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| EKG or ECG is a printout of the electrical activity of the heart |
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| OT - Occupational Therapy |
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| The treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions through activities designed to help people reach their maximum level of function and independence |
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| Elevation of body temperature above the normal level |
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| A diminished supply of blood to the myocardium, usually resulting from coronary artery disease |
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| Physical therapy is a health profession serving persons of any age or health status with compromised physical functioning or the desire to improve their current physical functioning |
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| Abbreviation for Short Of Breath |
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| An acquired and irreversible deterioration in intellectual function |
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| An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech |
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| The process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| A chronic disease of the heart muscle |
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| UTI - Urinary Track Infection |
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| Infection of the human urinary tract |
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| CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest |
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| A specialist in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
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| A written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor |
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| CHF - Congestive Heart Failure |
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| A clinical syndrome characterized by an inability of the heart to pump enough blood and oxygen to meet the energy needs of the body |
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| Is a test that allows a doctor to see inside the back of the eye |
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| Excess fluid in the two-layered membrane surrounding the lung |
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| CBC - Complete Blood Count |
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| A blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia |
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