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| A hematologist is a specially trained physician who diagnoses and treats conditions and diseases related to the blood and bone marrow. |
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| A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities. |
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| A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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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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| An electrocardiogram is used to monitor your heart. Each beat of your heart is triggered by an electrical impulse normally generated from special cells in the upper right chamber of your heart. |
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| A deficiency of red blood cells. |
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| An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
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| Dementia usually is caused by degeneration in the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for thoughts, memories, actions, and personality. Death of brain cells in this region leads to the cognitive impairment that characterizes dementia. |
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| Inflammation of the lungs with congestion. |
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| A combination of the following determinations: red blood cell count, white blood cell count, erythrocyte indices, hematocrit, differential blood count, and sometimes platelet count. |
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| Activities of Daily Living |
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