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Acute confusional state
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- Hearing aid An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids. From largest to smallest…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…
- Gram calorie (Calorie) The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853-1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Cox-1 inhibitor An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Epilepsy, partial A seizure that affects only one part of the brain. Symptoms will depend on which part is affected: one part…
- Miscarriage Miscarriage: Inadvertent loss of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable. A considerable proportion of…
- Rigor A word with two different but related meanings in medicine:1. A chill, usually with shivering, as at the…
- Diuretic Anything that promotes the formation of urine by the kidney. (The word 'diuretic' comes from a combination of…
- Hypernatremia Elevated blood sodium. Sodium is the major positive ion (cation) in fluid outside of cells. The chemical…