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Carboxyhemoglobinemia
The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. Carboxyhemoglobin, hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound to it, is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning, as from exhaust (such as from a car, truck, boat or generator), smoke from a fire…
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- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- ARMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as AMD)
- Vasculitis, retinal Vasculitis, retinal: The retina is the portion of the eye that contains the nerves of sensation that perceive…
- Ergonomics The science of making things fit people instead of asking people to fit things. Ergonomics uses knowledge…
- Insufficiency, mitral See: Mitral insufficiency
- FDA recalls Recalls: The recall of a defective or possibly harmful product by the US Food & Drug Administration (the…
- Antidote An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects. A chemical antidote is a substance that…
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A herpes virus infection of the geniculate nerve ganglion that causes paralysis of the…
- Sleep, non-rapid eye movement Sleep, non-rapid eye movement: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain…
- Diabetic ketoacidosis High blood glucose with the presence of ketones in the urine and bloodstream, often caused by taking too…