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| specialist in the study of blood |
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| a physician that specializes in diagnosis and treatment in lung conditions and diseases |
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| a doctor who studies the heart |
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| the act of identifying a disease, illness or problem by examination |
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| fluid build up between the lungs and chest |
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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 where the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells |
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| the process of transfering blood form one person to another |
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| a test that checks the electrical activity in the heart |
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| CBC (complete blood count test) |
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| evaluates your overall health,can detect anemia, infection and leukemia along with a wide range of other disorders |
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| ADLs(activities of daily living) |
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activities people do every day.
eating,bathing,toileting,walking and continence |
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| disturbance in mental abilities, results in confused thinking and reduced awareness |
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| general term for decline in mental ability |
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| CHF (congestive heart failure) |
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| heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood |
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| SOB (shortness of breath) |
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| difficulty in breathing. reffered to as dyspnea |
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| a condition that occurs when the heart muacle is weakend. left ventrical usually enlarged. can cause heart attack or coronary artery disease |
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| a test to measure how long it takes the blood to clot |
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| seen on a perscription. "take 3 times a day" |
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| abnormally high body temp. |
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