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Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of
One cause of dizziness is overbreathing (hyperventilation) due to anxiety. The overbreathing also causes lightheadedness, a sense of unsteadiness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips. Relief can be gotten by breathing in and out of…
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- Sulfonylurea A class of oral hypoglycemic agents (pills and capsules taken to lower the level of blood glucose) by people…
- Bayesian Pertaining to Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) and to probability methods based on Bayes theorem. As in Bayesian…
- Olivopontocerebellar atrophy >OPCA I (or SPA 1) -- Autosomal dominant. Onset of symptoms usually in the third or fourth decade of life…
- Pinocytosis A cellular process that permits the active transport of fluid from outside the cell through the membrane…
- Phenothiazine One of a group of tranquilizing drugs with antipsychotic actions thought to act by blocking dopaminergic…
- Decompression 1. In general, the removal of pressure.2. In surgery, a procedure to remove pressure on a structure, as in…
- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- BUN Blood urea nitrogen. A measure primarily of the urea level in blood. Urea is cleared by the kidney and…
- Bisexual suicide risk High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among adolescents and…
- Cranial nerve, second The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…