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| A medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. |
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| a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities: if you have chest pains I suggest you see a cardiologist. |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| Congestive heart failure (CHF) |
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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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| 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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| The act of examining the fundus of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope or with a biomicroscope and slit-lamp. |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| A record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography. |
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| A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia |
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| activities of daily living |
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| An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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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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| Blood glucose monitoring (BM) |
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| A blood test that measures the time it takes for the liquid portion (plasma) of your blood to clot. |
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