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| is a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases |
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| is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood |
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| is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. |
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| a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons with conditions (as illness or trauma) requiring immediate medical care |
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| Difficulty in breathing. Medically referred to as dyspnea |
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| Edema is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues its part of the body and it's most commonly noticed in the hands, arms, feet, ankles and legs. |
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| allows healthcare professional to see inside the fundus of the eye |
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| A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid in the pleural space, an area between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and the chest cavity |
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| Inflammation of one or both lungs, with dense areas of lung inflammation |
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| having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. |
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| components from one person (the donor) into the bloodstream of another person (the recipient). |
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| is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| Complete blood count (CBC) |
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| Blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia |
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| A state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function |
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| describes a group of symptoms-such as loss of memory, judgment, language, complex motor skills, and other intellectual function-caused by the permanent damage or death of the brain's nerve cells, or neurons. |
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| Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) |
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| A group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb |
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