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Hyperchloremia
Elevated blood levels of chloride. Chloride is the major anion found in the fluid outside of cells and in blood. An anion is the negatively charged part of certain substances such as table salt (NaCl) when dissolved in liquid. Sea water…
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- Refsum disease A genetic disorder affecting the metabolism of the fatty acid phytanic acid. When phytanic acid accumulates…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Hyaline membrane disease A respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of…
- Trigeminal nerve The trigeminal nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve…
- Respiratory distress syndrome, acute Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- HDL Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Italian disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…
- Laryngeal palsy Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- House officer A resident physician and surgeon of a hospital (the 'house') who is receives further training, usually in a…
- Vagina, septate A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily…
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…