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| an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body, which can cause severe pain. |
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Electrocardiography
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noninvasive procedure.
Electrodes are placed on the skin of the chest and connected in a specific order to a machine that, when turned on, measures electrical activity all over the heart.
Checks for problems with electrical activity of the heart basically. |
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| a physician trained and experienced in hematoloy, that is, skilled in doing diagnostic examinations of blood and bone marrowor in treatment of such disease, or both. |
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| A decrease in red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood. Also a decreased ability of th blood to carry oxygen |
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Dementia
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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 significant enough to affect a person every day life. |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| A heart doctor. Studies the heart and its functions in health and disease. |
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| Commonly known as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing. |
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Ophthalmoscopy
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| A test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures. |
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| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |
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| Is an infection that affects the urinary tract. |
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| The pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. |
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