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encephalopathy

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disease of the brain.

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pericarditis

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inflammation of coverings around the heart

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radiotherapy

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treatment using radiation beams

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epilepsy

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disease of fits

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hemogram

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blood test result

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endoscopy

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looking inside the body with specialized instruments

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thermometer

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body temperature measuring equipment

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cardiogram

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heart rythym trace

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pseudocyesis

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false pregnancy

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fluroscopy

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special xray of the body seen on the TV

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radiograph

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xray picture

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paraplegia

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unable to walk

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otoscope

A

ear examination equipment

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athralgia

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painful joints

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opthalmoscope

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eye examinatiion equipment

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stethocope

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heart assessment equipment

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diagnosis

A

identifying the diseas

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sphygmomanometer

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BP measuring machine

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achalasia

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lower muscles of the oesophogas fail to relax preventing food from passing into the stomach

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hyperventilation

A

increased breathing

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hypoventilation

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reduces breathing

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peritonsillar abscess

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pus around the tonsils

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acyanosis

A

lack of blue

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tachypnea

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fast breathing

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aphonia

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unable to speak

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dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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hemoptysis

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coughing blood

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Tuberculoma

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abnormal growth due to TB infection

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rhinitis

A

inflammation of the nose

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empyema

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collection of pus in the pleural cavity

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition in which the skin and mucus membrane are bluish

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pneumonea/pneumonitis

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inflammation of the lung

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bronchogenic carcinoma

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malignant cancer of the lung

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atelectasis

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collapse of the lung

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epiglottis

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inflammation of the epiglotis

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laringitis

A

inflammation of the larynx

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tachycardia

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fast heart rate

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retrosternal

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behind the chest sternum

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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vasculitis

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inflammation of the blood vessels

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