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| 3222104663 | anemia | lack of a normal number of red blood cells in the circulation | 0 | |
| 3222104664 | coagulopathy | loss of the normal ability to form a blood clot with internal or external bleeding | 1 | |
| 3222104665 | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis | a gravity exchange process for peritoneal dialysis in which a bag of dialysis fluid is raised above the level of an abdominal catheter to fill the abdominal cavity and lowered below the level of the abdominal catheter to drain the fluid out | 2 | |
| 3222104666 | continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis | a mechanical process for peritoneal dialysis in which a machine fills and empties the abdominal cavity of dialysis solution | 3 | |
| 3222104667 | end-stage renal disease | irreversible renal failure to the extent that the kidneys can no longer provide adequate filtration and fluid balance to sustain life, requires dialysis | 4 | |
| 3222104668 | exchange | one cycle of filling and draining the peritoneal cavity in peritoneal dialysis | 5 | |
| 3222104669 | pyelonenephritis | an infection that begins in the urinary tract and ascends up the ureter into the kidney | 6 | |
| 3222104670 | renal failure | loss of the kidney's ability to filter the blood and remove toxins and excess fluid from the body | 7 | |
| 3222104671 | sickle cell anemia | an inherited disease in which genetics in the hemoglobin results in abnormal structure of those red blood cells | 8 | |
| 3222104672 | thrill | a vibration felt on gentle palpation, such as that which typically occurs within an arterial-venous vistula | 9 | |
| 3222104673 | urinary catheter | a drainage tube placed into the urinary system to allow the flow of urine out of the body | 10 | |
| 3222108233 | destruction of the spleen | the spleen becomes blocked by the abnormal RBCs | 11 | |
| 3222110257 | sickle cell pain crisis | is caused by sludging of sickled RBCs in capillaries, which results in severe pain in the arms, legs, chest, and/or abdominal pain | 12 | |
| 3222115096 | acute chest syndrome | shortness of breath and chest pain associated with hypoxia (low oxygen saturation) when blood vessels in the lungs become blocked | 13 |
