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| is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. |
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| is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. Pulmonology is classified as an internal medicine subspecialty. |
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| of, done by, or obtained by ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye |
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| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance. There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence |
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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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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning |
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| (IC) occurs when your heart muscle becomes weakened. It can result from a heart attack or coronary artery disease. In coronary artery disease, the arteries that supply blood to your heart muscle become narrowed |
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| a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities |
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| excess fluid that accumulates in the pleuralcavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. This excess can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs. ... A pneumothorax is the accumulation of air in the pleural space, and is commonly called a "collapsed lung." |
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| a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia. Acomplete blood count test measures several components and features of your blood, including: Red blood cells, which carry oxygen |
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| heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation—compare coronary failure. |
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| Difficulty in breathing. Medically referred to as dyspnea.Shortness of breath can be caused by respiratory (breathing passages and lungs) or circulatory (heart and blood vessels) conditions and other conditions such as severe anemia or high fever |
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| ear wax. It is made by the body in the outer ear canal as a way to protect and clean the ear. The yellowish waxy substance is a combination of lubricants and dry tissue from the body |
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| Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.Dyspnea is a sign of serious disease of the airway, lungs, or heart. The onset of dyspnea should not be ignored; it is reason to seek medical attention |
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| Gastroparesis is a medical term which means decreased gut motility or delayed emptying of the stomach and small intestines. As one could imagine, delayed emptying in the stomach is the main culprit resulting in bloating, cramping, nausea, and vomiting. |
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| therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life (as self-care skills, education, work, or social interaction) especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities despite impairments or limitations in physical or mental functioning. |
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| a genus of African filarial worms of the family Dipetalonematidae that infect the subcutaneous tissues and blood of humans, include the eye worm (L. loa) causing Calabar swellings, are transmitted by the bite of flies of the genus Chrysops, and are associated with some allergic manifestations (as hives) |
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