Jehovah as a name for God. |
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| a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent. |
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| a Spanish-speaking person living in the US, especially one of Latin American descent. |
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HEMATOLOGIST
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| is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases. |
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| , or pulmonary disease specialist, is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. |
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| is a heart doctor. He or she is the one to visit if you feel a tightness in your chest and shortness of breath. |
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DIAGNOSIS
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells |
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| examination is a routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye, |
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| A buildup of fluid between the tissues that line the lungs and the chest. |
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| 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 |
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| A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. |
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Blood transfusion
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| (activities of daily living) ADLs (activities of daily living): The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, and leisure. |
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NAS (Neonatal abstinence syndrome)
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| is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. |
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| CHF (Medical Definition of congestive heart failure) |
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| heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure. |
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| activities of daily living |
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
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| is a type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. |
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| prothrombin time physical therapy |
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| is the medical friendly, water and acid soluablle, salt version of an amine. Amines are converted to a salt form for their standardized and predictable rates of solubiliy and absorption |
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