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(Complete blood count) |
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| Measures types and levels of white blood cells (infection), red blood cells (measure of anemia) and platelets or clotting factors |
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| Procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line in one of your blood vessels |
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| Specialist who diagnoses and treats conditions and diseases related to the blood and bone marrow |
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| Specialist who studies and treats diseases of the heart |
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| Specialist specialized in pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases |
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| Identifying a disease illness or problem by examining someone or something |
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| Is a test that allows a doctor to see inside the back of the eye and other structures using a magnifying instrument |
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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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| Lateral meaning side;both sides |
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| is a blood test that measures how long it takes blood to clot |
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| is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs which may fill with fluid |
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| Fluid buildup between the lungs and chest |
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| Is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened |
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| Body temperature above the normal level |
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CHF
(Congestive heart failure) |
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| Inability of the heart to effectively pump blood throughout the heart |
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ADL
Activities of daily living |
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| basic every day task that are required to take care of one's body for the maintenance of health and independent living. |
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RAP
(Rapid assessment process) |
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| obtaining preliminary socio/cultural understanding of situations prior to the development of programs or interventions |
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| An acute, reversible state of disorientation and confusion |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| take the medicine at bedtime |
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| Three times daily dose regimen |
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CBC
(Complete Blood Count) |
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| Is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders |
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| a group or succession of objects or substances arranged in regular order or forming a kind of chain. |
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CPR
(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| life-saving measures of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and external cardiac compression |
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UTI
(urinary tract infection ) |
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| Infection of the human urinary trac |
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| pupils equal, reactive to light |
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| Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side. |
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| pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart |
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