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What is DM?
Diabetes Mellitus
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What is Alveoli?
Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in one celled air sacs call
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What is OSHA?
Agency that works to set standards for the safety of the employee
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What is chronological?
Organized by date and time
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What is a Neurologist?
This specialist is an expert in the brain
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What is CA?
Cancer
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What is brady?
The prefix for slow
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What is CLIA?
Regulates all testing in laboratories done on humans
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What is EHR?
This refers to medical records that are held by only one entity or physician
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What is a Nephrologist?
This specialist is an expert of the kidneys
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What is Dx?
Diagnosis
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What are platelets?
These are the smallest cells in the body and are responsible for clotting
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What is sensitivity?
A test to determine which antibiotics a pathogen is susceptible to
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What is cross- referencing?
When a note is made in one file that a paper is in another file
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What is a Radiologist?
This specialist is an expert in the field of reading dianostic studies like x-rays, ct scans and MRI's
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What is BID?
Twice Daily
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What are the Red Blood Cells?
These cells contain hemoglobin (which carries oxygen) and are responsible for the red color of blood
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What is Nosocomial?
The name of an infection is acquired in a hospital
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What is a copay?
Must be paid prior to services being rendered at a facility
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What is a Rheumatologist?
This specialist is an expert in the filed of joints and arthritis
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What is ICP?
Intracranial Pressure
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What is plasma?
Accounts for 55-65% of blood volume.
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What is Patient rights and privacy practices
In order to comply with HIPAA each patient must receive this paper
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What is a deductible?
A portion of the medical services that must be covered by the patient before health insurance covers the rest
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What is an Endocrinologist?
This specialist is an expert in hormones and metabolism
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