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| specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of blood and blood-forming tissues. |
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| trained and certified to treat pulmonary diseases. (lungs/repiratory) |
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| specializing in treatment of heart disease. |
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| way of detecting retinal damage by looking at the retinal fundus; noninvasive visual exam; ocular abnormalities are directly or indirectly associated with hypertension. |
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| abnormal collection of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura, the membranes lining the lungs and chest cavity |
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| infection of one of several possible areas of the respiratory system, mainly in the lungs or bronchial passageways |
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| decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood with a reduction in the red blood cell count and/or hemoglobin. |
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| introduction of whole blood or blood components directly into the bloodstream |
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| A noninvasive procedure that provides insight into the rate, rhythm, and general health of the heart. |
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| name given to a set of symptoms that include severe confusion and disoriented thinking and often incorporate delusions and hallucinations. Delirium is caused by a physical, chemical, or structural problem in the brain that did not previously exist. Disease, medications, a newly presented physical deficit, or a combination of these can cause delirium. |
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| rapid assessment procedure |
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| cardiac disease process that results in heart failure due to a decrease in the pumping power of the heart or due to an impairment in the filling of the cardiac chambers. Persons with cardiomyopathy frequently retain excess fluid, resulting in congestion of the lungs, and have symptoms of weakness, fatigue, and shortness of breath. |
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| capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. |
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| describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease. |
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| diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample |
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| an increased excretion of urine. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. |
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| swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues. |
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