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| A medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs |
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| A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs |
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| A doctor who specializes in cardiology |
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| Activities of daily living |
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| A serious disease that effects the lungs and makes it difficult to breath |
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| Progressive impairment of the structure and function of the muscular walls of the heart chambers |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Delirium is a sudden, fluctuating, and usually reversible disturbance of mental function. It is characterized by an inability to pay attention, disorientation, an inability to think clearly |
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| Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen in them) is low. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a protein |
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| Pleural effusion is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space |
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| is leakage of blood backward through the mitral valve each time the left ventricle contracts. |
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| Dementia is a slow, progressive decline in mental function including memory, thinking, judgment, and the ability to learn. |
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