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current of injury — a flow of electric current to or from the injured region of an ischemic heart, due to regional alteration in transmembrane potential. See also diastolic c. of injury and systolic c. of injury … Medical dictionary
current of injury diastolic — net current flow from ischemic to normal cardiac tissue during diastole, due to more rapid repolarization of the injured region and thus a more positive transmembrane potential than in surrounding tissue. Cf. systolic c. of injury … Medical dictionary
Osborn wave — Schematic representation of normal ECG Atrial fibrillation … Wikipedia
Complications of hypertension — Main complications of persistent high blood pressure Complications of hypertension are clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure.[1] Hypertension is a risk factor for all … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
Stroke — For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). Stroke Classification and external resources CT scan slice of the brain showing a right hemispheric ischemic stroke (left side of image). ICD 10 … Wikipedia
pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Shock — In medicine, shock is a critical condition brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow through the body. There is failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow. This sharply curtails the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to vital … Medical dictionary
Autonomic dysreflexia — Autonomic dysreflexia, AD or autonomic hyperreflexia is a massive sympathetic discharge that can occur in association with spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis. AD is believed to be triggered by afferent stimuli (nerve… … Wikipedia
