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| A specialist in hematology (the science and study of blood and blood-forming organs). |
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| A specialist in pulmonary(lung) disease. |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces. |
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| Irregular and often very fast heart rate (Afib). May cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, heart palpitations and fatigue. |
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| A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume. |
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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) A panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for anemias, infections, and other diseases. |
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| Used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. During a typical blood transfusion, certain parts of blood are delivered through a IV that's placed in one of the veins in your arm. Can be blood the patient has previously donated or blood of someone else. |
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| A mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucinations. |
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| A usually progressive condition (as Alzheimer's disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits (as memory impairment, aphasia, and inability to plan and initiate complex behavior). |
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| Any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by enlargement of the heart, by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, or by rigidity and loss of flexibility of the heart walls and that may be idiopathic or attributable to a specific cause (as heart valve disease, untreated high blood pressure, or viral infection). |
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| Relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state. |
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| The use of or insertion of a catheter (as in into the bladder, trachea, or heart). |
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| (Intramuscular) Is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle. |
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| (Urinary tract infection) An infection in any part of your urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. |
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| (gastrostomy tube) A tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. |
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| (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Emergency medical procedures for restoring normal heartbeat and breathing to victims of heart failure, drowning, etc. |
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