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| a medical science that deal with the blood and blood forming organs |
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| a specialist in pulmonology |
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| a specialist in cardiology, a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart |
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| relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid |
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| of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thoral |
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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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| Abbreviation for complains of |
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| condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells |
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| at bedtime be written in full to avoid misreading of this abbreviation as q.h., every hour. |
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| "as needed." The administration times are determined by the patient's needs. |
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| "by mouth"; a route for administration of medications. |
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| A device for studying the interior of the eyeball through the pupil. |
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| "water on the lungs."occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space |
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| a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues; it is not actually a disease but rather a symptom of any of numerous different disorders and other conditions |
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| the process of putting blood into someone's body as a medical treatment |
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| electrocardiogram, a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart. |
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| activities of daily living. |
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| a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity |
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| strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention. |
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| Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness |
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| congestive heart failure. |
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| activities of daily living |
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| a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened |
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| exerting an effect on the mind; capable of modifying mental activity; said especially of drugs. |
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| To walk or move about freely. |
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| dizziness, a sensation of rotation or movement of one's self or of one's surroundings in any plane |
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| Relating to or affected by ischemia. |
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| to introduce a catheter into a body cavity, usually into the urinary bladder for the withdrawal of urine. |
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| a waxy secretion of the glands of the external acoustic meatus; ear wax |
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| breathlessness or shorthess of breath |
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| Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection |
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| (Medicine) treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Having the central area cut out or left vacant, leaving an outline or narrow border: a voided lozenge. |
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| denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure. |
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| having two sides; pertaining to both sides |
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| pertaining to a median septum or space between two parts of the body, such as the interval between the pleural sacs. |
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