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sinoatrial nodal reentry tachycardia

Health care; Diseases

A tachycardia arising from the sinus node region and characterized by rates between 115 and 140 beats per minute. It is paroxysmal rather than constant.

ectopic junctional tachycardia

A tachycardia arising in the conduction tissues surrounding the atrioventricular node. It usually occurs during myocardial infarction, after heart surgery, or in digitalis intoxication. The rate may ...

atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia

Health care; Diseases

A tachycardia characterized by rates between 150 and 250 beats per minute and a QRS complex of supraventricular origin.

ectopic atrial tachycardia

Health care; Diseases

A tachycardia originating in the atrial myocardium and characterized by rates between 135 and 175 beats per minute.

uterine rupture

Health care; Diseases

A tearing of uterine tissue; it may be traumatic or spontaneous due to multiple pregnancy, large fetus, previous scarring, or obstruction.

kernicterus

Health care; Diseases

A term used pathologically to describe bilirubin staining of the basal ganglia; brain stem; and cerebellum and clinically to describe a syndrome associated with hyperbilirubinemia. Clinical features ...

localized scleroderma

Health care; Diseases

A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical skin thickening that is similar to those of systemic scleroderma but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and blood ...