cardiac apnea

Mira otros diccionarios:

• Cardiac arrest — A medical emergency with absent or inadequate contraction of the left ventricle of the heart that immediately causes bodywide circulatory failure. The signs and symptoms include loss of consciousness; rapid shallow breathing progressing to apnea… …   Medical dictionary

• Obstructive sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

• CA — Abbreviation for cancer; q; cardiac arrest; chronologic age; cytosine arabinoside. * * * anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; cancer antigen; Candida albicans; caproic acid; capsid;… …   Medical dictionary

• Ca — 1. Abbreviation for cathode. 2. Symbol for calcium. * * * anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; cancer antigen; Candida albicans; caproic acid; capsid; capsid protein; carbohydrate… …   Medical dictionary

• CA — • anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; • calcium antagonist; • California [rabbit]; • cancer; • cancer antigen; • Candida albicans; • caproic acid; • capsid; • capsid protein; • carbohydrate antagonist; • carbonic anhydrase; •… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …   Universalium

• Cheyne-Stokes respiration — ICD 10 R06.3 ICD 9 786.04 MeSH D002639 …   Wikipedia

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction       the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system  The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …   Universalium

• respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction  any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human).  Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …   Universalium

• Management of heart failure — requires a muitimodal approach. It involves a combination of lifestyle modifications, medications, and possibly the use of devices or surgery. Contents 1 Diet and lifestyle measures 1.1 Fluid restriction 2 Pharmacological management …   Wikipedia