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| A urinary tract infection which occurs when one or more parts of the urinary system (kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra) become infected with a pathogen (most frequently, bacteria). |
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| Blood pressure, the pressure of the blood within the arteries |
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| breathless or shortness in breath |
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| a heart condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. |
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| affecting mental activity, behavior or perception as a mood altering drug |
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| congestive heart failure, the inability of the heart to keep up with the demands needed, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency |
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| also known as senility, a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning |
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| a decrease in the amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood, also be defined as a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen |
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| electrocardioGram, is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on a patient's body |
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