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- Acute coronary syndrome [r]: Set of signs and symptoms related to the heart, due to myocardial ischemia. [e]
- Advanced cardiac life support [r]: The use of methods and equipment, beyond the level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation but less than surgical or interventional cardiology, to treat cardiopulmonary arrest (U.S. National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor [r]: Drugs mainly used to treat hypertension and heart failure, by hemodynamic effect inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system. [e]
- Ankle joint [r]: Hinge joint formed by the articulating of the tibia and the fibula with the talus below. [e]
- Anticoagulant [r]: Agents that prevent blood clotting. [e]
- Aortic valve stenosis [r]: Pathological valvular heart disease caused by the incomplete opening of the aortic valve orifice. [e]
- Bacteremia [r]: A condition in which viable bacteria are circulating in the blood. [e]
- Bacterial endocarditis [r]: Inflammation of the heart caused by the direct invasion of bacteria and leading to deformity and destruction of the valve leaflets. [e]
- Bacterial meningitis [r]: Acute neurological meningeal inflammation caused by bacteria which, if untreated, is often fatal, or associated with significant sequelae. [e]
- Bradykinin [r]: Nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from kallidin in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Brain concussion [r]: A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Brain injury [r]: Physical damage to brain tissue or structure that occurs before, during, or after birth. [e]
- CHADS2 [r]: A scoring system for patients with atrial fibrillation which attempts to determine their risk of stroke. [e]
- CURB-65 [r]: Clinical prediction rule for predicting mortality in community-acquired pneumonia, and infection of any site. [e]
- Celiac disease [r]: Autoimmune syndrome characterized by intestinal inflammation, loss of microvilli, failed absorption, and malnutrition. [e]
- Cirrhosis [r]: A liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Clinical practice guideline [r]: Document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment in specific areas of healthcare. [e]
- Clostridium difficile [r]: A bacteria species causing infectious diarhhea and pseudomembranous colitis. [e]
- Contrast-induced nephropathy [r]: Acute kidney injury from radiocontrast. [e]
- Coronary heart disease [r]: Disease of the heart that involves narrowing of the coronary arteries. [e]
- Cystitis [r]: Inflammation of the urinary bladder, often resulting from a bacterial infection. [e]
- Deep venous thrombosis [r]: The formation of a blood clot ("thrombus") in a deep vein. [e]
- Delirium [r]: A disorder characterized by confusion; inattentiveness; disorientation; illusions; hallucinations; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Diabetes mellitus type 2 [r]: Medical condition characterised by glucose intolerance and hyperglycemia [e]
- Digital object identifier [r]: Unique label for a computer readable object that can be found on the internet, usually used in academic journals. [e]
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage [r]: Any form of haemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract, from the pharynx to the rectum. [e]
- Health behavior [r]: Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Knee injury [r]: Physical damage to the knee or knee joint. [e]
- Lung cancer [r]: Disease where epithelial tissue in the lung develop malignancy, leading to metastasis, and the invasion of adjacent tissue. [e]
- Neck injury [r]: Damage to the tissues and structure of the neck, often sustained as a result of a fall, direct blow, or a twisting movement. [e]
- Neutropenia [r]: A decrease in the number of neutrophilic leukocytes in the blood (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Obstructive sleep apnea [r]: Clinical complex due to the pathophysiologic response to anatomic defects of the nasopharynx, characterized by hundreds of apneic episodes during sleep, resulting in upper airway closure. [e]
- Osteoporosis [r]: Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. [e]
- Patient participation [r]: Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health. [e]
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [r]: Surgical dilatation of an occluded coronary artery by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply. [e]
- Pneumonia severity index [r]: A clinical prediction rule to estimate the probability of complications in patients with community acquired pneumonia. [e]
- Pneumonia [r]: Inflammation of the lungs (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Prostate cancer [r]: Malignant tumour of glandular origin in the prostate, most presenting as adenocarcinomas. [e]
- Pseudomembranous enterocolitis [r]: Enterocolitis with the formation and passage of pseudomembranous material in the stools, caused by a necrolytic exotoxin made by Clostridium difficile. [e]
- Psi (disambiguation) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pulmonary embolism [r]: Blocking of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Renal artery stenosis [r]: Narrowing of the renal artery, most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia. [e]
- Revised Cardiac Risk Index [r]: Clinical prediction rule for use during preoperative care, for prediction major cardiac complications of noncardiac surgery. [e]
- Spinal stenosis [r]: A cause of low back pain. [e]
- Stroke [r]: A sudden loss of brain function due to interrupted blood supply. [e]
- Symptom [r]: A subjective description of an abnormal state, recounted by a patient, which is informative, but different from the objective result of a sign. [e]
- Syncope [r]: Transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., brain ischemia) (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score [r]: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score is a clinical prediction rule that can predict the likelihood of morbidity in patients with unstable angina or Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). [e]
- Transient ischemic attack [r]: Temporary blockage of the blood supply to the brain caused by a blood clot and usually lasting ten minutes or less, during which dizziness, blurring of vision, numbness on one side of the body, and neurologic dysfunction is experienced. [e]
- Tuberculosis [r]: Infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body. [e]
