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| Relating to, or having, both sides |
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| The direction toward or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline. |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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Cardiologist
Cardi=Heart
ologist=Specialist |
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| A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart. |
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Dyspnea
Dys=painful
pnea= breathing |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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GI
gastro=stomach intestin=intestine al=pertaining to |
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ischemic- disruption of blood supply
cardi/o=heart my/o=muscle pathy=disease |
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| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. |
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| Activities of daily living |
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| Slowly progressive decline in mental abilities including memory, thinking, and judgement. |
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| Condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory. |
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EKG
electro=electric cardi/o=heart gram=picture |
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| Electrocardiogram records electrical signals as they travel through your heart |
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Anemia
An-without or less than
emia= blood condition |
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| Disorder by having lower than normal levels of red blood cells in the blood |
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Pneumonia
Pneumon= Lung
ia= abnormal condition |
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| A condition in which inflammation of the lungs causes the alveoli and passages fill with pus and other liquids. |
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| The excess accumulation of fluid in the pleural space that prevents the lungs from fully expanding |
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CHF
Congestive Heart Failure |
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| The heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that it receives. |
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