Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
may involve counsellingor psychother- apy. (See also conversion disorder.) pregnancy, multipleThe presence of more than 1 fetus ...
Theories for the cause of PMS include hormonal changes and vitamin or min- eraldeficiencies, but none have been confirmed. The m ...
treatment with antibiotic drugsand, in some cases, possibly plastic surgery. Good nursing care, including changing the patient’s ...
tachycardia. Procainamide may cause nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and, rarely, confusion. Prolonged treatment may induce l ...
may occur but usually disappear as treatment continues. prolactinA hormoneproduced by the pituitary gland. Prolactin helps to st ...
if above a certain level, it may indicate prostate cancer. Rectal examinationallows a doctor to assess the size and hardness of ...
protease inhibitorsA type of antiviral drugused to delay the progression of HIVinfection (see AIDS). proteinsLarge molecules con ...
scrotum resembling labia. (See also hermaphroditism, sex determination.) pseudomonasSpecies of rod-like bac- teriathat live in s ...
and trace the patient’s personal and family history. Treatment may include medication, counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysi ...
psychosurgeryAny operation on the brain that is carried out as a treatment for serious mental illness. It is per- formed only as ...
branches in the lung by an embolus, usually after a deep vein thrombosis (see thrombosis, deep vein). If the em- bolus is large ...
heart defects called the tetralogy of Fal- lot. Rarely, the stenosis develops later in life, after rheumatic fever, and may caus ...
pyloric sphincterThe valve at the base of the stomachthat controls movement of food into the duodenum. pyloric stenosisNarrowing ...
QALYA quality adjusted life year. QALY is used by health economists to com- pare costs and outcomes of treatment for various dis ...
radiationThe emission of energy (as electromagnetic waves) or matter (as par- ticles) from unstable atoms, which turns them into ...
are not thought to have any adverse side effects. (See also radiation hazards; radiation sickness;radiation units.) radiation ha ...
radiculopathyDamage to the nerve roots that enter or leave the spinal cord. Radiculopathy may be caused by disc prolapse, spinal ...
images can also be made using a computer to record a series of images. Radionuclide scan- ning can detect some disorders at an e ...
radiusThe shorter of the 2 long bones of the forearm; the other is the ulna. The radius is the bone on the thumb side of the arm ...
types of this infection, caused by differ- ent bacteria. The symptoms include inflammation at the site of the bite and in nearby ...
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