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| Branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood |
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| Medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract |
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| Doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels—the cardiovascular system. |
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| Occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should |
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| Sometimes referred to as “water on the lungs,” is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs |
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| Observable swelling from fluid accumulation in body tissues |
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| Quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications |
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| As needed, Whenever necessary |
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| Abbreviation for head, ears, eyes, nose and throat and is usually the beginning of a physical exam |
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| A test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope also known as a funduscope |
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| A condition in which a person's veins swell up because there's too much blood in them. |
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| A condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| An abnormally heavy or increased discharge or flow of urine |
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