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Foreign body airway obstruction
Partial or complete blockage of the breathing tubes to the lungs due to a foreign body (e.g., food, a bead, toy, etc.) The onset of respiratory distress may be sudden with cough. There is often agitation in the early stage of airway…
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Show more- Nursing home A residential facility for persons with chronic illness or disability, particularly older people who have…
- Anophthalmia Absence of the eye, as a result of a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia…
- Infection, Neisseria An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Zinc acetate A form of zinc that has been used as an emetic
- Disorder, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Prostatic hypertrophy, benign Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of all medical…
- Crapulence Sickness or indisposition resulting from an excess of drinking (or eating). Crapulence is an almost exact…
- Joint >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Vertebra, first cervical The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Traditional midwife A direct-entry midwife practicing within the confines of traditional folk medicine. Traditional midwives are…
- Rodney K. Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.
- Valves, heart There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the…