BPH
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
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492 matchesbradycardia
A slow pulse is a problem only when it fails to deliver enough blood; in a trained athlete the same reading is fitness.
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A method used to examine the lining of the breast ducts to look for abnormal tissue.
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Bronchial describes anything relating to the bronchi, the large airways connecting the windpipe to the lungs, as in bronchial asthma or bronchial breath sounds.
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BUN is a blood test that measures urea nitrogen, a waste product cleared by the kidneys, to help assess kidney function.
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Bupivacaine is a long acting local anesthetic widely used for regional nerve blocks, epidurals, and pain control after surgery.
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CAB most often abbreviates a coronary artery bypass, surgery that reroutes blood around a blocked heart vessel, though the same letters also denote a community advisory board.
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On nutrition labels, the Calorie is actually a kilocalorie, one thousand times the small calorie used as the strict scientific unit of energy.
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A capsule endoscope is a swallowed, camera equipped pill that photographs the digestive tract as it travels through the body.
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A substance formed by the breakdown of protein in the liver.
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Carcinoid syndrome causes flushing, diarrhea, and other symptoms when a neuroendocrine tumor releases serotonin into general circulation.
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Cardiotoxicity is heart damage or dysfunction caused by exposure to a medication or other substance, sometimes appearing only after treatment ends.
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A drug used to treat high blood pressure and urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate.
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Cefepime is a broad spectrum antibiotic from a later cephalosporin generation, given intravenously to treat serious infections including certain resistant bacteria.
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Cephalosporins are a large class of antibiotics related to penicillins, grouped into generations with differing ranges of bacterial coverage.
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Being reachable from outside the body is what makes this organ unusual, because its surface cells can be sampled and examined directly.
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A molecule with several arms that close around a metal ion, holding it so tightly the body passes it out unchanged.
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A chemical peel applies a solution to the skin to remove its outer layers, improving the appearance of scars, wrinkles, or sun damage.
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Two treatments given in the same weeks so that one sensitizes the tumor to the other, at the cost of harsher side effects.
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Chimeric describes an organism, tissue, or molecule composed of genetically distinct cell populations or parts originating from more than one source.
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