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| the science or study of blood |
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| doctors who specialize in treating and diagnosing diseases of the heart and blood vessels |
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| specializes in the health and diseases that affect to respiratory system |
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| swelling caused by excess fluids being trapped in between body tissue |
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| an examination that allows health professionals to see inside the fundus of the eye |
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| a condition where excess fluid builds up around the lungs |
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| an infection that inflames the air sacs of the lungs |
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| a condition where there is low red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood and causes the person to be weak or pale |
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| a test (electrocardiogram) that checks and monitors the electrical activity in the heart |
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| a disturbance in one's state of mind that causes them to be confused, have illusions, and become unaware of the reality around them |
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| not a specific disease, but a chronic or persistent disorder that causes a person to lose their memory, have different personalities and can effect their every day life dramatically. |
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| a no-added-salt diet that is usually prescribed to patients with high blood pressure, it reduces water retention |
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| Activities-of-Daily-Living, for people who can't do daily living things such as bath, eat, dress, and using the toilet |
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| when a patient's heart can no longer pump blood naturally to the rest of its body due to coronary artery disease |
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| tightening of the chest that causes difficulty in breathing |
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| Urinary tract infection, an infection that can happen anywhere in the urinary tract |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a life saving technique used in situations where a person may have drowned or had an heart attack and has no more heart beat |
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| the process of determining a disease by examining its conditions, symptoms, and circumstances |
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| a method used to safely transfer blood to and from patients using an IV tube directly into the vein |
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| Congestive heart failure, a chronic disorder that effects the heart's muscle ability to pump blood |
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