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| is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood |
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| the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the heart |
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| To identify a disease, illness, or problem by examining someone or something |
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| seen on prescriptions meaning 3 times a day |
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| buildup of fluid in the pleural space |
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| Inflammation of one or both lungs |
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| a medical condition where you have less than the normal level of red blood cells or the less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin. |
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| donor blood added to your blood |
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| a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| complete blood count is a test the evaluate your overall health and detects a wide range of disorders |
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| a test that is used to detect and assess a wide range of disorders |
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| A vaccine that is given to splenectomy patients to protect them against bacterial infections. Other vaccines include Pnu-Imune and Menomune. |
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| the things we normally do in daily living. activities of daily living |
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| A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function |
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| a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life |
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| heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation |
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