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| A specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood. |
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| A specialist in cardiology, the study of the heart and it's functions in health and disease. |
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| Is an abbreviation for the Latin term "ter in die", which means "three times a day." |
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| Is an abbreviation for the Latin term "pro re nata", which means "as the thing is needed". |
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| When the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body, due to coronary artery disease. |
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| The side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle of the body. |
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| Derived from Latin, "Bi" means "two", and "lateral" means "to the side." |
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| Pertaining to the mediastinum, is the cavity that separates the lungs from the rest of the chest. The mediastinum contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus, and aorta. |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve the intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| (Activities of daily living) Activities normally done in daily life including self care, such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, homemaking, and leisure. |
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| (Electrocardiogram) An EKG is a test that checks the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the line tracings are called waves. |
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| A complete blood count, is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders and components. |
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| A safe, common procedure used to replace blood lost from surgery or serious injury. A blood transfusion is given through intravenous line in one of your blood vessels. |
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| A test to see inside the fundus of the eye using a funduscope. |
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| Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid filled space the surrounds the lungs. The excess fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs. |
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| An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid, causing cough with phlegm, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. |
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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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| Is derived from the Latin term "quaque hora somni", which means "every bedtime." |
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| Is derived from the Latin term "per os", which means "by mouth." |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem, by examination of the symptoms. |
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