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Angina pectoris
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A spasmodic pain in the chest, characterized by a severe constriction or pressure on the anterior chest.
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Asthma
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A condition marked by recurrent attacks of breathing difficulty, often with wheezing, due to spasmodic constriction of the air passages.
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Diabetes
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A condition that develops when glucose builds up in the blood, overflows into the urine, and passes through the body unused.
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Heart attack
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Lay term for a condition resulting from blockage of a coronary artery and subsequent death of part of the heart muscle, an acute myocardial infarction.
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Hyperglycemia
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An abnormally increased concentration of glucose in the blood.
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Hypoglycemia
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An abnormally diminished concentration of glucose in the blood.
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Psychogenic shock
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A shock like state due to severe emotional distress.
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Seizure
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Generalized, uncoordinated muscular activity associated with a loss of responsiveness.
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Status epilepticus
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The occurrence of two or more seizures without a period of complete consciousness between them.
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Stroke
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A brain injury due to bleeding in the brain tissue or to a blockage of blood flow.
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Syncope
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Fainting; a brief period of unresponsiveness.
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