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| A physician who is specialized in performing diagnostic examinations of the blood and bone marrow and/or in treatment of diseases in both. |
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| A brief but comprehensive description of a cause, nature or symptom of a condition/disease. |
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| A condition that occurs when too much fluid is found in the space between the two layers of the serous membrane on the lung. |
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| An infection of the lung that can be caused by any class of organism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, etc.)known to cause the disease. |
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| A condition in which the symptom causes reduction of oxygen deliverance to the tissues. |
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| The distribution of blood or in some cases component, such as packed red cells, to replace blood that was lost by surgery, disease or trauma. |
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| Also known as Electrocardiogram, EKG is a tracing representation of the heart's electrical action acquired by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses that is normally generated by the heart. |
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| A syndrome in which the patient's normal functions of the brain is disturbed, causing them to have a reduced awareness and responsiveness to their surroundings i.e., hallucinations. |
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| A very chronic and persistent disorder of the brain causing impairments to memory, reasoning, behavior,etc. Primarily found in the elderly. |
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| A's of Daily Living, these activities are necessary for oneself it includes using the bathroom, grooming, dressing and feeding oneself. |
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| Abbreviated for bowel movement, it is the discharge of feces from the rectum. |
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| The capability of affecting the behavior, mental activity or perception of ones mind by using mind-altering drugs. |
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| An inexplicable awareness of whirling and loss of balance caused by a disease affecting the inner ear and cranial nerves. |
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| To walk around and move about with no help. |
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| A disease of the heart caused by a deficiency of blood supply to the muscular tissue. |
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| An abbreviation of Hydrochloric-Acid which is found in the gastric juices in humans and other mammals. |
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| Found as a sign in many disorders indicating a lack of ventilation of oxygen resulting in shortness of breath. |
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| The yellow-brown waxy secretions from the glands of the eternal auditory canal as known as earwax. |
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| Rare yet fatal disease that affects the central nervous system by causing painful muscle spasms. It can be contracted by the tetanus bacteria in contaminated soil entering a cut or wound. |
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| It is an abbreviation for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation pertaining to the heart and lungs. It is the manual resuscitation of chest constrictions and ventilation to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. |
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