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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An emergency procedure in which the heart and lungs are made to work by compressing the chest overlying the heart and forcing air into the lungs. |
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| Pro re nata, in other words "use when necessary" |
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| Electrocardiogram, checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart. |
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| The space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae. |
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| Urinary track infection, an infection in any part of the urinary system |
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| Difficult or labored beathing |
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| Serious disturbance in mental abilities that result in confused thinking and reduced awareness of surroundings |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs on one or both lungs which may fill with fluid |
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| Patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to artery disease |
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| A condition in which blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells |
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| The process of receiving blood products into ones circulation intravenously |
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| Any temperature above 98.6 |
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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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