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| collection of an unusually large amount of fluid in pleural space. Typically found in adults. Causes of the fluid are heart failure, cirrhosis, atelectasis, nephritic syndrome, constrictive pericarditis, and myxedema. |
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| Physician who specializes in diseases & disorders of the blood, and blood forming organs. |
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| an acquired & irreversible deterioration in intellectual function |
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| shortage of air resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain |
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| acute infection of one or both lungs that can be caused by a bacterium |
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| condition in which the concentration of hemoglobin in the circulating blood is below normal |
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| an acute onset or worsening of confusion, generally in association with physical illness. Most common in older people. |
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| Body structures that perform specialized functions. (Composed of 2 or more tissue types) |
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| Smallest unit of life, which is made up of the Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus |
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| Physician who specializes in the lungs and lower respiratory system. |
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| chronic or subacute disease process that involves the heart muscle and causes systolic dysfunction or diastolic dysfunction, or both |
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| abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues or in the body cavities causing swelling or distention of the affected parts |
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| (electrocardiogram) a painless process that records the heart's electrical activity |
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| Denotes something as 'below normal' |
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| Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal' |
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