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| A group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with daily functioning. |
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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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| Activities of daily living: The performance of the basic activities of Self Care, such as dressing, ambulation, or Eating |
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| Electrocardiogram: Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the Heart as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of Time. |
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| The introduction of whole Blood or Blood component directly into the Blood stream. |
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| A reduction in the number of circulating Erythrocytes or in the quantity of Hemoglobin. |
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| Inflammation of any part, segment or lobe, of the Lung parenchyma. |
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| Presence of fluid in the Pleural Cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of Disease and not a Diagnosis in itself. |
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| Devices for examining the interior of the eye, permitting the clear visualization of the structures of the eye at any depth. |
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| Abnormal fluid accumulation in Tissues or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the Skin in Subcutaneous Tissue. |
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| The determination of the Nature of a Disease or condition, or the distinguishing of one Disease or condition from another. |
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| The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and bone marrow as well as of the immunologic, homeostatic (blood clotting) and vascular systems. |
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| A medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. |
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| A doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| A term used to 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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| An abnormal elevation of Body Temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process. |
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