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| Physician who specializes in treating the heart. |
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| Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood. |
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| Physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of lung condition and diseases. |
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| This abbreviation refers to shortness of breath. |
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| Abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue. |
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| This abbreviation refers to three times a day. |
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| This abbreviation refers to every night at bedtime. |
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| Deny many traditional Christian doctrines, refuse military service and blood transfusions on religious grounds. |
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| Used in medicine to describe something that is taken orally. |
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| Build up of fluid in the area between layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity. |
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| Routine part of every doctor's examination of the eye. Consists exclusively of inspection. |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| Electrocardiogram. A test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart. |
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| Complete blood count. A blood test used to detect overall health and a wide range of disorders including anemia, infections, and leukemia. Measures several components and features of blood, including red blood cells. |
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| Acutely disturbed state of mind. Occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders. Characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| Chronic or persistent disorder of mental process caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality change, and impaired reasoning. |
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| Congestive heart failure. The heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation. |
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| Condition that occurs when heart muscle is weakened. Left ventricle is usually enlarged and dilated. Can be a result of heart attack or coronary artery disease. |
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| Nasogastric tube passed through the nose down into the stomach. Flexible tube, made of rubber or plastic. |
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| Gastrostomy tube inserted through abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. |
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| Pupils equal and reactive to light. Used to assess a patients eyes, and pupil size is recorded in millimeters. |
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