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Specialists that diagnose and treat conditions that affect the respiratory system.
Examples: asthma,tuberculosis, and C.O.P.D.
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The identification of the nature of an illness by examination of the symptoms.
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A Specialist in the study of blood and it's disorders.
Examples: malignancies, leukemia, and sickle-cell anemia.
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| Pro re nata or as needed. |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lung, which could fill with fluid. |
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| A condition where the blood does not have enough healthy blood cells. |
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| A safe, common procedure in which blood is given to you through a IV line in one of your blood vessels. |
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| A test that checks for problems with the eletrical activity of your heart. |
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| A serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in cunfused thinking and reduced awareness of surroundings. |
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| A group of thinking and social symptoms that interfer with daily functioning. |
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| A diet is a lower sodium balanced diet. |
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| A patient whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body due to coronary artery disease. |
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UTI
(urinary tract infection) |
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| An infection in any part of the urinary system. |
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CPR
(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) |
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| Emergency procedure that combines chest compression ofter with artificial ventilation. |
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| The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, measured for diagnosis because it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat. |
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| A rise in body temperature. |
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ADL
(Activities of daily living) |
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| Things we do in normal daily living including any daily activity we perfrom for self care. |
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