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| The process of taking one person's blood and transferring it to another person through their veins |
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| An electrocardiogram (ECG), a test that checks for problems or abnormalities with the electrical activity of the heart. It maps out the hearts activity like lines traced on a paper. |
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| Can also be known as a pulmonary disease specialist* It is classified as an internal medicine subspecialty. Pulmonology refers to someone who specializes in pulmonary disorders/ diseases (pulmonary= lung) |
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| Another subspecialty that specializes in the heart. |
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| Hematology is the study of disorders pertaining to the blood. (Another subspecialty) a Hematologist is someone who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, etc of blood disorders/ diseases. |
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| Fluid filled air sacs- Lung inflammation caused back an infection (viral or bacterial). |
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| Right atrial pressure- It refers to the blood pressure in the right atrium of the heart. (the about of blood that is returning to the heart and the hearts ability to pump blood) |
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| An abbreviation for bowel movement (The feces discharged in act of defecation) |
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| An abbreviation for shortness of breath |
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| Abnormally high body temperature (Usually is accompanied by other symptoms like shivering, etc.) |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| An abbreviation for milliliter meaning a thousandth of a liter. (Measured on the metric system). |
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| Emergency life saving procedure you perform when someone's heart beat has slowed or stopped. (Abbreviation cardiopulmonary resuscitation) |
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| involving or produced in a direction from the back toward the front (xrays, etc) |
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| Build up of fluid in the pleural space (an area between the area of tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity) |
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| An infection in the urinary system (The kidneys, uterus, bladder, or urethra) |
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| A condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened |
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| Complete Blood count- Blood test is used to detect over all health and detect a wide range of disorders |
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| Condition of having less than the normal amount of red blood cells |
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