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Sign, Kernig
A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The test for Kernig sign is done by having the person lie supine (flat on the back), flex the thigh so that it is at a right…
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- Test, tilt-table Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward…
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy The best-known form of muscular dystrophy, due to mutation in a gene on the X chromosome that prevents the…
- Lentigo maligna melanoma See: Melanoma, lentigo maligna
- Flood See: 1. Flood readiness; 2. Flood supplies kit; 3. Flood warning; 4. Flood aftermath
- Liver shunt Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS), is a shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein…
- Infant fat requirements Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Heel bone Formally called the calcaneus. A more or less rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words 'calcaneus'…
- Infection, pork tapeworm Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Apgar score El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Apgar score Main…
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Ascending infection of the female upper genital tract (the female structures above the cervix). PID is the…
- Ileus, meconium Obstruction of the intestine (ileus) due to overly thick meconium, the dark sticky stuff that is normally…