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| A member of a Christian movement founded in the US. They deny many traditional Christian doctrines and refuse military service and blood transfusion on religious grounds. |
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| A native of Asia or a person of Asian descent. |
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| A spanish-speaking person who lives in the US especially on of Latin American descent. |
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| A physician trained and experienced in hematology and in treatment of blood or bone marrow treatment and diseases. |
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| One who specializes in the study of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the respiratory tract. |
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pulmon/o lung
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| A person who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the heart. |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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| :of, don by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye. |
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| A buildup of fluid between the tissues that line the lungs and the chest. |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid. |
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| A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)is a test that checks for problems with electrical activity of your heart. |
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| A complete blood count is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemis,infection, and leukemia. |
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| Activities of daily living. The things we do throughout the day. |
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| An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication,and other disorders. It is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental process caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorder, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| CHF (congestive heart failure) |
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| Heart failure. The heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation. |
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| Activities of daily living (normal things we do each day). |
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| LOA (Left occipitoanterior) |
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| G-Tube (Gastrostomy tube) |
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| A tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach. |
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| A tube used for feeding or suctioning stomach contents.It is inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. |
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