Radical prostatectomy
Prostatectomy - radical; Radical retropubic prostatectomy; Radical perineal prostatectomy; Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; LRP Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove all of the prostate gland, as well as some of the tissue around it, in ... [... more]
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Potter syndrome
Potter syndrome and Potter phenotype refers to a group of findings associated with a lack of amniotic fluid and kidney failure in an unborn infant. In Potter syndrome, the primary problem is kidney failure. The kidneys fail to develop properly as ... [... more]
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Chronic granulomatous disease
CGD; Fatal granulomatosis of childhood; Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood; Progressive septic granulomatosis Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited disorder in which immune system cells called phagocytes do not function properly. ... [... more]
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Absent pulmonary valve
Absent pulmonary valve syndrome; Congenital absence of the pulmonary valve; Pulmonary valve agenesis Absent pulmonary valve is a rare defect in which the pulmonary valve that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs is either missing ... [... more]
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Pulmonary function tests
Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move oxygen into the blood. In a spirometry test, you breathe into a mouthpiece that is connected to an instrument called a ... [... more]
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Primary alveolar hypoventilation
Primary alveolar hypoventilation is a rare disorder of unknown cause. It leads to inadequate breathing despite the lungs and airways being normal. The cause of this disease is unknown. Current research is looking at how the brain of these ... [... more]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy; Muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves rapidly-worsening muscle weakness. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly-worsening form of muscular ... [... more]
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Lung plethysmography
Pulmonary plethysmography; Static lung volume determination; Whole-body plethysmography Lung plethysmography is a test used to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs. You will sit in a small, airtight room known as a body box. You will ... [... more]
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Protein-losing enteropathy
Protein-losing enteropathy is an abnormal loss of protein from the digestive tract or the inability of the digestive tract to absorb proteins. There are many causes of protein-losing enteropathy. Any condition that causes serious inflammation in ... [... more]
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Hypotension
Low blood pressure; Blood pressure - low; Postprandial hypotension; Orthostatic hypotension; Neurally mediated hypotension; NMH Low blood pressure, or hypotension, occurs when blood pressure during and after each heart beat is much lower than ... [... more]
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Proton therapy
Proton therapy is a kind of radiation used to treat cancer. Like other types of radiation, proton therapy kills cancer cells and stops them from growing. Unlike other types of radiation therapy that use x-rays to destroy cancer cells, proton ... [... more]
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