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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. |
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| A cardiologist is a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. |
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| Abbreviation for complains of. |
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| Abbreviation for shortness of breath |
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| Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells |
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| Fundoscopic examination Physical exam The examination of the ocular fundus to assess retinal manifestations of hypertension, DM, retinal detachment, melanoma, and sundry ilk |
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| is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs. |
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| lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs ( double pneumonia ), one lung ( single pneumonia ), or only certain lobes ( lobar pneumonia ). |
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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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| the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another |
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| An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) 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. |
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| A 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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of or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America.
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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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| Dr. Archibald, Dr. Graham, and Dr. Clark o |
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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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| a member of a Christian movement (the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) founded in the US by Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916). Jehovah's Witnesses deny many traditional Christian doctrines (including the divinity of Christ). and refuse military service and blood transfusion on religious grounds. |
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| is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition, the left ventricle, which is the main heart muscle, is usually enlarged and dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries. |
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| Prothrombin time (PT) is a blood test that measures the time it takes for the liquid portion (plasma) of your blood to clot. A related blood test is partial thromboplastin time (PTT). |
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| an abnormally high body temperature |
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| technical term for earwax |
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| difficult or labored breathing |
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of or relating to Asia or its people, customs, or languages.
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| In medicine, commonly used abbreviation for gastrointestinal, referring collectively to the stomach and the small and large intestine. |
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| a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis. |
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| a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another |
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Hydrocolloid dressings are made from a layer of gel-forming
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| left occipitoanterior (fetal position) lysis of adhesions |
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| A gastric feeding tube (G-tube or "button") is a tube inserted through a small incision in the abdomen into the stomach and is used for long-term enteral nutrition. One type is the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube which is placed endoscopically. |
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