| tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial | Bouts of rapid, regular heart beating originating in the atrium (upper chamber of the heart). Often due to abnormalities in the av node relay station that lead to rapid firing of electrical impulses from the atrium which bypass the av node under certain conditions. These conditions include alcohol excess, stress, caffeine, overactive thyroid or excessive thyroid hormone intake, and certain drugs. Pat is an example of an arrhythmia where the abnormality is in the electrical system of the heart, while the heart muscle and valves may be normal. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| familial paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis | acute recurrent rhabdomyolysis |
| adolescent albuminuria | Functional albuminuria occurring at about the time of puberty; it is usually cyclic or orthostatic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adventitious albuminuria | Albuminuria resulting from the presence of blood escaping somewhere in the urinary tract, of chyle, or of some other albuminous fluid, not caused by filtration of albumin from the blood through the kidneys. Synonym: false albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| albuminuria | <nephrology> The presence of protein in the urine, principally albumin, generally indicating disease. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (27 Sep 1997) |
| albuminuria of athletes | A form of functional albuminuria following excessive muscular exertion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bamberger's albuminuria | An obsolete term for haematogenous albuminuria that is sometimes observed during the later phases of advanced anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign albuminuria | A collective term for types that are not the result of pathologic changes in the kidneys. Synonym: essential albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac albuminuria | Albuminuria caused by congestive heart failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent albuminuria | A functional albuminuria sometimes observed intermittently in cycles of 12 to 36 hours' duration, chiefly in younger persons; the degree of albuminuria is usually slight. Synonym: recurrent albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regulatory albuminuria | Transitory albuminuria occurring after unusual physical exertion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic albuminuria | Presence of slight traces of protein in otherwise normal urine. Synonym: functional albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colliquative albuminuria | An albuminuria that is at first slight in degree, but unexpectedly becomes greatly increased during convalescence from highly febrile disease, e.g., typhoid fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postrenal albuminuria | Albuminuria caused by disease distal to the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postural albuminuria | The appearance of albumin in the urine when the patient is erect and its disappearance when recumbent. Synonym: orthostatic proteinuria, postural proteinuria, postural albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |