| adolescent crisis | The emotional turmoil often accompanying adolescence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| adolescent | <paediatrics> An individual during the period of adolescence. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| adolescent albuminuria | Functional albuminuria occurring at about the time of puberty; it is usually cyclic or orthostatic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent behaviour | Any observable response or action of an adolescent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent, hospitalised | Adolescent hospitalised for short term care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent, institutionalised | Adolescent placed in institutions on a long term basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent medicine | A branch of medicine pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases occurring during the period beginning with puberty until the cessation of somatic growth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent nutrition | Nutrition of children aged 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in individuals 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent psychology | Field of psychology concerned with the normal and abnormal behaviour of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent round back | Osteochondrosis of the vertebral epiphyses in children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute adrenal crisis | <endocrinology> An abrupt life-threatening state which is caused by insufficient production of cortisol by the adrenal gland. A typical finding in Addison's disease. Individuals who have been taking corticosteroids (glucocorticoids) for a prolonged period of time (weeks to months) are at risk for acute adrenal crisis if the medication is stopped abruptly. For this reason, corticosteroid medication are withdrawn slowly on a diminishing dosing schedule. Symptoms include low blood pressure (shock), weakness, headache, vomiting, fever chills, tachycardia and sweating. Treatment includes blood pressure support and intravenous hydrocortisone. (27 Sep 1997) |
| addisonian crisis | <endocrinology> An abrupt life-threatening state which is caused by insufficient production of cortisol by the adrenal gland. A typical finding in Addison's disease. Individuals who have been taking corticosteroids (glucocorticoids) for a prolonged period of time (weeks to months) are at risk for acute adrenal crisis if the medication is stopped abruptly. For this reason, corticosteroid medication are withdrawn slowly on a diminishing dosing schedule. Symptoms include low blood pressure (shock), weakness, headache, vomiting, fever chills, tachycardia and sweating. Treatment includes blood pressure support and intravenous hydrocortisone. See: addison's disease (15 Jan 1998) |
| adrenal crisis | <endocrinology> An abrupt life-threatening state which is caused by insufficient production of cortisol by the adrenal gland. A typical finding in Addison's disease. Individuals who have been taking corticosteroids (glucocorticoids) for a prolonged period of time (weeks to months) are at risk for acute adrenal crisis if the medication is stopped abruptly. For this reason, corticosteroid medication are withdrawn slowly on a diminishing dosing schedule. Symptoms include low blood pressure (shock), weakness, headache, vomiting, fever chills, tachycardia and sweating. Treatment includes blood pressure support and intravenous hydrocortisone. (27 Sep 1997) |
| anaphylactoid crisis | A reaction that is similar to anaphylactic shock, but which does not require the incubation period characteristic of induced sensitivity (anaphylaxis); it is unrelated to antigen-antibody reactions. Synonym: anaphylactoid crisis, pseudoanaphylactic shock. (05 Mar 2000) |