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| A physician who specializes in blood cells, blood-clotting mechanisms, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. |
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| A physician who treats the disorders of the respiratory system. |
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| A physician who treats the disorders of the cardiovascular system. |
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| Establishing the cause and nature of a disease. |
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swelling and accumulation
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| examination of the fundus of the eye. |
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| Any abnormal fluid in the pleural cavity, the space between the visceral and parietal pleura. |
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| inflammatory disease of the lungs. |
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| a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. |
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| the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously. |
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| electrocardiogram, a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment. |
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| a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. |
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| the cavity that separates the lungs from the rest of the chest. It contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus, and aorta. |
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