Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
only during periods of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which last for about 20 minutes and occur 4–5 times a night. Compared to ...
Abnormal drowsiness may be the result of a head injury, high fever, meningitis, uraemia(excess urea in the blood due to kidney f ...
develops most frequently with drugs that alter mood or behaviour. Drug dependence may cause physical problems, such as lung and ...
Gastric surgery interferes with the nor- mal mechanism for emptying food from the stomach (see digestion). If a meal rich in car ...
dying, care of thePhysical and psy- chological care with the aim of making the final period of a dying person’s life as free fro ...
example, writing or reading p for q or was for saw), most soon correct such errors. Dyslexic children continue to confuse these ...
earThe organ of hearingand balance. It consists of three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear ...
To determine the cause of earache, the ear is inspected (see ear, examination of). Analgesic drugs may relieve the pain, and ant ...
To view the ear canal and eardrum, an otoscopemay be used. To obtain images of the middle and inner ears, X-rays, CT scanning, o ...
An ECG is useful for diagnosing heart disorders, many of which produce devi- ations from normal electrical patterns. Electrodes ...
For example, mammary duct ectasia is abnormal widening of the ducts that carry secretions from the breast tissue to the nipple. ...
Atopic eczemais a chronic, superficial inflammation that occurs in people with an inherited tendency towards allergy. The condit ...
in diagnosing different types of epilepsy and identifying areas in the brain where abnormal electrical activity develops. effusi ...
case counselling may help, or it may be a complication of a disorder such as diabetes mellitusor alcohol dependence. In some cas ...
electrocardiographySee ECG. electrocauteryA technique for destroy- ing tissue by the application of heat produced by an electric ...
pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. A heart starts to develop in the form of a tube. Outer layers of the embryo begin to form the ...
shortness of breath. Once the damage to the lungs has occurred, there is no treatment that can reverse it. Stopping smoking will ...
soft paraffin, and liquid paraffin that is used to smooth, soothe, and hydrate the skin in all dry or scaling conditions. Rarely ...
New lining grows in the artery within a few weeks of surgery. When narrowing is widespread, arterial reconstructive sur- gerymay ...
causes the formation of cysts, which may be painful and can grow to a size as large as a grapefruit. The symptoms of endometrios ...
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