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| A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood. |
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| The study of the heart and its functions in health and disease. |
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| The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid. |
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| A condition marked by a deficiency of the red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness. |
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| A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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| Blood Transfusion is a common procedure in which blood is given intravenously. |
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| An Electrocardiogram(EKG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart. |
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| A group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with daily function. |
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| Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity. |
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| A fever is a temporary increase in your body temperature, often due to an illness. |
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| Stands for Urinary Track Infection |
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| An emergency procedure in which the heart and lungs are made to work by compressing the chest overlying the heart |
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| toward, on, or coming from the side. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs |
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| Abbreviation for pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning"as needed". The administration times are determined by the patients needs. |
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| It is an abbreviation for "ter in die" which in Latin means three times a day. |
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