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| Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss or damage to neurons in the brain |
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| a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc. |
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| The study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
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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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| an abnormal amount of fluid around the lungs |
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| inflammation of the lungs with congestion |
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| a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness |
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| the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another. |
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| any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause. |
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| a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings. |
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| an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions. |
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| breathlessness or shorthess of breath; labored or difficult breathing |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
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| emergency procedure for reviving heart and lung function, involving special physical techniques and often the use of electrical and mechanical equipmen |
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| pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane |
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| the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities, formed of the two inner pleural walls, and, in humans, comprising all the viscera of the thorax except the lungs. |
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| of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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| not malignant; self-limiting |
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| Resident Assessment Protocol (RAP) |
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Document problems, complications, and risks factors; the need
for referral to appropriate health
professionals; and the reason for deciding to proceed or not to proceed to care planning |
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