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Acta Oncologica is a peer-reviewed medical journal of oncology and the official journal of the five Nordic oncological societies. It is published by Taylor and Francis Group and was established in 1963. The editor-in-chief is Mef Nilbert ( Lunds University ). According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta_Oncologica |
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica is a peer-reviewed medical journal published bi-monthly by the Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology . It is also the official journal of the Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology . The journal is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded , Ind... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta_Orthopaedica_et_Traumatologica_Turcica |
Activated charcoal cleanses , also known as charcoal detoxes , are a pseudoscientific use of a proven medical intervention for poisoning, activated charcoal . Activated charcoal is available in powder, tablet, and liquid form. Its proponents claim the use of activated charcoal regularly will detoxify and cleanse the bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_charcoal_cleanse |
An active placebo is a placebo that produces noticeable side effects that may convince the person being treated that they are receiving a legitimate treatment, rather than an inert placebo.
According to a 1965 paper, [ 1 ] the term "concealed placebo" (German: Kaschiertes Placebo) was suggested in a 1959 paper publish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_placebo |
In medicine , describing a disease as acute denotes that it is of recent onset ; it occasionally denotes a short duration . The quantification of how much time constitutes "short" and "recent" varies by disease and by context, but the core denotation of "acute" is always qualitatively in contrast with " chronic ", whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_(medicine) |
An acute abdomen refers to a sudden, severe abdominal pain . [ 1 ] It is in many cases a medical emergency, requiring urgent and specific diagnosis. [ 2 ] Several causes need immediate surgical treatment .
Common causes of an acute abdomen include a gastrointestinal perforation , peptic ulcer disease , mesenteric isch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_abdomen |
Acute basophilic leukemia (ABL) is a very rare & clinically aggressive subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) designated by the WHO as a distinct entity within the subcategory of AML, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), [ 1 ] which accounts for roughly 4-5% of all "acute non-lymphocytic" cases of leukemia. [ 2 ] ABL can be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_basophilic_leukemia |
Acute cardiac unloading is any maneuver, therapy, or intervention that decreases the power expenditure of the ventricle and limits the hemodynamic forces that lead to ventricular remodeling after insult or injury to the heart . This technique is being investigated as a therapeutic to aid after damage has occurred to th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_cardiac_unloading |
Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF ) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure , which typically includes difficulty breathing ( dyspnea ), leg or feet swelling , and fatigue . [ 1 ] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress . The condition is caused by se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_decompensated_heart_failure |
Acute eosinophilic leukemia (AEL) is a rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia with 50 to 80 percent of eosinophilic cells in the blood and marrow. It can arise de novo or may develop in patients having the chronic form of a hypereosinophilic syndrome . Patients with acute eosinophilic leukemia have a propensity for dev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_eosinophilic_leukemia |
An acute hemolytic transfusion reaction ( AHTR ), also called immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction , is a life-threatening reaction to receiving a blood transfusion . AHTRs occur within 24 hours of the transfusion and can be triggered by a few milliliters of blood. The reaction is triggered by host antibodies destr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_hemolytic_transfusion_reaction |
Acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation is a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (not lymphocytes ) are found in the blood and bone marrow . [ 1 ]
It is classified as "M1" in the FAB classification.
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_myeloblastic_leukemia_without_maturation |
Acute pericarditis is a type of pericarditis ( inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, the pericardium ) usually lasting less than 4 to 6 weeks. [ 1 ] It is the most common condition affecting the pericardium.
Chest pain is one of the common symptoms of acute pericarditis. It is usually of sudden onset, occurri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_pericarditis |
Adam Castillejo (born 1979 or 1980), also known as "The London Patient", [ 1 ] is the second person known to have been cured of HIV infection. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Castillejo, who is British-Venezuelan [ 6 ] and has mixed European ancestry, lives in London. He has previously worked as a chef [ 7 ] and is now a motivationa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Castillejo |
Adamos Adamou (born 30 October 1950) is a Cypriot politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Progressive Party of Working People , sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group from 2004 to 2009. [ 1 ] He sat on the European Parliament 's Committee on the Environment, Public H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamos_Adamou |
Adaptive deep brain stimulation ( aDBS ), also known as closed-loop deep brain stimulation ( clDBS ), is a neuro-modulatory technique currently under investigation for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases . [ 1 ]
Conventional DBS delivers constant electrical stimulation to regions of the brain that control move... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_deep_brain_stimulation |
Adcon-L is a pharmaceutical gel designed to reduce the incidence and severity of scarring in back operations . It consists of a combination of marginally water-soluble artificial sugars , and is re-absorbed into the body within several months of application. This gel was marketed in the United States by Gliatech, appro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adcon-L |
At its simplest, the adductome is the totality of chemical adducts that are present in particular cellular macromolecules such as DNA , and RNA , or proteins found within the organism. [ 1 ] These adducts can detrimentally alter the chemical properties of these macromolecules and are therefore also referred to as damag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adductome |
Adenectomy (from Greek aden ' gland ' and ektomē ' to remove ' ) is a surgical removal of all or part of a gland . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ page needed ]
This surgery article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenectomy |
Adenoacanthoma is malignancy of squamous cells that have differentiated from epithelial cells . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It can be present in the endothelium of the uterus , mouth and large intestine.
If the tumor is well-defined, the treatment is often includes a hysterectomy and radiation treatment. Treatment may vary acco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenoacanthoma |
An adenoma is a benign tumor of epithelial tissue with glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both. Adenomas can grow from many glandular organs , including the adrenal glands , pituitary gland , thyroid , prostate , and others. Some adenomas grow from epithelial tissue in nonglandular areas but express glandu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenoma |
An adenomyoepithelioma of the breast is a rare tumour in the breast composed of glandular elements (adeno-) and myoepithelial cells. It is usually benign; [ 1 ] however, there are reports of malignant behaviour. [ 2 ]
The histomorphologic appearance can mimic invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common type of invasiv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenomyoepithelioma_of_the_breast |
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Adenosine ( symbol A ) is an organic compound that occurs widely in nature in the form of diverse derivatives. The molecule consists of an adenine attached to a ribose via a β-N 9 - glycosidic bond . Adenosine is one of the four nucleoside building blocks of RNA (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine |
Adenosquamous carcinoma is a type of cancer that contains two types of cells: squamous cells (thin, flat cells that line certain organs) and gland-like cells. It has been associated with more aggressive characteristics when compared to adenocarcinoma in certain cancers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is responsible for 1% to 4% of exo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosquamous_carcinoma |
Adenylate cyclase toxin is a virulence factor produced by some members of the genus Bordetella . Together with the pertussis toxin it is the most important virulence factor of the causative agent of whooping cough , Bordetella pertussis . Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella parapertussis , also able to cause pertu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenylate_cyclase_toxin |
In medicine, patient compliance (also adherence , capacitance ) describes the degree to which a person correctly follows medical advice. Most commonly, it refers to medication or drug compliance, but it can also apply to other situations such as medical device use, self care , self-directed exercises, therapy sessions,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adherence_(medicine) |
Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs , [ 1 ] often as a result of injury during surgery. They may be thought of as internal scar tissue that connects tissues not normally connected.
Adhesions form as a natural part of the body's healing process after surgery in a similar way that a scar for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesion_(medicine) |
An adhesion barrier is a medical implant that can be used to reduce abnormal internal scarring ( adhesions ) following surgery by separating the internal tissues and organs while they heal.
Surgeons have realized that proper surgical technique is crucial to reduce adhesion formation. In addition, for more than a centu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesion_barrier |
Adie syndrome , also known as Holmes–Adie syndrome , is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation (i.e., light-near dissociation). [ 1 ] It is frequently seen in females with absent knee or ankle jerks and impaired ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adie_syndrome |
An adipose tissue neoplasm is a neoplasm derived from adipose tissue .
An example is lipoma .
This oncology article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipose_tissue_neoplasm |
Adiposis dolorosa is an outdated term for many years used synonymously as Dercum's disease , lipedema or Anders disease. [ 1 ] While there are numerous references to adiposis dolorosa, it is recommended that the term no longer be used. Dercum's is now recognized as a separate condition, as is lipedema. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiposis_dolorosa |
Adipsia , also known as hypodipsia , is a symptom of inappropriately decreased or absent feelings of thirst. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It involves an increased osmolality or concentration of solute in the urine, which stimulates secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the hypothalamus to the kidneys. This causes the person to r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipsia |
A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band , commonly called a lap-band , A band , or LAGB , is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity , intended to decrease food consumption.
Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjustable_gastric_band |
An admission note is part of a medical record that documents the patient 's status (including history and physical examination findings ), reasons why the patient is being admitted for inpatient care to a hospital or other facility, and the initial instructions for that patient's care. [ 1 ]
Admission notes document t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_note |
There is an established practice of using the electrical conductance of blood ( PV loops ) in heart ventricles to determine the instantaneous volume of the ventricle. This technique involves inserting a tetra-polar catheter into the ventricle and measuring conductance. This measured conductance is a combination of bloo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admittance_and_conductance_in_cardiac_performance |
An admitting privilege is the right of a doctor to admit patients to a hospital for medical treatment without first having to go through an emergency department . This is generally restricted to doctors on the hospital staff, although in some countries such as Canada and the United States , both general practitioners a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admitting_privileges |
Adolescent and young adult oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients aged 16–40. Studies have continuously shown that while pediatric cancer survival rates have gone up, the survival rate for adolescents and young adu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent_and_young_adult_oncology |
Adolf Meyer (September 13, 1866 – March 17, 1950) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist who rose to prominence as the first psychiatrist-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (1910–1941). He was president of the American Psychiatric Association in 1927–28 and was one of the most influential figures in psychiatry in the first ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Meyer_(psychiatrist) |
An adrenergic storm is a sudden and dramatic increase in serum levels of the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline (also known as epinephrine and norepinephrine respectively), with a less significant increase in dopamine transmission. It is a life-threatening condition because of extreme tachycardia and hypertens... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenergic_storm |
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Adrenomedullin ( ADM ) is a peptide hormone that plays an important role in various physiological processes throughout the human body. Initially discovered in 1993 from a pheochromocytoma , a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenomedullin |
Advanced cardiac life support , advanced cardiovascular life support ( ACLS ) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest , using advanced medi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_cardiac_life_support |
Aequanimitas was one of Sir William Osler's most famous essays, delivered to new doctors in 1889 as his farewell address at the Pennsylvania School of Medicine , prior to his transfer to Johns Hopkins . It was published in the same year and in 1904 appeared in his collection of essays titled Aequanimitas with Other Add... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequanimitas |
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of aesthetic plastic surgery . It was established in 1976 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery . [ 1 ] It is the official journal of the European... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic_Plastic_Surgery |
Aesthetic Surgery Journal is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of plastic surgery . The journal's editor-in-chief is Jeffrey Kenkel ( University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ). It was established in 1996 as Aesthetic Surgery Quarterly and is currently published by Oxford University Press on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic_Surgery_Journal |
Anterior teeth are some of the most scrutinized teeth, as the size, shape and color of the anterior upper teeth plays an important role in dental aesthetics and smile aesthetics. [ 1 ] A few aesthetic anterior problems, such as dental caries , tooth fracture , [ 2 ] enamel defects [ 3 ] and diastemas , can be solved wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic_anterior_composite_restoration |
Aesthetic medicine is a branch of modern medicine that focuses on altering natural or acquired unwanted appearance through the treatment of conditions including scars , skin laxity, wrinkles, moles, liver spots , excess fat, cellulite , unwanted hair, skin discoloration, spider veins [ 1 ] and or any unwanted externall... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic_medicine |
An Af-nest or Atrial Fibrillation Nest (AFN) is a locus or cluster in the atrial wall with distinct electrical features and properties originated by fibrillar myocardium . It plays as an "electrical multiplier" re-feeding the atrial fibrillation .
One of the currently existing techniques to treat atrial fibrillation (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af-nest |
Afferent loop syndrome is an uncommon side effect of gastric surgery. [ 1 ] The afferent loop is made up of a segment of duodenum and/or proximal jejunum located upstream of a double-barrel gastrojejunostomy anastomosis . Abdominal pain and distension are signs of increased intraluminal pressure resulting from the accu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afferent_loop_syndrome |
The African Journal of Paediatric Surgery is a peer-reviewed medical journal publishing articles related to clinical or laboratory-based research in paediatric surgery .
The journal is indexed in Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases , African Index Medicus , CAB Abstracts , EBSCO Databases , Scopus , MEDLINE... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Journal_of_Paediatric_Surgery |
Afterdepolarizations are abnormal depolarizations of cardiac myocytes that interrupt phase 2, phase 3, or phase 4 of the cardiac action potential in the electrical conduction system of the heart . Afterdepolarizations may lead to cardiac arrhythmias . Afterdepolarization is commonly a consequence of myocardial infarcti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterdepolarization |
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Afterdrop is a continued cooling of core temperature during the initial stages of rewarming from hypothermia .
Afterdrop is attributed to the return of cold blood from extremities to the core due to peripheral vasodilatation , thus causing a fu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterdrop |
The age of onset is the age at which an individual acquires, develops, or first experiences a condition or symptoms of a disease or disorder. For instance, the general age of onset for the spinal disease scoliosis is "10-15 years old," [ 1 ] meaning that most people develop scoliosis when they are of age between ten an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_onset |
The agene process is a former process for bleaching flour with agene (nitrogen trichloride). The practice was discontinued in 1949 once it became known that agene treated flour caused severe and widespread neurological disorders in humans and dogs. [ 1 ]
This food ingredient article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agene_process |
In medicine , agenesis ( / eɪ ˈ dʒ ɛ n ə s ə s / [ 1 ] ) refers to the failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth and development due to the absence of primordial tissue. Many forms of agenesis are referred to by individual names, depending on the organ affected:
Eye agenesis is a medical condition in whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenesis |
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative , facultative anaerobe, nonmotile bacterium that is often found in association with localized aggressive periodontitis , a severe infection of the periodontium . It is also suspected to be involved in chronic periodontitis . [ 1 ] Less frequently, A. actinomycete... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregatibacter_actinomycetemcomitans |
Agitation is a state of heightened motor and cognitive activity characterized by excessive or inappropriate verbal and physical behaviors, emotional excitement , and restlessness , often arising as a symptom of underlying medical, psychiatric, or neurological conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is considered both a medica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agitation_(medical) |
Agnes B. Fogo is a professor of renal pathology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center .
Fogo graduated from the University of Oslo , Norway, and the University of Tennessee , USA. She completed her M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine before going on to do residency and a fellowship in renal pathol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Fogo |
Agnes McLaren (4 July 1837 – 17 April 1913) [ 1 ] FRCPI was a Scottish doctor who was one of the first to give medical assistance to women in India who, because of custom, were unable to access medical help from male doctors. Agnes was active in social justice causes including protests against the white slave trade. [ ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_McLaren |
Agnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by an inability to process sensory information . Often there is a loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds , shapes, or smells while the specific sense is neither defective nor is there any significant memory loss . [ 1 ] It is usually associated with brain ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosia |
Agrammatism is a characteristic of non-fluent aphasia. Individuals with agrammatism present with speech that is characterized by containing mainly content words, with a lack of function words. For example, when asked to describe a picture of children playing in the park, the affected individual responds with, "trees.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrammatism |
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures , also known as the SPS Agreement or just SPS , is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and entered into force with the estab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_the_Application_of_Sanitary_and_Phytosanitary_Measures |
Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic malformation syndrome characterized by the partial or complete absence of a key structure in the brain called the corpus callosum , the presence of retinal lacunes, and epileptic seizures in the form of infantile spasms . [ 2 ] Other malformations of the brain and skeleton may also oc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aicardi_syndrome |
Ainhum (from Portuguese , pronounced [aj.ˈɲũ] [ 1 ] ), also known as dactylolysis spontanea , [ 2 ] is a painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe frequently followed by bilateral spontaneous autoamputation a few years later.
The groove begins on the lower and internal side of the base of the fifth toe, usuall... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainhum |
Air abrasion is a dental technique that uses compressed air to propel a thin stream of abrasive particles—often aluminum oxide or silica —through a specialized hand-piece to remove tooth tissue and decay before being suctioned away, similar to sand blasting . It can be used in a variety of dental procedures, including ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_abrasion |
An Akers' clasp is the classic direct retainer for removable partial dentures . [ 1 ] Named after its inventor, Polk E. Akers, this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an edentulous area. Should they face the edentulous area,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akers'_clasp |
Alacrite (also known as Alloy L-605 , Cobalt L-605 , Haynes 25 , and occasionally F90 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ) is a family of cobalt -based alloys . The alloy exhibits useful mechanical properties and is oxidation- and sulfidation -resistant. [ 2 ]
One member of the family, XSH Alacrite, [ 4 ] is described as "a non-magnet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alacrite |
Alan Bray OAM is an Australian vascular surgeon . [ 1 ]
Born in Newcastle on 10 May 1942, Bray graduated in medicine from Sydney University in 1966. [ 2 ] He was awarded a Doctor of Medicine by the University of Western Australia for his thesis, "Immunity to a murine melanoma" in 1976. [ 3 ]
Bray is known for the int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Edward_Bray |
Alarplasty (or, less commonly, alaplasty ) is a plastic surgery procedure in which a wedge of the wing of the nose is removed in order to alter the shape of the nostrils . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Alarplasty may be used to increase or decrease the width of the nostrils, for either cosmetic or functional reasons. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In huma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarplasty |
The Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research [ 1 ] is the United States ' second highest value prize in medicine and biomedical research , awarded by the Albany Medical Center . Among prizes for medicine worldwide, the Albany Medical Center Prize is the fourth most lucrative (after the $3 million... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Medical_Center_Prize |
Since 1994, the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal has been awarded annually by the Sabin Vaccine Institute in recognition of work in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field. It is in commemoration of the pioneering work of Albert B. Sabin . [ 1 ] | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_B._Sabin_Gold_Medal |
Albert Dietrich (4 March 1873 – 1 September 1961) was a German pathologist .
Albert Dietrich was born on 4 March 1873 in Schweidnitz , Province of Silesia . A graduate in medicine , after years as an assistant and subsequent habilitation in pathology in 1906, he received a professorship in pathology at the University ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dietrich_(pathologist) |
Albert H. Ketcham (August 3, 1870 – December 5, 1935) was an American orthodontist and a past president of the American Society of Orthodontists .
He was born in Whiting, Vermont , and attended high school at Vermont Academy , Saxtons River. In 1892, Albert graduate from Boston Dental College and then served as a clin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_H._Ketcham |
Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz ( Polish: [adamˈkʲɛvit͡ʂ] ; 11 August 1850 – 31 October 1921) was a Polish pathologist .
Adamkiewicz was born in Żerków . [ 1 ] He earned his medical doctorate in 1873 from the University of Breslau where he was a student-assistant to physiologist Rudolf Peter Heinrich Heidenhain . From 187... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wojciech_Adamkiewicz |
The Alberta Dental Association and College ( ADA&C ) gives leadership to the dental profession on professional regulations and member services. It provides the public with information and services, to ensure that Albertans receive safe, appropriate, ethical and quality dental care as an integral part of general health.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Dental_Association_and_College |
Albin Oppenheim (January 8, 1875 – November 20, 1945) was an American orthodontist who contributed significantly towards understanding in orthodontics about the biology of tooth movement. [ 1 ]
Oppenheim was born in Brno , Moravia , and received education in that part of Austria-Hungary. He went to Karl Ferdinand's Un... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albin_Oppenheim |
The Albrecht Kossel Institute for Neuroregeneration is a medical research hospital located in Rostock , Germany . It was formed from the neurobiological laboratory of the hospital for neurology at the University of Rostock , [ 1 ] and it operates under the auspices of The University Clinic of Rostock. [ 2 ]
The instit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Kossel_Institute_for_Neuroregeneration |
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome ( AWS ) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in or cessation of alcohol use after a period of excessive use. [ 1 ] Symptoms typically include anxiety , shakiness , sweating, vomiting, fast heart rate , and a mild fever. [ 1 ] More severe symptoms may include seizures , a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome |
Alcoholic hallucinosis is a complication of alcohol misuse in people with alcohol use disorder . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It can occur during acute intoxication or withdrawal with the potential of having delirium tremens . Alcohol hallucinosis is a rather uncommon alcohol-induced psychotic disorder almost exclusively seen in chroni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_hallucinosis |
Alcoholic liver disease ( ALD ) , also called alcohol-related liver disease ( ARLD ), is a term that encompasses the liver manifestations of alcohol overconsumption, including fatty liver , alcoholic hepatitis , and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis . [ 1 ]
It is the major cause of liver disease in We... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_liver_disease |
Alder–Reilly anomaly , or Alder anomaly , is an inherited abnormality of white blood cells associated with mucopolysaccharidosis . When blood smears and bone marrow preparations from patients with Alder–Reilly anomaly are stained and examined microscopically, large, coarse granules may be seen in their neutrophils , mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder–Reilly_anomaly |
Aldosterone-to-renin ratio ( ARR ) is the mass concentration of aldosterone divided by the plasma renin activity or by serum renin concentration in blood. The aldosterone/renin ratio is recommended as screening tool for primary hyperaldosteronism . [ 1 ]
The cutoff normal individuals from those with primary hyperaldos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldosterone-to-renin_ratio |
Aldrete's scoring system is a commonly used scale for determining when postsurgical patients can be safely discharged from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), generally to a second stage (phase II) recovery area, hospital ward, or home. It was devised in 1970 [ 1 ] by Jorge Antonio Aldrete [ de ] , a Mexican anesthes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrete's_scoring_system |
The Alexander technique , named after its developer Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), is an alternative therapy based on the idea that poor posture causes a range of health problems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 221 The American National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health classifies it as a "psychological and phy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_technique |
Alexandre Petrovic (1925 – November 22, 2003) was a scientist who is known for formulating the Cybernetic Theory of Craniofacial Growth in 1977. [ 1 ]
Alex was born in Belgrade , Serbia. His father was a Serbian physician who at that time was doing his post-graduate training in surgery at University of Strasbourg Sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Petrovic |
The Alexandria School of Medicine is one of the oldest empirical educational institutions in the history of medicine initiated during the Hellenistic period in the city of Alexandria (311 BC). At one historical juncture, in Egypt, they united all the different medical doctrines that originated in the East and in Alexan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_School_of_Medicine |
Alexios Aspietes ( Greek : Ἀλέξιος Ἀσπιέτης , fl. 1159–1205 ) was a Byzantine governor and military leader who was captured by the Bulgarians , and led an anti-Bulgarian rebellion at Philippopolis in 1205, being acclaimed emperor by the citizens.
A member of the Aspietes family, of noble Armenian origin, [ 1 ] Alexios... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_Aspietes |
Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 – September 15, 1964) was an American surgeon most noted for his work on the medical condition of shock as well as tetralogy of Fallot – commonly known as blue baby syndrome. He created, with assistance from his research and laboratory assistant Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Hel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Blalock |
Algaenan is the resistant biopolymer in the cell walls of unrelated groups of green algae , [ 1 ] and facilitates their preservation in the fossil record . [ 2 ]
This alga -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
This article related to medical technology is a stub . You can help Wikipedi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algaenan |
Algor mortis (from Latin algor ' coldness ' and mortis ' of death ' ), the third stage of death , is the change in body temperature post mortem, until the ambient temperature is matched. This is generally a steady decline, although if the ambient temperature is above the body temperature (such as in a hot desert ), the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algor_mortis |
Alice Domurat Dreger ( / ˈ d r ɛ ɡ ər / ) is an American historian, bioethicist, author, and former professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine , Northwestern University , in Chicago, Illinois. [ 2 ]
Dreger engages in academic work and activism in support of individuals bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dreger |
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome ( AIWS ), also known as Todd's Syndrome or Dysmetropsia , is a neurological disorder that distorts perception . People with this syndrome may experience distortions in their visual perception of objects, such as appearing smaller ( micropsia ) or larger ( macropsia ), or appearing to be clo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome |
Alien hand syndrome ( AHS ) or Dr. Strangelove syndrome [ 1 ] is a category of conditions in which a person experiences their limbs acting seemingly on their own, without conscious control over the actions. [ 2 ] There are a variety of clinical conditions that fall under this category, most commonly affecting the left ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_hand_syndrome |
In ufology , alien implants is a term used to describe physical objects allegedly placed in someone's body after they have been abducted by aliens . Claimed capabilities of the implants range from telepresence to mind control to biotelemetry (the latter akin to humans tagging wild animals for study). As with UFO subje... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_implants |
Alifedrine ( INN Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name ; developmental code name D-13625 ) is a drug described as a sympathomimetic and cardiotonic or positive inotropic agent which was never marketed. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is a β-adrenergic receptor partial agonist and was studied in the treatment of heart fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alifedrine |
Alison Dougall (née Pughe, born 27 May 1964) is Associate Professor and Director of the Special Care Dentistry doctorate programme at Trinity College Dublin , Head of Department of Child and Dental Public Health at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant for medically complex patients at Dublin Dental Hospital. [ 1 ]
Do... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Dougall |
The term All-on-4 , also known as All-on-Four [ 1 ] and All-in-Four , [ 2 ] refers to 'all' teeth being supported 'on four' dental implants . The name All-on-4 is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare, used globally for both dental products and services. The treatment concept is a prosthodontics procedure [ 3 ] [ 4 ]... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-on-4 |
AllTrials (sometimes called All Trials or AllTrials.net ) is a project advocating that clinical research adopt the principles of open research . The project summarizes itself as "All trials registered, all results reported": that is, all clinical trials should be listed in a clinical trials registry , and their results... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllTrials |
All in the Mind is a half-hour magazine radio programme about psychology and psychiatry , broadcast in weekly episodes on Radio 4 and produced by the BBC's Science Unit. [ 1 ] It is currently presented by Claudia Hammond . [ 2 ] Former presenters have included Raj Persaud , [ 3 ] Kwame McKenzie , Tanya Byron , [ 4 ] an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Mind_(BBC_radio) |
The incidence of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions occurring during surgery and anesthesia is around one in 10,000 procedures. [ 1 ] Severe allergic reactions to anesthetic medications are rare and are usually attributable to factors other than the anesthetic. Neuromuscular blocking agents , natural rubber la... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergic_reactions_to_anesthesia |
The Alliance for Heart Failure is a coalition of charities, patient groups, professional bodies, public sector organisations and corporate members working together to raise the profile of heart failure within the UK Government , the National Health Service , and media . It was formed in October 2015.
The Alliance for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_for_Heart_Failure |
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