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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| pulmonary disease specialist |
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| a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body |
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| excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs |
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| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid |
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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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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| A 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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| 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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| 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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| type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. |
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| technical term for earwax. |
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| difficult or labored breathing |
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| decreased gut motility or delayed emptying of the stomach and small intestines |
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| having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides |
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| central compartment of the thoracic cavity surrounded by loose connective tissue, as an undelineated region that contains a group of structures within the thorax |
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| outer side of the body part, but it is also used to refer to the side of a body part. |
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