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| A subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness, and has a gradual onset. |
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| Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. |
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| A medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. |
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| A common procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line in one of your blood vessels. |
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| A physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty |
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| A condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. |
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| A screening tool for tuberculosis |
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| Also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point. |
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| An infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. |
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| A urinary tract infection is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract. |
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| Increased or excessive production of urine |
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| A medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of some period of time to gain health benefits. |
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| Antibiotic medications designed to be delivered directly into the bloodstream. |
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| Activities of Daily Living |
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| A serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment. |
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| A broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. |
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