acute+distress
1acute — adjective (acuter; acutest) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle; akin to Latin acer sharp more at edge Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) characterized by sh …
2Acute pancreatitis — (acute pancreatic necrosis) Classification and external resources Pancreas ICD 10 K …
3Acute lung injury — (ALI) is a diffuse heterogeneous lung injury characterized by hypoxemia, non cardiogenic pulmonary edema, low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. ALI is caused by any stimulus of local or systemic inflammation, principally sepsis.… …
4acute respiratory distress syndrome — n ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME * * * (ARDS) fulminant pulmonary interstitial and alveolar edema, which usually develops within a few days after an initiating trauma; it is thought to result from alveolar injury that has led to increased… …
5distress — [di stres′] vt. [ME distressen < OFr destrecier, orig., to constrain (to do something) < destrece, constraint < ML destrescia < L districtus, pp. of distringere: see DISTRAIN] 1. to cause sorrow, misery, or suffering to; pain 2. to… …
6Acute hormonal imbalance — is a term attributed to women suffering from an excessive production of one hormone. It is a temporary condition and treatable, although one that can cause the sufferer great distress, particularly if undiagnosed.Physical side effects can range… …
7Acute respiratory distress syndrome — ICD9|518.82 ICDO = Caption = Chest x ray of patient with ARDS OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000103 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 70 DiseasesDB = 892 MeshID = D012128 Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also known as respiratory distress… …
8Distress In cancer caregiving — An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient’s life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer related care [1]. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but …
9Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 J80 Atemnotsyndrom des Erwachsenen [ARDS] …
10distress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense (BrE), severe, significant ▪ genuine, real …