Amenorrhea - primary - Overview
Primary amenorrhea; No periods; Absent periods; Absent menses Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. Primary amenorrhea is not considered to have occurred until a girl is beyond age 16, if she has undergone other normal changes that occur ... [... more]
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Malignant hypertension - Overview
Accelerated hypertension; Arteriolar nephrosclerosis; Nephrosclerosis - arteriolar; Hypertension - malignant Malignant hypertension is usually defined as very high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye. The swelling of ... [... more]
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Unstable angina - Overview
Accelerating angina; New-onset angina; Angina - unstable; Progressive angina Unstable angina is a type of acute chest pain that occurs when your heart doesn't get enough oxygen. It can be a warning sign of a heart attack. Coronary artery disease ... [... more]
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Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic - Overview
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus; Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder in which a defect in the small tubes (tubules) in the kidneys causes a person to pass a large amount of urine. The tubules allow ... [... more]
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Acute nephritic syndrome - Overview
Glomerulonephritis - acute; Acute glomerulonephritis; Nephritis syndrome - acute Acute nephritic syndrome is a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the internal kidney structures (specifically, the glomeruli). Acute nephritic syndrome is ... [... more]
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Interstitial nephritis - Overview
Tubulointerstitial nephritis; Nephritis - interstitial; Acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis Interstitial nephritis is a kidney disorder in which the spaces between the kidney tubules become swollen (inflammed). The inflammation can affect the ... [... more]
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Overview
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema; Increased-permeability pulmonary edema; Stiff lung; Shock lung; ARDS; Acute lung injury Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen from getting into ... [... more]
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Acute tubular necrosis - Overview
Acute tubular necrosis is a kidney disorder involving damage to the tubule cells of the kidneys, resulting in acute kidney failure. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is caused by lack of oxygen to the kidney tissues (ischemia of the kidneys), or by ... [... more]
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Adrenoleukodystrophy - Overview
Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Addison disease; Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; ALD; Schilder-Addison Complex X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy describes several closely related inherited disorders that disrupt the breakdown ... [... more]
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Agranulocytosis - Overview
Agranulocytosis means a failure of the bone marrow to make enough white blood cells (neutrophils). Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. Agranulocytosis is one cause of a person not having enough of a specific ... [... more]
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Alcoholic neuropathy - Overview
Alcoholic neuropathy is a disorder involving decreased nerve functioning caused by damage that results from excessive drinking of alcohol. The cause of alcoholic neuropathy is controversial but may be the toxic effect of alcohol on nerve tissue. ... [... more]
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Allergic rhinitis - Overview
Allergic rhinitis is a collection of symptoms, predominantly in the nose and eyes, caused by airborne particles of dust, dander, or plant pollens in people who are allergic to these substances. When these symptoms are caused by pollen, the ... [... more]
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