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| A physician who specializes in the study of blood and blood producing organs. |
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| Medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases. |
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| Accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluids in cells, body tissues, or cavities. |
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| Using a device to measure the interior of the eye through the pupil. |
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| "water in the lungs" when too much fluid collects between the pleural space (between pleura - where gliding of the lungs during breathing)*SOB, chest pain, gastric discomfort, and a cough. |
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| packaged red cells used to replace the loss of original blood from trauma, surgery, or disease. |
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| state of confusion braught on quickly and continues to intensify |
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| 'Rapid assessment procedure' |
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| loss of mental ability that interferes with your ADL's; lasts longer than six months, not present at birth, and not due because of loss of consciousness. |
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| not enough blood supply going to the heart due to myocardial hypoxia. Heart is not working efficiently andcan cause heart failure. |
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| breathlessness or Short of breath |
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