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| A specialist in Hematology |
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| A physician skilled in the treatment of heart disease |
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| An individual skilled in Pumonology |
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| Determination of a nature of the cause of a disease |
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| A condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or tissue |
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| Occurs when to much fluid collects in the pleural space (space between the two layers of the Pleura)I.e- Water on the lungs |
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| Reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues |
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| the administration of whole blood or a component, such as packed red cells, to replace blood lost through trauma, surgery, or disease. |
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| Electrocardiography: a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart. |
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| Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity. |
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| Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness. |
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| Cardiology A disorder caused by myocardial hypoxia, which compromises the heart's ability to efficiently pump blood |
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| Hydrocloric Acid: A normal constituent of gastric juice in humans and other animals |
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| a waxy secretion of the glands of the external acoustic meatus; Ear Wax |
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| pro re nata, as the occasion arises; when necessary. |
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| Breathlessness of shortness of breath. Insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood. |
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| Gastrointestinal protein loss test administration of a radioisotope-labeled protein intravenously to determine the loss of plasma proteins in the gastrointestinal tract. |
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| Diphtheria Toxoid: a toxin treated by heat or chemical agent to destroy its deleterious properties without destroying its ability to combine with or stimulate the formation of antitoxin |
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| Urinalysis: Analysis of the urine as an aid in the diagnosis of disease |
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| Left occipitoanterior (position of the fetus). |
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| A tube used for feeding or suctioning stomach contents; inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: the manual application of chest compressions and ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest, done in an effort to maintain viability until advanced help arrives. |
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| Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side. |
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| Having or formed of two sides; two-sided. |
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| Abnormal presence of air in mediastinal tissues |
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