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progressive dialysis encephalopathy — dialysis e … Medical dictionary
Encephalopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 9 348.30 MeSH D001927 Encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ means disorder or disease … Wikipedia
dialysis dementia — n a neurological syndrome that occurs in some long term dialysis patients, is associated with aluminum deposits in bone and the brain from aluminum containing compounds in the dialysis fluid or in antacids prescribed to control phosphorus balance … Medical dictionary
Dialysis — This article is about renal dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see dialysis (biochemistry); for treatment for liver failure, see liver dialysis. Dialysis Intervention Patient receiving dialysis … Wikipedia
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
aluminum poisoning — the toxic effects of high levels of aluminum or aluminum compounds in the body. In the gastrointestinal tract aluminum inhibits absorption of calcium, fluorides, iron, and phosphates; inhalation of bauxite fumes may cause pulmonary fibrosis (see… … Medical dictionary
Dementia — Significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia include impairment of attention, orientation, memory, judgment,… … Medical dictionary
PDE — paroxysmal dyspnea on exertion; partial differential equation; peritoneal dialysis effluent; phosphodiesterase; physician data entry; progressive dialysis encephalopathy; pulsed Doppler echocardiography … Medical dictionary
PDE — • paroxysmal dyspnea on exertion; • partial differential equation; • peritoneal dialysis effluent; • phosphodiesterase; • physician data entry; • progressive dialysis encephalopathy; • pulsed Doppler echocardiography … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
DES — Diethylstilbestrol, the earliest synthetic (man made) form of a hormone in the estrogen class. DES was once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of women… … Medical dictionary
