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| physician who specializes in the treatment of disorders of blood and blood forming tissues |
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| Shortness of Breath (difficulty in breathing) |
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| is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues. Although edema can affect any part of your body, it's most commonly noticed in the hands, arms, feet, ankles and legs. |
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| means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for "ter in die" which in Latin means three times a day. |
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| is a Latin term that stands for “pro re nata,” which means “as the thing is needed. Medicines that are taken "as needed" |
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| meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin "per os", by mouth). |
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| The condition of having a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells or quantity of hemoglobin |
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| electrocardiogram; is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| 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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| is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example. |
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| activities of daily living |
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| Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 F (37 C), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 F (38 C). |
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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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