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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| Specializes in the treatment and diagnosis of lung diseases and conditions |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces |
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| A test that allows a health professional to look into the eyes. |
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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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| Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection |
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| Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds 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 test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| A chronic or persistent 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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| A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function, sometimes associated with hallucinations and hyperactivity, during which the patient is inaccessible to normal contact. |
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| Shortness of breath, a subjective difficulty or distress in breathing, usually associated with disease of the heart or lungs |
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| any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 F (37 C) |
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| Wafer-type dressings that contain hydroactive particles which, when in contact with wound exudate, form a fluid/gel environment over the wound bed |
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| An emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped |
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| The space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae |
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