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Alstrom syndrome
A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and diabetes with insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and kidney failure in adulthood. Individuals with Alstrom syndrome have been…
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- Pharmacologic stress test Stress test: There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a…
- Air travel with diabetes A concern for patients with diabetes is flying with medications and supplies. Letters from doctors are not…
- Power outage work safety >the hazards of working in heat >simple but effective ways of organizing work assignments and the workplace…
- Phlebotomus fever See: Sandfly fever
- Valve, aortic One of the four valves in the heart, this valve is situated at exit of the left ventricle of the heart where…
- Slipped spine See: Spondylolisthesis
- Arthritis, Lyme Inflammation of the joints associated with Lyme disease, a bacterial disease spread by ticks
- Migraine, common See: Common migraine
- Extrauterine pregnancy A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A…
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- Thermally induced asthma Asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly…