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Exercise cardiac stress testing
The most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a standardized protocol, with progressive increases in the speed and elevation of the treadmill (typically changing at three-minute…
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- Radioactive tracer A radioactive molecule that can be sent through the body's circulatory or urinary system, with its progress…
- Leukocyte, granular A type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules (tiny sacs) containing enzymes that digest…
- Random The process by which an outcome is determined solely by chance, for example, by a coin flip. A randomized…
- Imagery Both a mental process (as in imagining) and a wide variety of procedures used in therapy to encourage changes…
- Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) A form of immunoglobulin G (IgG) that can bind to thyrotropin (TSH) receptors on the thyroid gland. TSIs…
- Salmonellosis Infection with bacteria belonging to the genus Salmonella. Salmonellosis is a common cause of food poisoning…
- Reflex, patellar tendon See: Knee jerk
- DNA repair gene, Med1 A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Trichuriasis Infection with the human whipworm, a nematode (roundworm) formally known as Trichuris trichiura. The third…
- Involuntary Done other than in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of voluntary. The terms…