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·As a Disease/Condition

Edema

·As a Complication

Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Anorexia Nervosa

Bronchitis

·As a Symptom

Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

Beriberi

Bone Infection (Osteomyelitis)

Chronic Bronchitis

Cirrhosis

Coccidioidomycosis

Congenital Heart Defects

Cor Pulmonale

Coronary Heart Disease

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