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Pleural effusion occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space
(the space between the two layers of the pleural) It is commonly known as "water on the lungs." |
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| ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
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| rapid assessment procedure |
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| pertaining to the stomach and intestine |
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Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually
flacuates with 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 sixmonths, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss. |
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of or pertaining to the mediastinum.
mediastinal flutter movement of the tissues and organs of the mediastinum back and forth with each movement of airinto and out of an open sucking wound in the thoracic cavity. The condition can produce serious impairment ofcardiopulmonary function and is fatal if not treated promptly. Symptoms are similar to those of mediastinal shift. |
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1. denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure.
2. pertaining to a side. |
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1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided.
2. Affecting or undertaken by two sides equally; binding on both parties:
3. Relating to the right and left sides of the body or of a body structure.
4. Having or marked by bilateral symmetry.
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| a normal constituent of gastric juice in humans and other animals. |
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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 anindication of inadequate ventilation or of insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood. |
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