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Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma Overview
Acute angle-closure glaucoma is caused by a rapid or sudden increase in pressure inside the eye, called intraocular pressure (IOP).
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the blood and bone marrow of large numbers of unusually immature white blood cells destined to become lymphocytes.
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made.
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ACUTE ADRENAL CRISIS - An abrupt life-threatening state which is caused by insufficient production of cortisol by the adrenal gland. A typical finding in Addison's disease.
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Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also called granulocytic, myelocytic, myeloblastic, or myeloid leukemia, accounts for about 20 percent of the childhood leukemias.
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Acute bronchitis
Definition:
Acute bronchitis isinflammation of the main airways to the lungs called the bronchi. It is usually caused by an infection. Symptomsof acute bronchitis may last several weeks. ...
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Acute lymphangitis
Definition
Acute lymphangitis is a bacterial infection in the lymphatic vessels which is characterized by painful, red streaks below the skin surface.
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Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
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Acute stress disorder (ASD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by a cluster of dissociative and anxiety symptoms occurring within one month of a traumatic event.
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Acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage.
Acute myeloid leukemia with characteristic genetic abnormalities
This category is characterized by characteristic genetic abnormalities and frequently high rates of remission and favorable prognoses.
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Acute confusional states are usually the result of a physical or mental illness and are usually temporary and reversible. Disorders that cause delirium are numerous and varied.
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Acute Bronchitis
What is acute bronchitis?
Bronchitis is swelling and irritation in the air passages that connect the windpipe with the lungs.
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Acute bronchitis usually develops rapidly and lasts 2 to 3 weeks in otherwise healthy people. Most healthy people who develop bronchitis get better without any complications. See an illustration of acute bronchitis.
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Acute gouty arthritis is an attack of a metabolic disease marked by uric acid deposits in the joints. The disorder causes painful arthritis, especially in the joints of the feet and legs.
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Gouty arthritis - acute; Gout - acute ...
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Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas, the large gland located behind the stomach and next to the gallbladder.
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Acute mountain sickness, or AMS, is a mild, self-limiting form of altitude illness. Altitude illnesses are caused by lack of oxygen as a person climbs to higher altitudes.
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The acute ward
Dr Raj Persaud
The concept of the acute unit gives mentally ill patients the support from doctors and nurses that they need to allow them to function independently in the community.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the atypical pneumonia virus dubbed the "killer bug" or "mystery pneumonia", is continuing to be investigated by scientists worldwide and affect individuals in the Far East.
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acute, generalized infection caused by Salmonella typhi. The main sources of infection are contaminated water or milk and, especially in urban communities, food handlers who are carriers.
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ACUTE HIV INFECTION: The four- to seven-week period of rapid viral replication following exposure to HIV.
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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
Acute necrotizing ulcerative mucositis
Acute renal failure
Bowel obstruction (can cause breath to smell like feces)
Bronchiectasis
Chronic renal failure (can cause breath to smell like ammonia ...
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Acute often means urgent. An acute disease happens suddenly. It lasts a short time. Acute is the opposite of chronic, or long lasting.
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Acute hives (acute urticaria). Episodes that last for less than six weeks. Acute urticaria usually persists for a few days and is often caused by an allergic reaction to food or a drug.
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Acute or chronic kidney disease
Acute or chronic liver disease
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Acute infections with sudden onset, such as fevers, colds, coughs, eye inflammation, throat or nose symptoms.
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Acute insomnia -- which lasts less than three weeks -- is often the result of current "life situations." In these cases the insomnia usually goes away by itself when the stressful situation is resolved.
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Acute Allergy
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Acute: Dropsy, other types of "general" symptoms such as loss of appetite, gasping, lethargy, general wasting. Death is sudden.
Cause: Vibrio anguillarum.
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Acute metatarsal fractures may require surgery.
The information provided herein is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice.
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Acute prostatitis: fever, frequent and burning urination, pain between the scrotum and rectum, a feeling of fullness in the bladder, pus or blood in the urine.
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acute myelogenous leukemia (mye-eh-LAH-jen-us loo-KEE-mee-a)
AML. A quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow.
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Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis typically starts about 10 days after the onset of a strep throat or a skin infection such as impetigo. Though more common in children, it can occur at any age.
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Acute inflammation or infection of the lungs.
pneumothorax
The buildup of air or gas in the chest cavity. May cause lung collapse.
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AcuTect Kit for the preparation of Tc 99m apcitid [injection]. Indication: scintigraphic imaging of acute venous thrombosis in the lower extremities. Mfg: Diatide, Inc.; marketed jointly by Diatide, Inc. and Nycomed Amersham.
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This acute, generalized viral disease was formerly extremely common in childhood, but its incidence has been drastically reduced in the United States through routine vaccination, which is required for kindergarten entry in most states.
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People with acute tinea infections can develop similar symptoms on their hands, typically on the palms. This reaction, also known as tineas manuum, is an immune system response to fungal antigens (i.e., antibodies that fight the fungal infection).
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lymph nodes; pancreatic plexus; pancreatic polypeptide; pancreatic pseudocyst; pancreatic pseudocysts; pancreatic RNase; pancreatic sphincter; pancreatic steatorrhoea; pancreatic veins; pancreatin; pancreatitis; pancreatitis, acute necrotizing; ...
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Acute A sudden onset of symptoms or disease.
Adenocarcinoma See Carcinoma. Adenoma A benign tumor made up of glandular tissue. For example, an adenoma of the pituitary gland may cause it to produce abnormal amounts of hormones.
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Bronchiolitis, Viral - An acute inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; ...
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Singulair is a new asthma medication designed to reduce acute asthma attacks. This article profiles the medication and how it should be used.
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A collection of informative articles from the Office on Women's Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Newsletter Series based on the roundtable "Managing Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in Women in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance" ...
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MUCLIN expression and posttranslational processing are altered in two pancreatic diseases, cystic fibrosis and acute pancreatitis, and these changes may relate to the pathologies associated with these diseases.
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