THIORIDAZINE
1. a low-potency antipsychotic of the piperidine phenothiazine category which, such as others of the same category, elicits sleep and…
ZIPRASIDONE
noun. an uncommon antipsychotic which is utilized for the remediation of schizophrenia and of acute manic or combined episodes correlated…
PSEUDOANGINA
Pseudo angina mirrors the symptoms of Angina Pectoris (an indicator of a cardiac condition) but has no underlying medical evidence…
SANGUE DORMIDO
Culturally linked condition described in Cape Verde Islanders, which has a broad range of neurological complaints, including blindness, convulsions, numbness,…
SKELETAL MUSCLE
the muscle that gives the force to make our skeleton move. These muscles are attached to bones by tendons and…
SMOOTH MUSCLE
any muscle that is not striated that can stay contracted for a long period of time such as blood vessels,…
STAIRCASE PHENOMENON
1. Anything that shows a graduated step like change. 2. Cardiac muscle. The increase in the force when a heart…
STRESS TEST
Is a test that is administered to obtain the person's capability to perform a particular function under a specific stressful…
MYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
is characterized by a large degree of muscle wasting which is most visible about the face and hands. Other symptoms…
NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN
repetative pain in the chest which can't be credited to disease of the heart. It typically stems from problems with…
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
noun. a minor tumor which generally occurs in the adrenal medulla but might take place in tissues of the sympathetic…
DIPHENYLMETHANES
A sedating histamine antagonist that prevent cardiac fibrillation and has a local anesthietic effect.
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
the exaggerated activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by a spinal-cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebra.…
BRADYCARDIA
n. a condition which manifests as heartbeat slower than normal. A slow heart rate usually reads at below 60 beats…
BRADYRHYTHMIA
n. a disturbance in the heart characterized by abnormal slowness in rhythm. It is often diagnosed as being due to…
CARDIAC INDEX
n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the…