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Coma, diabetic
Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing (using) fats rather than the sugar glucose for energy. The best approach to diabetic coma is prevention. Careful diet, medication…
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Show more- Pyrosis A technical term for what is popularly called heartburn, a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. In many…
- Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA. A steroid hormone made by the adrenal glands that acts on the body much like testosterone and is…
- Vaginal infection, bacterial See: Bacterial vaginosis
- STEP procedure See: Serial transverse enteroplasty
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Excrescence An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Little People of America An organization for people of short stature whose mission is to assist dwarfs with their physical and…
- LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, a procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus…
- Stem cell harvest The taking of stem cells for use in cancer or other treatment. Usually these cells are taken from the…
- Reflex, patellar tendon See: Knee jerk
- Neurogenic Starting with or having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Interstitial Pertaining to being between things, especially between things that are normally closely spaced. The word…