The mechanisms of drug hypersensitivity are not well understood. This is reflected by difficulties in their classification, which is mainly based upon the current knowledge of immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms, onset of symptoms (immediate or nonimmediate) and morphology. For the individual ...
Each generation of offspring has increased severity of a genetic disorder; e.g., a grandchild may have earlier onset and more severe symptoms than the parent, who had earlier onset than the grandparent. See also: additive genetic effects, complex trait Antisense Nucleic acid that has a se...
The baseline SOFA score should be assumed to be zero unless the patient is known to have preexisting (acute or chronic) organ dysfunction before the onset of infection. Patients with a SOFA score of 2 or more had an overall mortality risk of approximately 10% in a general hospital ...
(<70 mg/dL) are release of counter regulatory hormones such as glucagon and epinephrine. PG values <3.3 mmol/L (<60 mg/dL) can lead to the onset of autonomic and neuroglycopenic symptoms, and PG values of <2.9 mmol/L (<50 mg/dL) can lead to cognitive dysfunction.7To our knowledge...
It is universally accepted that the term “acutely decompensated cirrhosis” defines patients with cirrhosis who are non-electively admitted to the hospital for recent onset ascites, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, newly developed hepatic encephalopathy, bacterial infections, or any combination of these disorde...
Atrial fibrillation New onset of irregularly irregular heart rate in the absence of P waves lasting at least 30 s or for the duration of the ECG recording (if <30 s) As atrial fibrillation can occur asymptomatically, the lack of continuous EKG monitoring for atrial fibrillation surveillance shou...
Definition: children or young of a particular parent or progenitor Synonyms: baby, kid, pup, children Example: Tom’s sister came over on Saturday with all her offspring. 2. Organ Definition: a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a particular job Synonyms: unit, part, ...
38 and 39. 50.2 Nausea/Vomiting 50.2.1 Definitions Nausea: a disorder characterized by a queasy sen- sation and/or the urge to vomit. Vomiting: a disorder characterized by the reflexive act of ejecting the contents of the stom- ach through the mouth. 50.2.2 Types Acute onset: within...
this Policy and such covered benefit was in force at the date of onset of such Critical Illness and ii. the date of onset of such Critical Illness occurred before the expiry of the Period of Insurance at which the Insured Person's age is sixty-five (65) and such covered benefit was in...
This can be possible when specific insults occur, such as TBI, leading to post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), but most epilepsies arise owing to causes that have no clear time of onset. There is no precise period of occurrence for malformations of cortical development, indolent neoplasms, or ...