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| Specialist who studies the blood, blood-forming oragans and blood disease |
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| Specialist who studies the heart |
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| Pulmonary (lungs) disease specialist |
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| Identifies an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| A condition where the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells |
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| fluid buildup between the tissues that line the lungs and the chest |
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Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs
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| Blood given through an IV to a person who has lost to much blood |
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| test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| confused thinking and reduced awareness of surroundings |
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| A person that suffers from memory loss |
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| A heart that can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body due to coronary artery disease |
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Dyspnea
(shortness of breath) |
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| a temporary increase in average body temperature of 98.6° F |
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| Area in the chest between the lungs |
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pro re nata
"use when necessary" |
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| relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state |
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