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Bruce protocol
A standardized multistage treadmill test for assessing cardiovascular health, The test was developed and described in 1963 by the American cardiologist Robert A. Bruce (1916-2004). According to the original Bruce protocol, the patient…
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Show more- Gene, candidate Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Elevated hemidiaphragm Elevation of half of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen and that…
- Scarlet fever Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows geographic map-like lines…
- TXB2 Thromboxane B2, the inactive product of thromboxane
- Medication, antiviral An drug that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- International normalized ratio An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…
- Zoonotic Pertaining to a zoonosis: a disease that can be transmitted from animals to people or, more specifically, a…
- Macule A small localized change in the color of skin that is neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules are…
- Coumadin, teratogenicity of The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') Coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Exercise, passive Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive
- Randomize To use chance alone to assign or arrange. For example, the investigators may randomize the participants in a…