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| Fundoscopic examination, visual examination of the fundus of the eye. |
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Abnormal amount of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs.
Some major causes:
congestive heart failure
kidney failure
hypoalbuminemia |
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Lung inflammation. The air sacs fill with pus and may become solid.
Some major causes:
bacterial infection
viral infection |
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| Blood transfusion is the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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Mental disturbance. A mental condition characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Some major causes:
fever
intoxication |
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Mental processing disorder characterized by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Some major causes:
brain disease or injury |
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| Neonatal abstinence syndrome. A group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. |
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| A group of drugs that affect a person's mental state. |
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| Patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease. |
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| Abnormally high body temperature characterized by shivering, headaches and delirium. |
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| Difficult or shortness of breath. |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. A procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for whom has who has stopped breathing or whose heart has stopped. |
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| A physician who has specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. |
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| A physician who has specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| A physician who has specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnostic examinations of blood and bone marrow. |
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| A determination of the nature of a cause of a disease. |
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| Gastrointestinal refers collectively to the stomach and the small and large intestine. |
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| Wax like secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal. |
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