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| a specialist in hematology; a medical doctor who is trained in blood disorder. |
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| a specialist in dealing with disorder of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system. |
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| a medical doctor who specializes in treating disorders related to the lungs and respiratory system. this medical doctor analyzes diagnostic tests, researches symptoms, consults with other professionals, and administers appropriate treatment. |
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| CHF is a chronic condition that affects the chambers of your heart. CHF refers to fluid build-up around the heart. |
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(TRANSUDATE OR EXUDATE) is an accumulation of fluid in the chest or on the lung.
*symptoms of pleural effusion includes shortness of breath or trouble breathing. |
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| is a lung infection that can make you very sick. you may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. |
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| is a condition of too few red blood cells, or a lowered ability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron. tissue enzymes dependent on iron can effect cell function in nerves and muscles. |
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an established or official way of doing something. a surgical operation.
*a series of steps for doing something; also maneuver, method of operation, surgery and technique |
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| identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms |
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| is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body, which can cause severe pain. |
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not recurrent, favorable for recovery with appropriate treatment. the opposite of malignant.
*refers to a condition tumor or growth that is not cancerous. |
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the fundoscopic exam is one of the few places to see live vessels
*the act of examining the fundus of the eye as with an ophthalmoscope or with a biomicrocope and slit-lamp |
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| the administration of whole blood or a component; such as packed red cell, to replace blood lost through trauma, surgery, or disease |
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| ECG-EKG the record produced by electrocardiography a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impluses normally generated by the heart. |
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| CBC- COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
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| complete blood count lab medicine the automated analysis of certain parameters of the cells in the circulation as performed by an automated cell counter - eg. RBCs,WBCs, platelets Hb, HCT, mean corpuscular HcT, Hb, RBC volume and WBC differential count, dividing them into lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocyts, neutrophils, basophils, esinophils. |
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| urinalysis is a diagnostic physical chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen). specimens can be obtained by normal emptying of the bladder (voiding) or by a hospital procedure called catheterization. |
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| (pathology) of, relating to having, or resulting from diabetes: a person who has diabetes. |
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| vaccine (trade name PNEUMOVAX) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus |
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| a temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating consciousness resulting from high fever intoxicating, shock or other causes. it is characterized by anxiety, disorientation, hallucination, delusions, and incoherent speech. |
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| deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organ's disease or a disorder of the brain. it is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes. |
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