15 Terms
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Diseases
multiple system atrophy
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome complex composed of three conditions which represent clinical variants of the same disease process: striatonigral degeneration; SHY-drager syndrome; and the sporadic form of ...
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome consisting of extreme hyperglycemia, serum hyperosmolarity and dehydration in the absence of ketosis and acidosis.
hepatopulmonary syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome consisting of the triad of liver dysfunction, pulmonary vascular dilatation, and abnormal arterial oxygenation in the absence of detectable intrinsic disease of the lung and heart.
polymyalgia rheumatica
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory ...
short rib-polydactyly syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and incompatible with life. The main features are narrow thorax, short ribs, scapular and pelvic dysplasia, and polydactyly.
hypoglycemia
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome of abnormally low blood glucose level. Clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies. Severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the central nervous system resulting in ...
Mobius syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome of congenital facial paralysis, frequently associated with abducens palsy and other congenital abnormalities including lingual palsy, clubfeet, brachial disorders, cognitive deficits, and ...
