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| A specialist in the study of blood |
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| A specialist in the study of respiratory tract. |
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| A doctor with special training in treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
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| excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity (area between the layers of tissue that line lungs and chest cavity |
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| inflammation of one or both lungs |
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| condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells |
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heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood
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| swelling that occurs when small blood vessels become leaky and release fluid into nearby tissues. |
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| "ter in die" in latin..3 times a day |
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| "quaque hora somni" latin four times a day |
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| "pro re nata" latin for when neccesary |
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| "per os" latin for by opening or taken orally |
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| examining the interior of the eye |
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| the process of tranferring blood from one person to another |
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| test that shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper |
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| a complete blood count test used to evaluate your overall health |
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| "activities of daily living"- things we normall do |
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| sudden severe confusion due to rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness. |
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| "rapid assessment procedure" a quick head to toe examiniation of a medical patient |
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