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| the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases |
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| the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease. |
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| to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): |
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| The thin serous membrane that envelops each lung and folds back to make a lining for the chest cavity. |
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| effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities. |
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| not malignant; self-limiting. |
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| The development of a pleural effusion occurs from fluid seeping into the pleural space, a thin area between the visceral and pleural membranes in the chest cavity, which normally contains a small amount of fluid to facilitate smooth lung movement |
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| Ophthalmoscopy, also called funduscopy, is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope). It is done as part of an eye examination and may be done as part of a routine physical examination. |
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| inflammation of the lungs with congestion |
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| quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness |
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| Blood transfusion is generally the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves. The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers . |
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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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| Research Assistance Program |
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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| As a result, the kidneys may respond by causing the body to retain fluid (water) and salt. If fluid builds up in the arms, legs, ankles, feet, lungs, or other organs, the body becomes congested, and congestive heart failure is the term used to describe the condition |
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| activities of daily living |
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| chronic disease of the heart muscle. |
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| relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state |
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| a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness. |
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| is 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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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium. |
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| Earwax, also known as cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungi, insects and water. |
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| difficult or labored breathing. |
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| diphtheria-tetanus (combined vaccination) |
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| fluid ounce (1 Imperial fluid ounce ≈ 28.4 mL; 1 U.S. fluid ounce ≈ 29.6 mL) (use of these units is generally deprecated in modern medicine in favor of mL) |
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| consisting of, containing, or discharging pus. |
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| urinalysis unstable angina |
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| Hydroactive Dressing is the original Duoderm dressing designed for the management of partial and full thickness pressure sores and leg ulcers. |
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| is the original Duoderm dressing designed for the management of partial and full thickness pressure sores and leg ulcers. |
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| Nasogastric tube: A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach. |
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| stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after an electric shock, heart attack, or drowning. CPR combines rescue breathing and chest compression |
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| pupils equal and reactive to light |
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| pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane, |
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| for physician assistant; posteroanterior; pulmonary |
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| In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body. Typically, lateral refers to the outer side of the body part, but it is also used to refer to the side of a body part |
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| the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities, formed of the two inner pleural walls, and, in humans, comprising all the viscera of the thorax except the lungs. |
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