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Renal calculi
Kidney stones. A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Occurs in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life. Development of the stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased excretion of…
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- Disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COPD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Thromboxane B2 The inactive product of thromboxane. Abbreviated TXB2
- Syphilis test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Ileoscopy Use of a flexible instrument (a 'scope') to examine the ileum which is the lowest part of the small…
- Macular degeneration Macular degeneration: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina…
- Auditory prosthesis A device that enhances the ability to hear or substitutes for it. More commonly called a hearing aid. See…
- Dumdum fever Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma: A malignant eye tumor in children, usually under age 5, that arises in cells in the…
- Beers list See: Beers criteria
- Arthroscopic Refers to a surgical technique whereby a doctor inserts a tube-like instrument into a joint to inspect…
- Sporadic >An endemic is present in a community at all times but in low frequency. An endemic is continuous, as in the…