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ASTZ - An abbreviation that stands for antistreptozyme test. This hemagglutination blood test is a very sensitive of a recent streptococcal infection.
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BLAST: Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in different organisms (such as worms, the fruit fly, mice, and humans).
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AST levels may be high when a disease first develops, which is often when tissue damage is most severe. Decreasing levels of AST in the blood may be a sign of recovery from the disease or injury.
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AST is in high concentration in heart muscle, liver cells, skeletal muscle cells, and to a lesser degree, in other tissues.
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VAGINITIS (YEAST)
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), sometimes referred to as candidal vaginitis, monilial infection, or vaginal yeast infection, is a common cause of vaginal irritation.
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ASTRID ALMODOVAR, MD: Type 2 diabetes is not a sudden illness. It is a process. It is the end product of a continuum of metabolic abnormalities.
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AST (Aspertate Aminotransferase) - Enzyme or protein that leaks from the damaged liver. Measured in blood to assess liver injury.
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SYMPTOMS"Difficult breathing, coughing, wheezing, tight chest. Attacks of multiple symptoms can occur suddenly or gradually. Sometimes there is coughing with thick, persistent sputum that may be clear or yellow.
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AST over 250 mu (a measure of liver function, as well as a gauge of damage to the heart, muscle, brain, and kidney)
white blood count over 16,000 u L
The next six of Ranson's signs are reviewed 48 hours after admission to the hospital. These are: ...
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ASTHENIA: Weakness.
ASYMPTOMATIC: Without symptoms. In HIV/AIDS literature, this term is often used to describe someone who has a positive reaction to one of several tests for HIV antibodies but who shows no clinical symptoms of the disease.
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TASTE ABNORMALITIES
This can be caused by damage to the taste buds, neurologic abnormalities, side effects of medications, infections, and many other conditions. The tongue normally senses sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastes.
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FASTER (fibrinolytic and Aggrastat ST elevation resolution) Study to evaluate the rate of complete coronary reperfusion and ST segment resolution produced by three different dosing levels of TNKase (tenecteplase; TNK-tPA) administered with ...
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MAST CELL STABILIZERS
Cromolyn sodium prevents the release of mast cell granules, thereby preventing release of histamine and the other chemicals contained in them.
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COMMON ASTHMA TRIGGERS
- Dust
- Animal dander (particularly from cats and dogs) ...
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Blood test (RAST test): Blood tests are not done as often as skin prick tests, but they can be useful in certain cases. The test measures the amount of IgE antibody in your blood.
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[24] The major adverse effects include headache (which can be treated with mild analgesics), constipation or diarrhea, fatigue, dry mouth, and transient asymptomatic elevations in liver function tests (alanine [ALT] and aspartate [AST] transaminases), ...
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Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
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Blood Culture for Anaerobic Bacteria (Anaerobic Bacteria, Blood Culture For)
Electroneurography (Nerve Conduction Velocity Test)
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A sample of your blood is taken and sent to a specialist laboratory for what is known as the 'RAST' (Radio AllergoSorbent Test) or 'CAP-RAST' test.
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The helmet should be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Approved helmets meet stringent safety standards.
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These tests include skin or patch testing and a blood test called a radioallergosorbent test (RAST). The tests are not always accurate, so you can have a positive test with no allergy symptoms or a negative test and still have allergy symptoms.
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Tests for a hypersensitivity reaction of the serum were performed using both a radio-allergosorbent test (RAST) and immune complex test for IgE and IgG against all 21 of the foods that tested positive with A.K. muscle screening procedures.
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food is eliminated from the diet until the symptoms disappear, then reintroduced to see if allergic reaction develops. This method is not foolproof but may be used to narrow the list of suspected foods.
Food provocation diet.
Skin tests.
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Intestinal biopsy for lactase activity
Intestinal perfusion studies
Lactose tolerance test
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST)
Skin Endpoint Titration (SET)
Stool Acidity Test
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