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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats lung diseases |
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| the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease |
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| the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition |
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| a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope) |
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| inflammation of the lungs with congestion |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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Electrocardiogram
(EKG, ECG) |
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| a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech |
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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning |
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Urinary tract infection
(UTI) |
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| an infection in any part of your urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra |
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| traps the fluid within the structure of the matrix and swells up. The adhesive matrix is secured by a film dressing which controls the evaporation of fluid from the dressing |
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| a tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach |
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) |
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| an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped combining rescue breathing and chest compressions |
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| of, at, toward, or from the side or sides |
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| having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides |
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| a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body |
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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium |
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| effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities |
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| excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs |
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