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Primary Insomnia Overview
Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that cannot be attributed to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause (such as drug abuse or medications). It is characterized by the following: ...
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Primary care: The "medical home" for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family physicians and most pediatricians and internists are in primary care.
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph tissue of the brain and/or spinal cord.
Having a weakened immune system may increase the risk of developing primary CNS lymphoma.
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Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits freshwater lakes, rivers and hot springs.
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Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Definition:
Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a condition characterized by symptoms of intestinal obstruction without physical evidence of such a blockage.
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Primary lateral sclerosis
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A longitudinal study of primary care physicians to evaluate effects of managed care on primary care physicians and to evaluate the effects of transition to managed care Medi-Cal on physicians caring for Medi-Cal patients.
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Primary Responses (Primary Immune Responses). The immune response (cellular or humoral) to a first encounter with antigen .
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Primary Brain Tumor
Alternate Names
: Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor - Primary, Cancer - Brain Tumor (Primary), Ependymoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Meningioma, Neuroglioma, Oligodendroglioma
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Primary biliary cirrhosis
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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slow, ...
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Primary pulmonary hypertension
Definition:
Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. "Primary" means that there are no other diseases of the heart or lungs causing the high blood pressure.
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Symptoms of primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis may steadily get worse and lead to cirrhosis and liver failure after years of damage. When liver failure develops, a liver transplant can improve survival.
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In the past few years, several states have passed laws mandating that the full range of health benefits plans must allow women direct access to providers of obstetrical and gynecological services, and that these providers may be designated as primary ...
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Primary osteoporosis is the most common type of osteoporosis. It is more common in women than men.
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Primary amyloidosis occurs when the body's antibody-producing cells do not function properly and produce abnormal protein fibers made of antibody fragments. Some people with primary amyloidosis have a condition called multiple myeloma.
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Primary lymphedema, which occurs in 1 of 10,000 individuals, can be present at birth (lympadema congenita) develop at the onset of puberty (lympadema praecox) or in adulthood (lymphadema tarda).
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Primary Syphilis The first symptom of primary syphilis is an ulcer called a chancre ("shan-ker"). The chancre can appear within 10 days to 3 months after exposure, but it generally appears within 2 to 6 weeks.
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Primary systemic amyloidosis usually develops between the ages of 50 and 60. With about 2,000 new cases diagnosed annually, primary systemic amyloidosis is the most common form of this disease in the United States.
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Primary amenorrhea
However, the main cause is a delay in the beginning of puberty either from natural reasons (such as heredity or poor nutrition) or because of a problem in the endocrine system, such as a pituitary tumor or hypothyroidism.
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Primary brain tumors include any tumor that originates in the brain. Tumors may be localized to a small area, invasive (spread to nearby areas), benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
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Primary dysmenorrhea usually does not occur until several years after menstruation begins. The pain begins a few hours before or at the onset of bleeding, may last from a few hours to 1-2 days, and is generally worst the first day.
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PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS - Chronic liver disease, most common in women, caused by inflammation of bile ductules leading to a raised serum alkaline phosphatase and serum bilirubin.
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PRIMARY ENDPOINT: See Endpoint.
PRIMARY HIV INFECTION: See Acute HIV Infection.
PROCTITIS: Inflammation of the rectum.
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primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (PAMI) See PAMI.
Primatized antibodies Technology, patented by Idec Pharmaceuticals, described as combining components of macaque monkey antibodies with human antibodies for use in human therapy.
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A primary kidney disease may cause CRF. But it may also be due to other diseases that affect kidneys, such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Other common causes include: ...
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The primary causative organism, Plasmodium falciparum, requires both the Anopheles mosquito and humans to complete its life cycle: sexual reproduction of the protozoan occurs in the mosquito; ...
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The primary goal of osteoporosis treatment is to reduce the risk of fracture.
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The primary fungi that cause onychomycosis are trichophyton rubrum and trichophyton mentagrophytes. They are dermatophytes (fungi that infect hair, skin, and nails) and feed on keratinized (nail) tissue.
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The primary symptom is pain with opening and closing the mouth. This pain is usually worse in the morning and is just in front of the ear. This pain can radiate to the ear, cheek, neck or shoulder.
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Signs: Primary signs include white, stringy feces (if determined not to be caused from diet). Enlargement of the sensory pores of the head become filled with white pus which occasionally ooze from the fish.
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second primary cancer
Refers to a new primary cancer in a person with a history of cancer.
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Pain, the primary symptom of the disease, is commonly brought on through activity, however, it could be present even when the body is at rest. Osteoarthritis is usually thought of as a progressive disease, one that gets worse over time.
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Skin Cancer Primary Prevention and Education Initiative
CDC provides leadership for nationwide efforts to reduce illness and death caused by skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States.
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Grumbach, K. Primary care in the United States--the best of times, the worst of times. New England Journal of Medicine. December 23, 1999, 341(26):2008-10.
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Normal baby or primary teeth are off-white or ivory, and they look brighter and shinier than adult teeth. Yellow, brown or otherwise discolored baby teeth are usually a result of inadequate brushing and tooth decay.
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A: The Library's primary clientele is the Fellows of ACOG; however, it is open to the public for consultation and research Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time by appointment.
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Neoplasms, Second Primary - Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter.
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disorder; persecutrix; perseid; perseus; perseverance; perseveration; persia; persian; persian gulf syndrome; Persian relapsing fever; persicaria; persic oil; persimmon; persistence; persistency; persistent; persistent anterior hyperplastic primary ...
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GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME - May be subdivided into primary brain tumors and the more common, secondary brain tumors. Primary brain tumors (e.g.
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Homoeopathic treatment is becoming more established in primary health care settings.هومويوباتشيك ا"ع"اج أصبح اكثر رسوخا في ا"رعايه ا"صحية ا"او"ية. In the UK there are five homoeopathic hospitals.
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Like CNMs, the CM provides primary health care to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, ...
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The Follow-up office uses several modes of communication, including phone, FAX and mail to provide notification of abnormal levels to primary caregivers as quickly as possible.
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They also agree that, unlike airborne or animal-transmitted viruses, HIV's primary method of transmission is via a substance that contains the virus or infected cells.
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The Food Standards Agency FSA were also keen to emphasise that the primary source of vitamins and minerals should be from foodstuffs and not supplements.
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The spread of a disease from its primary site in the body to another location in the body. Usually refers to cancer, but can be used to refer to infection.
metatarsal
Any of the five bones of the foot directly jointed to each of the toes.
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In some circumstances in which the primary tumor has been removed and cancer has spread to only limited areas of the lung, the lung metastases can be removed surgically with the goal of long-term survival or, occasionally, cure.
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One of three macronutrients found in food. The primary sources of protein are meats and dairy products. One gram of protein provides four calories.
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* Consult with a podiatrist (foot doctor) or at least your primary care physician, if you experience any problems with your feet.
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The National Consumer Law Center. The importance of homeownership. Owning a home is the primary means by which low-income Americans seek to build long-term assets and increase their financial worth. ...
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Figure 1.11. Bilateral submandibular gland swellings due to reactive lymph nodes in a 24-year-old female with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
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sex with a past, present, or imaginary partner, that's not to say that we don't occasionally give our fantasy muscles a more strenuous workout. In addition to those decidedly "vanilla" scenarios, Leitenberg and Henning describe three other primary ...
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Primary tumor The original cancer site. For example, breast cancer that has spread to the bone is still called breast cancer. Progesterone One of the female hormones produced by the ovaries.
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