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Paricalcitol
A vitamin D analogue. Brand name: Zemplar. In 1998 paricalcitol was approved by the FDA for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure. It causes less elevation of calcium than calcitriol, another vitamin D analogue…
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Show more- Aspirin resistance 1. The inability of aspirin to protect a person from cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes…
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy A rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed…
- Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) A form of computed tomography (CT) technology for diagnostic imaging. In MDCT, a two-dimensional array…
- Amnesic aphasia See Anomia.
- Cancer, colon A malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Most, if not all, of these cancers develop from…
- Cataract, secondary A cataract that develops secondary to another disease or surgery. The other disease may, for example, be…
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura Henoch-Schonlein purpura: See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura.
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…
- Fear of sharks Excessive and persistent fear of sharks is termed galeophobia. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety…
- Pneumonia Pneumonia: Inflammation of one or both lungs with consolidation. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due…
- Syndrome, Raeder's A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Nonseminoma A classification of testicular cancers that arise in specialized sex cells called germ cells. Nonseminomas…