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| is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. |
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| is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases. Pulmonology is classified as an internal medicine subspecialty. |
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| is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. This excess can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs. ... A pneumothorax is the accumulation of air in the pleural space, and is commonly called a "collapsed lung." |
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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another. |
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| is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves. The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers . |
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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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| a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
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| he things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, and leisure. |
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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. Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. |
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| is an infection in any part of your urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra. |
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| is the area in the chest between the lungs, that contains the heart, part of the windpipe (the trachea), the esophagus, and the great vessels including the ascending aorta and right and left pulmonary arteries -- essentially all of the organs in the chest except the lungs. |
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| is the area in the chest between the lungs, that contains the heart, part of the windpipe (the trachea), the esophagus, and the great vessels including the ascending aorta and right and left pulmonary arteries -- essentially all of the organs in the chest except the lungs. |
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| a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities |
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| is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope). It is done as part of an eye examination and may be done as part of a routine physical examination. |
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| a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness |
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| complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia. A complete blood count test measures several components and features of your blood, including: Red blood cells, which carry oxygen |
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| term used to describe patients whose heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of their body due to coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood |
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| an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium |
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. |
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