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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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| excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. |
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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 term used to describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. |
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| the area between the lungs that contains the heart, part of the windpipe (trachea), the esophagus, and the great vessels. |
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| pupils equal and reactive to light |
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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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| left occipitoanterior (fetal position) lysis of adhesions |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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