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| a medical specialist in the field of blood cells and blood-forming organs. |
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| an individual skilled in pulmonology. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. |
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| a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart. |
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| The determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or congenital defect. |
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| Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells (interstitial spaces). |
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| Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. |
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| a condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues; it is not actually a disease but rather a symptom of any of numerous different disorders and other conditions. |
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| the record produced by electrocardiography; a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart. |
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| Urinalysis is a diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen). |
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| activities of daily living |
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| Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity. |
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| Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness. |
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| congestive heart failure. |
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| An inadequate supply of blood to a part of the body, caused by partial or total blockage of an artery. |
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| Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. The weakened heart muscle loses the ability to pump blood effectively, resulting in irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and possibly even heart failure. |
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| breathlessness or shorthess of breath; labored or difficult breathing. It is a sign of a variety of disorders and is primarily an indication of inadequate ventilation or of insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood. |
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