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| A condition which excess fluid builds around the lung |
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| A condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin |
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| Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it, with failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency |
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| An abnormal and irregular heart rhythm in which electrical signals are generated chaotically throughout the upper chambers (atria) of the heart |
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| is the medical term for swelling |
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| Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart |
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| CBC (Complete blood count) |
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| is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia |
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| ADL's (Activities of Daily Living) |
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| is a term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities |
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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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| RAP (Rapid Assessment Process) |
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| Quick head-to-toe physical examination of an unresponsive prehospital medical patient to discover signs of disease or injury |
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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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| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened |
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| the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercises |
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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache |
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