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| labored or difficult breathing; shortness of breath |
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| unrinary tract infection; invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues as in an infectious disease. |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation; the act of performing manual chest compressions and ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest. |
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| the loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living. |
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| electrocardiogram; the record produced by electrocardiography or tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small impluses normally generated by the heart. |
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| an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. |
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| a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues. |
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| the occurrence of when too much fluid collects in the pleural space (the space between the two layers of the pleura.) |
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| as needed; administration times are determined by the patient's needs. |
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| condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells (interstitial spaces.) |
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| a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. |
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