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| A member of a nontrinitarian religious group founded in the United States during the late 1800s as an outgrowth ofProtestant Christianity and noted for its active evangelism, belief in the imminence of the millennium, and strongopposition to war and to governmental authority in matters of conscience. |
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The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood and bone marrow. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. |
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The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the heart. |
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| The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury throughevaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data. |
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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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| A device for studying the interior of the eyeball through the pupil. |
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Pleural effusion occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space (the space between the two layers of thepleura). It is commonly known as "water on the lungs." It is characterized by shortness of breath, chest pain, gastricdiscomfort (dyspepsia), and cough.
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| neumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause humaninfections. These include bacteria, amoebae, viruses, fungi, and parasites |
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| a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues; it is not actually a disease but rather a symptom ofany of numerous different disorders and other condition |
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| the administration of whole blood or a component, such as packed red cells, to replace blood lost through trauma,surgery, or disease. |
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electrocardiogram
(ECG, EKG) [e-lek″tro-kahr´de-o-gram″]
the record produced by electrocardiography; a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of theminutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart. |
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| activities of daily living. |
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Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity. |
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| rapid assessment procedure |
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Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than sixmonths, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness. |
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| Abbreviation for congestive heart failure. |
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| Abbeviation for bowel movement. |
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| Cardiology A disorder caused by myocardial hypoxia, which compromises theheart's ability to efficiently pump blood |
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Abbreviation for hydrochloric acid. |
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Abbreviation for vocal order. |
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prn, p.r.n.
(in prescriptions) abbreviation for pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning "as needed." The administration times aredetermined by the patient's needs.
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dyspnea
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breathlessness or shorthess of breath; labored or difficult breathing. It is a sign of a variety of disorders and is primarily anindication of inadequate ventilation or of insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood. adj., adj dyspne´ic. |
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| urinalysis unstable angina |
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