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| is the branch of medicine concerned with the study,diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood |
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| is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. |
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| the medical study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart |
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness |
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| is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs, can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| a simple, noninvasive procedure. Electrodes are placed on the skin of the chest and connected in a specific order to a machine that, when turned on, measures electrical activity all over the heart. |
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| a chronic or persisitent 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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| still a balanced diet,includes grains, fruits, dairy products, meat and vegetables, but the choices you make must be lower-sodium choices. |
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| used to describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease. |
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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache; and in severe instances, delirium |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a procedure to support and maintain breathing |
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| a weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues |
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| a routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye, not jsut the ophthalmologist's, consists exclusively of inspection. One looks through the ophthalmoscope which is simply a light with various optical modifications, including lenses. |
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