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| A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. |
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| A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood. |
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| A Dr. who specializes in finding, treating and preventing diseases 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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| A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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| Latin for "three times a day". |
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| Every bedtime (from Latin "quaque hora somni"). |
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| When necessary (from Latin "pro re nata" - as circumstances require, as needed. |
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| A funduscopic examination is a routine part of every dr.'s examination of the eye, not just the ophthalmologists. |
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| Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid filled space that surrounds the lungs. |
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| Deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness. |
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| The process of transferring blood of a person into the veins of another person. |
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| Electrocardiogram - a test that checks for problems w/the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| Activities of daily living. |
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| A mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech and hallucinations. |
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| Resident Assessment Protocol |
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| A mental illness that causes someone to be unable to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real. |
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| Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in mother's womb. |
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| A condition that occurs when a heart muscle is weakened. |
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| An abnormally high body temp, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances delirium. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| A medical graduate engaged in specialized practice under supervision in a hospital. |
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| A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another. |
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| Diphtheria-tetanus (combined vaccination). |
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| Milliliters (1/1000 of a liter) |
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| Any of various materials used for covering and protecting a wound. |
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| Left occipitoanterior position. |
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| Nasogastric - a tube that's passed through the nose. |
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| A tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. |
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| Pupils equal and reactive to light. |
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| Of, at, toward, or from the side or sides. |
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| Having or relating to two sides, affecting both sides. |
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| The space in the chest between the plural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae. |
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